L.09-10.CSE.1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when
writing or speaking. (All speeches)
L.09-10.KL.3. Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts,
to make effective choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully when reading or listening.
Any Old Bag
W.09-10.TTP.2a Introduce a topic; organize complex ideas, concepts, and information to make
important connections and distinctions; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., figures,
tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.
W.09-10.TTP.2b Develop the topic with well-chosen, relevant, and sufficient facts, extended definitions,
concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples appropriate to the audience's
knowledge of the topic.
Great Expectations
W.11-12.TTP.2a Introduce a topic; organize complex ideas, concepts, and information so that each new
element builds on that which precedes it to create a unified whole; include formatting (e.g., headings),
graphics (e.g., figures, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.
W.11-12.TTP.2b Develop the topic thoroughly by selecting the most significant and relevant facts,
extended definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples appropriate to
the audience's knowledge of the topic.
W.09-10.TTP.2c Use appropriate and varied transitions to link the major sections of the text, create
cohesion, and clarify the relationships among complex ideas and concepts.
W.11-12.TTP.2f Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the
information or explanation presented (e.g., articulating implications or the significance of the topic).
Famous Person
RIT.09-10.KID.1. Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says
explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. (Research)
RIT.09-10.KID.2. Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of
the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective
summary of the text. (Research)
RIT.09-10.KID.3. Analyze how the author unfolds an analysis or series of ideas or events, including
the order in which the points are made, how they are introduced and developed, and the
connections that are drawn between them. (Research)
SL.09-10.PKI.4. Present information, findings, and supporting evidence clearly, concisely, and
logically such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and theorganization, development,
substance, and style are appropriate to purpose, audience, and task. (Presentation)
Sports – Visuals
SL.09-10.CC.2. Integrate multiple sources of information presented in diverse media or formats
(e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) evaluating the credibility and accuracy of each source. (Using a
variety of sources)
SL.09-10.PKI.6. Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal
English when indicated or appropriate. (See grades 9–10 language standards 1 and 3 on pages 54 for
specific expectations.) (Presentation)
W.09-10.TTP.2a Introduce a topic; organize complex ideas, concepts, and information to make
important connections and distinctions; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., figures,
tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.
Demonstration
SL.09-10.PKI.5. Make strategic use of digital media (e.g., textual, graphical, audio, visual, and
interactive elements) in presentations to enhance understanding of findings, reasoning, and
evidence and to add interest. (Presentation)
Book Talk
RIT.09-10.IKI.7. Analyze various accounts of a subject told in different mediums (e.g., a person's life
story in both print and multimedia), determining which details are emphasized in each account.
(Story in different mediums)
This I Believe
W.09-10.TTP.1 Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using
valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.
W.11-12.TTP.2a Introduce a topic; organize complex ideas, concepts, and information so that each new
element builds on that which precedes it to create a unified whole; include formatting (e.g., headings),
graphics (e.g., figures, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.
W.11-12.TTP.2b Develop the topic thoroughly by selecting the most significant and relevant facts,
extended definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples appropriate to
the audience's knowledge of the topic.
W.09-10.TTP.2c Use appropriate and varied transitions to link the major sections of the text, create
cohesion, and clarify the relationships among complex ideas and concepts.
W.09-10.TTP.2c Use appropriate and varied transitions to link the major sections of the text, create
cohesion, and clarify the relationships among complex ideas and concepts.
W.11-12.TTP.2f Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the
information or explanation presented (e.g., articulating implications or the significance of the topic).
Travel Speech
RIT.09-10.IKI.8. Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing
whether the reasoning is valid and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; identify false statements
and fallacious reasoning. (Argument Reasoning)
W.09-10.TTP.1. Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts,
using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence. (Persuasion/Argument)
W.09-10.TTP.1a. Introduce precise claim(s), distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing
claims, and create an organization that establishes clear relationships among claim(s),
counterclaims, reasons, and evidence. (Outlining for argument/persuasion)
W.09-10.TTP.1b. Develop claim(s) and counterclaims fairly, supplying evidence for each while
pointing out the strengths and limitations of both in a manner that anticipates the audience's
knowledge level and concerns. (Outlining for argument/persuasion)
W.09-10.RBPK.7 Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question
(including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when
appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject
under investigation. (Research)
W.09-10.RBPK.8. Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources,
using advanced searches effectively; assess the usefulness of each source in answering the research
question; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding
plagiarism and following a standard format for citation. (Research Online)
W.09-10.RBPK.9. Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection,
and research. (Making connections through research)
W.09-10.TTP.2a
Introduce a topic; organize complex ideas, concepts, and information to make important
connections and distinctions; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., figures, tables), and
multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.
Current Events Speech
RIT.09-10.CS.6. Determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how an author
uses rhetoric to advance that point of view or purpose. (Logical Fallacy)
Common core Standards also deal with group discussion. Is there any way to add one or more
Socratic discussions.