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Project Success: Level 2correlated to

College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards Common Core Standards for ELA (Grades 9-10) GED Reasoning through Language Assessment (RLA) Targets

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College and Career Readiness Anchor

Standards

Common Core Standards forEnglish Language Arts, Grade

9-10

GED Testing Service’s Reasoning Through Language Arts Assessment Targets

(RLAs)

Project Success, Level 2

Reading: LiteratureKey Ideas and Details

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.1

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.1 Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

R.3.2 Make inferences about plot/sequence of events, characters/people, settings, or ideas in texts.

Project Success 2: For related material see: Reading (text, activities, and skill): Make inferences, 125Active Teach DVD: Use Audio Bank of article about body language.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.2

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail 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.

R.2.6 Identify a theme, or identify which element(s) in a text support a theme.R.5.1 Analyze how a particular sentence, paragraph, chapter, or section fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of the ideas.R.3.3 Analyze relationships within texts, including how events are important in relation to plot or conflict; how people, ideas, or events are connected, developed, or distinguished; how events contribute to theme or relate to key ideas; or how a setting or context shapes structure and meaning.R.3.5 Analyze the roles that details play in complex literary or informational texts.

Project Success 2: Students can use the following skills to explore literary selections: Reading (text, activities, and skill): Predict the topic, 15, Find the main idea, 30, Find details, 80, Retell, 97Active Teach DVD: Includes recordings of all reading selections.MyEnglishLab: An online component providing additional practice of reading skills.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.3

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.3 Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.

R.3.2 Make inferences about plot/sequence of events, characters/people, settings, or ideas in texts.R.3.3 Analyze relationships within texts, including how events are important in relation to plot or conflict; how people, ideas, or events are connected, developed, or distinguished; how events contribute to theme or relate to key ideas; or how a setting or context shapes structure and meaning.

Project Success 2: For related material see: Vocabulary Learning Strategy: Write a short story, 144; Practical Skills: Describe people, 29; Reading: How to Describe Yourself, 30–31

Craft and Structure

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College and Career Readiness Anchor

Standards

Common Core Standards forEnglish Language Arts, Grade

9-10

GED Testing Service’s Reasoning Through Language Arts Assessment Targets

(RLAs)

Project Success, Level 2

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.4

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language evokes a sense of time and place; how it sets a formal or informal tone).

R.4.1/L4.1 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining connotative and figurative meanings from context.R.4.3/L4.3 Analyze the impact of specific words, phrases, or figurative language in text, with a focus on an author's intent to convey information or construct an argument.

Project Success 2: Vocabulary Learning Strategy: Group by Meaning, 18, Group by Function, 32, Draw Pictures, 46, Write Your First Language, 60, Write Personal Sentences, 74, Write words that go together, 88, Make Word webs, 102, Group words by number of syllables, 116, Group words by part of speech, 130, Write a short story, 144Active Teach DVD: Flashcards include correct pronunciation of unit word lists.MyEnglishLab: An online component providing additional practice of vocabulary skills.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.5

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.5 Analyze how an author’s choices concerning how to structure a text, order events within it (e.g., parallel plots), and manipulate time (e.g., pacing, flashbacks) create such effects as mystery, tension, or surprise.

R.3.1 Order sequences of events in texts.R.3.2 Make inferences about plot/sequence of events, characters/people, settings, or ideas in texts.R.3.3 Analyze relationships within texts, including how events are important in relation to plot or conflict; how people, ideas, or events are connected, developed, or distinguished; how events contribute to theme or relate to key ideas; or how a setting or context shapes structure and meaning.

Project Success 2: For related material see: Reading: Find the main idea, 30, Look at headings, 39; also see: Practical Skills: Describe people, 29; Reading: How to Describe Yourself, 30–31

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.6

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.6 Analyze a particular point of view or cultural experience reflected in a work of literature from outside the United States, drawing on a wide reading of world literature.

