Common core State Standards

• ELA:  English Language Arts
• SL:  Speaking and Listening Standards 6-\x80\x9312
• 9-10:  9th & 10th Grades
• 1a: 
  Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions
  (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 9-\x80\x9310
  topics, texts, and issues, building on others'\x80\x99 ideas and expressing their own
  clearly and persuasively.
  
  a. Come to discussions prepared, having read and researched material under
  study; explicitly draw on that preparation by referring to evidence from
  texts and other research on the topic or issue to stimulate a thoughtful,
  well-reasoned exchange of ideas.
  
  b. Work with peers to set rules for collegial discussions and decision-making
  (e.g., informal consensus, taking votes on key issues, presentation of
  alternate views), clear goals and deadlines, and individual roles as needed.
  
  c. Propel conversations by posing and responding to questions that relate the
  current discussion to broader themes or larger ideas; actively incorporate
  others into the discussion; and clarify, verify, or challenge ideas and
  conclusions.
  
  d. Respond thoughtfully to diverse perspectives, summarize points of
  agreement and disagreement, and, when warranted, qualify or justify their
  own views and understanding and make new connections in light of the
  evidence and reasoning presented.

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Common core State Standards

• ELA:  English Language Arts
• SL:  Speaking and Listening Standards 6-12
• 9-10:  9th & 10th Grades
• 1c: 
  Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions
  (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 9-10
  topics, texts, and issues, building on others'\x80\x99 ideas and expressing their own
  clearly and persuasively.
  
  a. Come to discussions prepared, having read and researched material under
  study; explicitly draw on that preparation by referring to evidence from
  texts and other research on the topic or issue to stimulate a thoughtful,
  well-reasoned exchange of ideas.
  
  b. Work with peers to set rules for collegial discussions and decision-making
  (e.g., informal consensus, taking votes on key issues, presentation of
  alternate views), clear goals and deadlines, and individual roles as needed.
  
  c. Propel conversations by posing and responding to questions that relate the
  current discussion to broader themes or larger ideas; actively incorporate
  others into the discussion; and clarify, verify, or challenge ideas and
  conclusions.
  
  d. Respond thoughtfully to diverse perspectives, summarize points of
  agreement and disagreement, and, when warranted, qualify or justify their
  own views and understanding and make new connections in light of the
  evidence and reasoning presented.

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Common core State Standards

• ELA:  English Language Arts
• RH:  Reading Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies 6-12
• 9-10:  9th & 10th Grades
• 3: 
  Analyze in detail a series of events described in
  a text; determine whether earlier events caused
  later ones or simply preceded them.

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