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Instructional Technology Resources

Reading Grade Ten

MDK12 Web Site
Maryland Curriculum Gr. 10 (VSC)

Content Standards

1. Reading

2.  Comprehension 3.  Literary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.0 Reading

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Topic D. Vocabulary

Indicator 3. Understand, acquire, and use new vocabulary

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games_vocab.htm This resource provides access to 8 excellent vocabulary games that challenges the user to use context clues to figure out the meanings of unfamilar words.  Has 2 sections on SAT and GRE vocabulary
WebPortal
Interactive Games

Topic E. General Reading Comprehension

Indicator 1. Refine and extend comprehension skills through exposure to a variety of texts, including traditional print and electronic texts

http://www.tramline.com/tours/lit/poet/_tourlaunch1.htm This resource takes the user to an interactive tour of poetry with the following  Objectives
To introduce styles of poetry
To read and study poems by famous poets
To appreciate the beauty of poetry
To interpret poetry
To become comfortable with the poetic form
To enjoy humorous poetry
Virtual FieldTrip

Topic E. General Reading Comprehension

Indicator 3. Use strategies to make meaning from text (during reading)
Indicator  4. Use strategies to demonstrate understanding of the text (after reading)
http://www.glencoe.com/sec/literature/course/amlit/index.html# This resource provides access to the Glencoe online American Literature section.  The Interactive Reading section helps the user explore the different strategies used to improve understanding.  Excellent Interactive resource by textbook unit Interactive Web Resource

Topic E. General Reading Comprehension

Indicator 3. Use strategies to make meaning from text (during reading)
Indicator  4. Use strategies to demonstrate understanding of the text (after reading)
http://www.glencoe.com/sec/literature/course/brlit/index.html   This resource provides access to the Glencoe online British Literature section.  The Interactive Reading section helps the user explore the different strategies used to improve understanding.  Excellent Interactive resource by textbook unit Interactive Web Resource

Topic E. General Reading Comprehension

Indicator 3. Use strategies to make meaning from text (during reading)
Indicator  4. Use strategies to demonstrate understanding of the text (after reading)
http://www.glencoe.com/sec/literature/course/wrldlit/index.html   This resource provides access to the Glencoe online World Literature section.  The Interactive Reading section helps the user explore the different strategies used to improve understanding.  Excellent Interactive resource by textbook unit Interactive Web Resource
     
     
     
     
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.0  Comprehension

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Topic  E. General Reading Comprehension

Indicator  4. Use strategies to demonstrate understanding of the text (after reading)

http://www.infusion.allconet.org/webquest/Newspaper.html#News This resource provides access to over 10,000 newspapers from around the world.  It contains a searchable database of  Newspapers from the United States and other world countries. Web DataBase

Topic  E. General Reading Comprehension

Indicator  4. Use strategies to demonstrate understanding of the text (after reading)

http://infusion.allconet.org/webquest/MTAPP/Retelling.ppt This resource provides access to a power point that explores the Retelling Model to develop understanding.  It can be downloaded, saved, and edited. Power Point

Topic  A. Listening

Indicator  1. Apply and demonstrate listening skills appropriately in a variety of settings and for a variety of purposes

http://www.esl-lab.com/snack/snackrd1.htm A conversation about what you like to snack on "Snack Time?"

http://www.esl-lab.com/intro1/intro1.htm A simple introduction of a person.

http://www.esl-lab.com/lost/lostrd1.htm A public address system announcement about a lost child.

http://www.esl-lab.com/phone/phonerd1.htm Answering machine messages

http://www.esl-lab.com/pie1/pierd1.htm Taking an order in a restaurant .

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Easy
These are Listening activities that include pre listening activities and post listening activities.  It includes a self checking quiz  to check comprehension.   Most audio clips are 1:00 min long.
     

Topic  A. Listening

Indicator  1. Apply and demonstrate listening skills appropriately in a variety of settings and for a variety of purposes

http://www.esl-lab.com/tradition/traditionrd1.htm A news show interview about different Holiday Traditions.

http://www.esl-lab.com/call/911rd1.htm A 911 telephone call for roadside assistance.

http://www.esl-lab.com/chores/chorerd1.htm A conversation about Satuday chores.

http://www.esl-lab.com/day1/day1.htm A conversation about daily schedules

http://www.esl-lab.com/sick1/sick1.htm A conversation about Medical Advice, "What's the Matter?"

 

Difficulty Level
Medium
These are Listening activities that include pre listening activities and post listening activities.  It includes a self checking quiz  to check comprehension.   Most audio clips are 2:00 min long.
     

Topic  A. Listening

Indicator  1. Apply and demonstrate listening skills appropriately in a variety of settings and for a variety of purposes

http://www.esl-lab.com/cellphone/cellphonerd1.htm A free Cell Phone Offer - Phone conversation.

http://www.esl-lab.com/supplies/suppliesrd1.htm Conversation about school supplies.

http://www.esl-lab.com/sitter/sitter.htm A conversation between a parent and a babysitter.

http://www.esl-lab.com/dir4/dir4.htm A conversation about directions to a movie theater.

http://www.esl-lab.com/rent/rentrd1.htm A conversation between a clerk and customer in a video rental store.

http://www.esl-lab.com/cm1/cm1.htm A radio commercial

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Hard
These are Listening activities that include pre listening activities and post listening activities.  It includes a self checking quiz  to check comprehension.   Most audio clips are 2:00 min long.
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.0 Literary

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A. Comprehension of Literary Text

Indicator 1.. Apply comprehension skills by reading and analyzing a variety of self-selected and assigned literary texts

http://www.courses.fas.harvard.edu/~chaucer/ This resource provides a access to the world of Chaucer.  It contains full text versions of his work and detailed explorations of the time and place in which he lived. Web Portal

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A. Comprehension of Literary Text

Indicator 1.. Apply comprehension skills by reading and analyzing a variety of self-selected and assigned literary texts

http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/eaf/pubindex.html This resource provides access to 186 different American Novels by 52 different authors includeing Alcott, Cooper, Poe, Melville, etc.  It includes full text and original manuscripts. Web Portal

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A. Comprehension of Literary Text

Indicator  3. Analyze and evaluate elements of narrative texts to facilitate understanding and interpretation

Literary Element Game This resource from the Glencoe Literature series is an excellent interactive game that reviews the elements of literary writing Interactve Game

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A. Comprehension of Literary Text

Indicator 5. Analyze and evaluate elements of drama to facilitate understanding and interpretation

http://www.tramline.com/tours/lit/shake/_tourlaunch1.htm This resource provides access to an interactive tour of Shakespear's life and writings with the following Objectives  
Upon completion of this module, students should be able to:
Describe Stratford and compare it to their environment
Construct a Shakespeare timeline with at least ten important events
List at least three ways Elizabethan speech was different from theirs
Describe the Globe and explain why it was reconstructed
Discuss the significance of the London plague including conditions during the plague and its relationship to Shakespeare
Define sonnet, including an example of one of Shakespeare's sonnets
Access Shakespeare's work online
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