Project Success 2: For related material see:Vocabulary Learning Strategy: Write Your First Language, 60MyEnglishLab: An online component providing additional practice of reading skills and writing skills.

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

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College and Career Readiness Anchor

Standards

Common Core Standards forEnglish Language Arts, Grade

9-10

GED Testing Service’s Reasoning Through Language Arts Assessment Targets

(RLAs)

Project Success, Level 2

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.7

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.7 Analyze the representation of a subject or a key scene in two different artistic mediums, including what is emphasized or absent in each treatment (e.g., Auden’s “Musée des Beaux Arts” and Breughel’s Landscape with the Fall of Icarus).

Project Success is a digital and print English program focusing on students’ future aspirations and on their current realities. Audio accounts of each literary selection are seamlessly integrated in the multimedia platform.

Project Success 2: Reading, 15, 30, 39, 56, 71, 80, 97, 112, 125, 134Active Teach DVD: Includes recordings of all reading selections.MyEnglishLab: An online component providing additional practice of reading skills.

(RL.9-10.8 not applicable to literature)CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.9

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.9 Analyze how an author draws on and transforms source material in a specific work (e.g., how Shakespeare treats a theme or topic from Ovid or the Bible or how a later author draws on a play by Shakespeare).

Project Success is a digital and print English program focusing on students’ future aspirations and on their current realities. Readings provide opportunities for students to match readings to a variety of sources, illustrations, and types of information.

Project Success 2: Reading, 15, 30, 39, 56, 71, 80, 97, 112, 125, 134Active Teach DVD: Includes recordings of all reading selections.MyEnglishLab: An online component providing additional practice of reading skills.

Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity

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College and Career Readiness Anchor

Standards

Common Core Standards forEnglish Language Arts, Grade

9-10

GED Testing Service’s Reasoning Through Language Arts Assessment Targets

(RLAs)

Project Success, Level 2

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.10

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.10 By the end of grade 9, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 9-10 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.

By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of the grades 9-10 text complexity band independently and proficiently.

Each lesson in Project Success includes readings focusing on real-world activities of students in our dynamic world. Students can use the reading skills developed in the program to analyze fiction.Project Success 2: Reading: Predict the topic, 15, Find the main idea, 30, Look at headings, 39, Understand author’s purpose, 56, Skimming, 71, Find details, 80, Retell, 97, Scanning, 112, Make inferences, 125, Ask questions, 134Active Teach DVD: Includes recordings of all reading selections.MyEnglishLab: An online component providing additional practice of reading skills.

Reading: Informational TextKey Ideas and Details

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College and Career Readiness Anchor

Standards

Common Core Standards forEnglish Language Arts, Grade

9-10

GED Testing Service’s Reasoning Through Language Arts Assessment Targets

(RLAs)

Project Success, Level 2

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.1

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.9-10.1 Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

R.2.3 Make sentence level inferences about details that support main ideas.R.2.7 Make evidence based generalizations or hypotheses based on details in text, including clarifications, extensions, or applications of main ideas to new situations.R.3.4 Infer relationships between ideas in a text (e.g., an implicit cause and effect, parallel, or contrasting relationship).W.1 Determine the details of what is explicitly stated and make logical inferences or valid claim that square with textual evidence.

Project Success 2: Reading (text, activities, and skill): Reading: Make inferences, 125Project Success 2: In the What do you think? activity at the end of most lessons, students analyze, evaluate, and infer the content of the lesson to other contexts and situations. For examples, see pages: 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 22, 24, 28, 30, 34, 36, 38, 41, 43, 44, 48, 50, 53, 56, 57, 58, 62, 63, 64, 66, 70, 71, 76, 78, 80, 81, 83, 86, 90, 93, 94, 99, 100, 104, 107, 108, 111, 114, 118, 121, 122, 125, 128, 132, 135, 136, 141, 142Active Teach DVD: Includes recordings of all reading selections.MyEnglishLab: An online component providing additional practice of reading skills.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.2

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.9-10.2 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.

R2.1 Comprehend explicit details and main ideas in text.R.2.2 Summarize details and ideas in text.R.2.4 Infer implied main ideas in paragraphs or whole texts.R.2.5 Determine which detail(s) support(s) a main idea.R.2.8 Draw conclusions or make generalizations that require synthesis of multiple main ideas in text.R.3.5 Analyze the roles that details play in complex literary or informational texts.

Project Success 2: Reading (text, activities, and skill): Reading: Find the main idea, 30, Find details, 80, Retell, 97, Make inferences, 125Active Teach DVD: Includes recordings of all reading selections.MyEnglishLab: An online component providing additional practice of reading skills.

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College and Career Readiness Anchor

Standards

Common Core Standards forEnglish Language Arts, Grade

9-10

GED Testing Service’s Reasoning Through Language Arts Assessment Targets

(RLAs)

Project Success, Level 2

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.3

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.9-10.3 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.

R.5.2 Analyze the structural relationship between adjacent sections of text (e.g., how one paragraph develops or refines a key concept or how one idea is distinguished from another).

Project Success 2: Reading (text, activities, and skill): Look at headings, 39; also see: Reading (text, activities, and skill): Predict the topic, 15, Find the main idea, 30, Skimming, 71, Scanning, 112; Writing (with model): Write instructions, 37Active Teach DVD: Includes recordings of all reading selections.MyEnglishLab: An online component providing additional practice of reading skills.

Craft and StructureCCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.4

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.9-10.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language of a court opinion differs from that of a newspaper).

R.4.1/L4.1 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining connotative and figurative meanings from context.R.4.2/L4.2 Analyze how meaning or tone is affected when one word is replaced with another.R.4.3/L4.3 Analyze the impact of specific words, phrases, or figurative language in text, with a focus on an author's intent to convey information or construct an argument.

Project Success 2: Vocabulary Learning Strategy: Group by Meaning, 18, Group by Function, 32, Draw Pictures, 46, Write Your First Language, 60, Write Personal Sentences, 74, Write words that go together, 88, Make Word webs, 102, Group words by number of syllables, 116, Group words by part of speech, 130, Write a short story, 144Active Teach DVD: Flashcards include correct pronunciation of unit word lists.MyEnglishLab: An online component providing additional practice of vocabulary skills.

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College and Career Readiness Anchor

Standards

Common Core Standards forEnglish Language Arts, Grade

9-10

GED Testing Service’s Reasoning Through Language Arts Assessment Targets

(RLAs)

Project Success, Level 2

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.5

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.9-10.5 Analyze in detail how an author’s ideas or claims are developed and refined by particular sentences, paragraphs, or larger portions of a text (e.g., a section or chapter).

R.5.1 Analyze how a particular sentence, paragraph, chapter, or section fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of the ideas.R.5.4 Analyze how the structure of a paragraph, section, or passage shapes meaning, emphasizes key ideas, or supports an author's purpose.

Project Success 2: Reading (text, activities, and skill): Look at headings, 39; also see: Reading (text, activities, and skill): Predict the topic, 15, Find the main idea, 30, Skimming, 71, Scanning, 112; Writing (with model): Write instructions, 37Active Teach DVD: Includes recordings of all reading selections.MyEnglishLab: An online component providing additional practice of reading skills.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.6

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.9-10.6 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.

R.6.1 Determine an author's point of view or purpose of a text.R.6.2 Analyze how the author distinguishes his or her position from that of others or how an author acknowledges and responds to conflicting evidence or viewpointsR.6.3 Infer an author's implicit as well as explicit purposes based on details in text.R.6.4 Analyze how an author uses rhetorical techniques to advance his or her point of view or achieve a specific purpose (e.g., analogies, enumerations, repetition and parallelism, juxtaposition of opposites, qualifying statements).R.5.4 Analyze how the structure of a paragraph, section, or passage shapes meaning, emphasizes key ideas, or supports an author's purpose.

Project Success 2: Reading: Understand author’s purpose, 56; Writing (with model): Write a restaurant review, 26, Write a letter of recommendation, 69, Express thanks and congratulations, 142Active Teach DVD: Includes recordings of all reading selections.MyEnglishLab: An online component providing additional practice of reading skills.

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

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College and Career Readiness Anchor

Standards

Common Core Standards forEnglish Language Arts, Grade

9-10

GED Testing Service’s Reasoning Through Language Arts Assessment Targets

(RLAs)

Project Success, Level 2

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.7

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.9-10.7 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.

R.9.1/R.7.1 Draw specific comparisons between two texts that address similar themes or topics or between information presented in different formats (e.g., between information presented in text and information or data summarized in a table or timeline).R.7.2 Analyze how data or quantitative and/or visual information extends, clarifies, or contradicts information in text, or determine how data supports an author's argument.R.7.3 Compare two passages that present related ideas or themes in different genre or formats (e.g., a feature article and an online FAQ or fact sheet) in order to evaluate differences in scope, purpose, emphasis, intended audience, or overall impact when comparing.R.7.4 Compare two passages that present related ideas or themes in different genre or formats in order to synthesize details, draw conclusions, or apply information to new situations.R.9.2 Compare two passages in similar or closely related genre that share ideas or themes, focusing on similarities and/or differences in perspective, tone, style, structure, purpose, or overall impact.

Project Success is a digital and print English program focusing on students’ future aspirations and on their current realities. Audio accounts of each literary selection are seamlessly integrated in the multimedia platform.

Project Success 2: Reading, 15, 30, 39, 56, 71, 80, 97, 112, 125, 134; Practical Skills: Read a train schedule online, 137, Read a map online, 139; Job-Seeking Skills: Look at job ads online, 45Active Teach DVD: Includes recordings of all reading selections.MyEnglishLab: An online component providing additional practice of reading skills.

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College and Career Readiness Anchor

Standards

Common Core Standards forEnglish Language Arts, Grade

9-10

GED Testing Service’s Reasoning Through Language Arts Assessment Targets

(RLAs)

Project Success, Level 2

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.8

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.9-10.8 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.

R.6.4 Analyze how an author uses rhetorical techniques to advance his or her point of view or achieve a specific purpose (e.g., analogies, enumerations, repetition and parallelism, juxtaposition of opposites, qualifying statements).R.8.1 Delineate the specific steps of an argument the author puts forward, including how the argument's claims build on one another.R.8.2 Identify specific pieces of evidence an author uses in support of claims or conclusions.R.8.3 Evaluate the relevance and sufficiency of evidence offered in support of a claim.R.8.5 Assess whether the reasoning is valid; identify fallacious reasoning in an argument and evaluate its impact.R.8.6 Identify an underlying premise or assumption in an argument and evaluate the logical support and evidence provided.R.9.3 Compare two argumentative passages on the same topic that present opposing claims (either main or supporting claims( and analyze how each text emphasizes different evidence or advances a different interpretation of facts.

Project Success 2: Reading: Understand author’s purpose, 56; Writing (with model): Write a restaurant review, 26, Write a letter of recommendation, 69, Express thanks and congratulations, 142Active Teach DVD: Includes recordings of all reading selections.MyEnglishLab: An online component providing additional practice of reading skills.

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College and Career Readiness Anchor

Standards

Common Core Standards forEnglish Language Arts, Grade

9-10

GED Testing Service’s Reasoning Through Language Arts Assessment Targets

(RLAs)

Project Success, Level 2

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.9

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.9-10.9 Analyze seminal U.S. documents of historical and literary significance (e.g., Washington’s Farewell Address, the Gettysburg Address, Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms speech, King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail”), including how they address related themes and concepts.

Project Success 2: Students can use the following skills to analyze significant documents from U.S. history. Reading: Predict the topic, 15, Find the main idea, 30, Look at headings, 39, Understand author’s purpose, 56, Skimming, 71, Find details, 80, Retell, 97, Scanning, 112, Make inferences, 125, Ask questions, 134Active Teach DVD: Includes recordings of all reading selections.MyEnglishLab: An online component providing additional practice of reading skills.

Range of Reading and Level of Text ComplexityCCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.10

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.9-10.10 By the end of grade 9, read and comprehend literacy nonfiction in the grades 9-10 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.

By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend literary nonfiction at the high end of the grades 9-10 text complexity band independently and proficiently.

Project Success 2: Reading, 15, 30, 39, 56, 71, 80, 97, 112, 125, 134; Practical Skills, 7, 15, 16, 23, 27, 29, 40, 43, 44, 51, 55, 58, 63, 68, 72, 82, 84, 86, 92, 93, 94, 106, 109, 113, 122, 123, 124, 137, 139, 141Active Teach DVD: Includes recordings of all reading selections.MyEnglishLab: An online component providing additional practice of reading skills.

WritingText Types and Purposes

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College and Career Readiness Anchor

Standards

Common Core Standards forEnglish Language Arts, Grade

9-10

GED Testing Service’s Reasoning Through Language Arts Assessment Targets

(RLAs)

Project Success, Level 2

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.1

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.1 Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.1a 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.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.1b 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.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.1c Use words, phrases, and clauses to link the major sections of the text, create cohesion, and clarify the relationships between claim(s) and reasons, between reasons and evidence, and between claim(s) and counterclaims.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.1d Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the norms and conventions of the discipline in which they are writing.

W.2 Produce an extended analytic response in which the writer introduces the idea(s) or claim(s) clearly; creates an organization that logically sequences information; develops the idea(s) or claim(s) thoroughly with well-chosen examples, facts, or details from the text; and maintains a coherent focus.

Project Success 2: Writing (with model): Write a restaurant review, 26, Write a letter of recommendation, 69, Express thanks and congratulations, 142Active Teach DVD: Each writing activity includes a Check Your Writing checklist to enhance revising, editing, and proofreading.MyEnglishLab: An online component providing additional practice of writing skills.

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College and Career Readiness Anchor

Standards

Common Core Standards forEnglish Language Arts, Grade

9-10

GED Testing Service’s Reasoning Through Language Arts Assessment Targets

(RLAs)

Project Success, Level 2

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.2

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.2a 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.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.2b 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.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.2c Use appropriate and varied transitions to link the major sections of the text, create cohesion, and clarify the relationships among complex ideas and concepts.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.2d Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to manage the complexity of the topic.

W.2 Produce an extended analytic response in which the writer introduces the idea(s) or claim(s) clearly; creates an organization that logically sequences information; develops the idea(s) or claim(s) thoroughly with well-chosen examples, facts, or details from the text; and maintains a coherent focus.

Project Success 2: Writing: Write instructions, 37, Write a formal letter, 111Active Teach DVD: Each writing activity includes a Check Your Writing checklist to enhance revising, editing, and proofreading.MyEnglishLab: An online component providing additional practice of writing skills.

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Standards

Common Core Standards forEnglish Language Arts, Grade

9-10

GED Testing Service’s Reasoning Through Language Arts Assessment Targets

(RLAs)

Project Success, Level 2

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.2e Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the norms and conventions of the discipline in which they are writing.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.2f 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).

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Standards

Common Core Standards forEnglish Language Arts, Grade

9-10

GED Testing Service’s Reasoning Through Language Arts Assessment Targets

(RLAs)

Project Success, Level 2

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.3

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.3a Engage and orient the reader by setting out a problem, situation, or observation, establishing one or multiple point(s) of view, and introducing a narrator and/or characters; create a smooth progression of experiences or events.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.3b Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, description, reflection, and multiple plot lines, to develop experiences, events, and/or characters.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.3c Use a variety of techniques to sequence events so that they build on one another to create a coherent whole.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.3d Use precise words and phrases, telling details, and sensory language to convey a vivid picture of the experiences, events, setting, and/or characters.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.3e Provide a conclusion that follows from and reflects on what is experienced, observed, or resolved over

Project Success 2: Vocabulary Learning Strategy: Write a short story, 144; also see: Writing: Write a journal entry, 128Active Teach DVD: Each writing activity includes a Check Your Writing checklist to enhance revising, editing, and proofreading.MyEnglishLab: An online component providing additional practice of writing skills.

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Standards

Common Core Standards forEnglish Language Arts, Grade

9-10

GED Testing Service’s Reasoning Through Language Arts Assessment Targets

(RLAs)

Project Success, Level 2

Production and Distribution of WritingCCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.4

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1–3 above.)

Project Success 2: Writing, 15, 30, 39, 56, 71, 80, 97, 112, 125, 134Active Teach DVD: Each writing activity includes a Check Your Writing checklist to enhance revising, editing, and proofreading.MyEnglishLab: An online component providing additional practice of writing skills.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.5

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.5 Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience. (Editing for conventions should demonstrate command of Language standards 1–3 up to and including grades 9–10 here.)

Project Success 2: Writing: Write an email of request, 13, Write a restaurant review, 26, Write instructions, 37, Write an email for permission, 52, Write a letter of recommendation, 69, Write a note, 85, Write an absence letter, 95, Write a formal letter, 111, Write a journal entry, 128, Express thanks and congratulations, 142Active Teach DVD: Each writing activity includes a Check Your Writing checklist to enhance revising, editing, and proofreading.MyEnglishLab: An online component providing additional practice of writing skills.

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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.6 Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of technology’s capacity to link to other information and to display information flexibly and dynamically.

Students are encouraged to use the ActiveTeach DVD and online materials to complete each writing activity.

Project Success 2: Writing, 15, 30, 39, 56, 71, 80, 97, 112, 125, 134Active Teach DVD: Each writing activity includes a Check Your Writing checklist to enhance revising, editing, and proofreading.MyEnglishLab: An online component providing additional practice of writing skills.

Research to Build and Present KnowledgeCCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.7

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.7 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.

Project Success 2: Job-Seeking Skills:Look at job ads online, 45, Look at job ads in a newspaper, 59; Practical Skills: Read a train schedule online, 137, Read a map online, 139

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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.8 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.

Project Success 2: Job-Seeking Skills:Look at job ads online, 45, Look at job ads in a newspaper, 59; Practical Skills: Read a train schedule online, 137, Read a map online, 139

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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.9 Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.9a Apply grades 9–10 Reading standards to literature (e.g., “Analyze how an author draws on and transforms source material in a specific work [e.g., how Shakespeare treats a theme or topic from Ovid or the Bible or how a later author draws on a play by Shakespeare]”).CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.9b Apply grades 9–10 Reading standards to literary nonfiction (e.g., “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”).

Project Success 2: Reading: Predict the topic, 15, Find the main idea, 30, Look at headings, 39, Understand author’s purpose, 56, Skimming, 71, Find details, 80, Retell, 97, Scanning, 112, Make inferences, 125, Ask questions, 134Active Teach DVD: Includes recordings of all reading selections.MyEnglishLab: An online component providing additional practice of reading skills.

Range of Writing

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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.10 Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of tasks, purposes, and audiences.

Project Success 2: Writing: Write an email of request, 13, Write a restaurant review, 26, Write instructions, 37, Write an email for permission, 52, Write a letter of recommendation, 69, Write a note, 85, Write an absence letter, 95, Write a formal letter, 111, Write a journal entry, 128, Express thanks and congratulations, 142

Speaking & ListeningComprehension and Collaboration

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.SL.1

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.1 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’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.

Project Success 2: Listening and Speaking, 6, 8, 10, 12, 20, 22, 24, 28, 34, 36, 38, 41, 48, 50, 53, 57, 62, 64, 66, 70, 76, 78, 81, 83, 90, 96, 98, 100, 104, 107, 110, 114, 118, 120, 126, 127, 132, 135, 138, 141

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.1a 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.

The Get Ready to Watch section of all Listening and Speaking activities ensures that students are ready to examine the lesson video. The What Do You Think Activity? provides opportunities for students to respond to the videos.

Project Success 2: Listening and Speaking: Get Ready to Watch & What Do You Think? 6, 8, 10, 12, 20, 22, 24, 28, 34, 36, 38, 41, 48, 50, 53, 57, 62, 64, 66, 70, 76, 78, 81, 83, 90, 96, 98, 100, 104, 107, 110, 114, 118, 120, 126, 127, 132, 135, 138, 141

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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.1b 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.

Project Success 2: Listening and Speaking, 6, 8, 10, 12, 20, 22, 24, 28, 34, 36, 38, 41, 48, 50, 53, 57, 62, 64, 66, 70, 76, 78, 81, 83, 90, 96, 98, 100, 104, 107, 110, 114, 118, 120, 126, 127, 132, 135, 138, 141

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.1c 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.

Project Success 2: Listening and Speaking, 6, 8, 10, 12, 20, 22, 24, 28, 34, 36, 38, 41, 48, 50, 53, 57, 62, 64, 66, 70, 76, 78, 81, 83, 90, 96, 98, 100, 104, 107, 110, 114, 118, 120, 126, 127, 132, 135, 138, 141

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.1d 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.

Project Success 2: What Do You Think? 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 22, 24, 28, 30, 34, 36, 38, 41, 43, 44, 48, 50, 53, 56, 57, 58, 62, 63, 64, 66, 70, 71, 76, 78, 80, 81, 83, 86, 90, 93, 94, 99, 100, 104, 107, 108, 111, 114, 118, 121, 122, 125, 128, 132, 135, 136, 141, 142,

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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.2 Integrate multiple sources of information presented in diverse media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) evaluating the credibility and accuracy of each source.

All Project Success materials are technologically integrated for seamless independent and classroom learning.

Project Success 2: See Video and audio icons associated with the following activities: Listening and Speaking, 6, 8, 10, 12, 20, 22, 24, 28, 34, 36, 38, 41, 48, 50, 53, 57, 62, 64, 66, 70, 76, 78, 81, 83, 90, 96, 98, 100, 104, 107, 110, 114, 118, 120, 126, 127, 132, 135, 138, 141; Writing, 15, 30, 39, 56, 71, 80, 97, 112, 125, 134Active Teach DVD: In class, the teacher uses the ActiveTeach DVD-Rom to project the lessons on the board. Video, audio, flashcards, conversation frameworks, and other learning material are available.eText: Students review the videos, audio, and eFlashcards from class.MyEnglishLab: An online component providing further practice online with new listenings and readings, additional practice exercises, and video-based exercises.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.SL.3

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.3 Evaluate a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric, identifying any fallacious reasoning or exaggerated or distorted evidence.

Project Success 2: For opportunities to address this standard, students can listen to each article through the links on the Active Teach DVD: Reading: Reading: Understand author’s purpose, 56, Ask questions, 134

Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas

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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.4 Present information, findings, and supporting evidence clearly, concisely, and logically such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development, substance, and style are appropriate to purpose, audience, and task.

Project Success 2: What Do You Think? 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 22, 24, 28, 30, 34, 36, 38, 41, 43, 44, 48, 50, 53, 56, 57, 58, 62, 63, 64, 66, 70, 71, 76, 78, 80, 81, 83, 86, 90, 93, 94, 99, 100, 104, 107, 108, 111, 114, 118, 121, 122, 125, 128, 132, 135, 136, 141, 142

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.SL.5

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.5 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.

Students are encouraged to use the ActiveTeach DVD and online materials to complete each writing activity.

Project Success 2: Writing, 15, 30, 39, 56, 71, 80, 97, 112, 125, 134Active Teach DVD: Each writing activity includes a Check Your Writing checklist to enhance revising, editing, and proofreading.MyEnglishLab: An online component providing additional practice of writing skills.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.SL.6

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.6 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 here for specific expectations.)

Project Success 2: Listening and Speaking, 6, 8, 10, 12, 20, 22, 24, 28, 34, 36, 38, 41, 48, 50, 53, 57, 62, 64, 66, 70, 76, 78, 81, 83, 90, 96, 98, 100, 104, 107, 110, 114, 118, 120, 126, 127, 132, 135, 138, 141

LanguageConventions of Standard English

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.L.1

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.9-10.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.9-10.1a Use parallel structure.*

L.1.6 Edit to ensure parallelism and proper subordination and coordination.

Project Success 2: Writing, 15, 30, 39, 56, 71, 80, 97, 112, 125, 134Active Teach DVD: Each writing activity includes a Check Your Writing checklist to enhance revising, editing, and proofreading.MyEnglishLab: An online component providing additional practice of writing skills.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.9-10.1b Use various types of phrases (noun, verb, adjectival, adverbial, participial, prepositional, absolute) and clauses (independent, dependent; noun, relative, adverbial) to convey specific meanings and add variety and interest to writing or presentations.

Project Success 2: Grammar Lessons, 9, 11, 21,25, 35, 42, 49, 54, 65, 77, 79, 91, 99, 105, 108, 119, 121, 133, 136Active Teach DVD: See grammar videos that accompany this lesson.MyEnglishLab: An online component providing additional practice of grammar skills.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.L.2

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.9-10.2 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.9-10.2a Use a semicolon (and perhaps a conjunctive adverb) to link two or more closely related independent clauses.

Project Success 2: For related material see: Writing, 15, 30, 39, 56, 71, 80, 97, 112, 125, 134

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.9-10.2b Use a colon to introduce a list or quotation.

Project Success 2: Business Letter Format (colon), 111

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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.9-10.2c Spell correctly.

Teachers select ten words to create a Unit Spelling Test.

Project Success 2: Vocabulary Learning Strategy: Group words by number of syllables, 116, Group words by part of speech, 130Active Teach DVD: Flashcards include correct pronunciation of unit word lists.MyEnglishLab: An online component providing additional practice of vocabulary skills.

Knowledge of LanguageCCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.L.3

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.9-10.3 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.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.9-10.3a Write and edit work so that it conforms to the guidelines in a style manual (e.g., MLA Handbook, Turabian’s Manual for Writers) appropriate for the discipline and writing type.

W.3 Write clearly and demonstrate sufficient command of standard English conventions.

Project Success 2: Before You Write & Write, 13, 26, 37, 52, 69, 85, 95, 111, 128, 142Active Teach DVD: Additional support material exists for all writing activities.MyEnglishLab: An online component providing additional practice of writing skills.

Vocabulary Acquisition and UseCCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.L.4

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.9-10.4 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grades 9–10 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.

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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.9-10.4a Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence, paragraph, or text; a word’s position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.

Project Success 2: Vocabulary Learning Strategy: Group by Meaning, 18, Group by Function, 32, Write words that go together, 88, Group words by part of speech, 130

Please note that students use context clues to complete the conversation exercises in the Listening and Speaking activities. See pages: Listening and Speaking, 6, 8, 10, 12, 20, 22, 24, 28, 34, 36, 38, 41, 48, 50, 53, 57, 62, 64, 66, 70, 76, 78, 81, 83, 90, 96, 98, 100, 104, 107, 110, 114, 118, 120, 126, 127, 132, 135, 138, 141Active Teach DVD: Flashcards include correct pronunciation of unit word lists.MyEnglishLab: An online component providing additional practice of vocabulary skills.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.9-10.4b Identify and correctly use patterns of word changes that indicate different meanings or parts of speech (e.g., analyze, analysis, analytical; advocate, advocacy).

Project Success 2: For related material see: Vocabulary Learning Strategy: Group by Meaning, 18, Group by Function, 32, Write words that go together, 88, Group words by part of speech, 130Active Teach DVD: Flashcards include correct pronunciation of unit word lists.MyEnglishLab: An online component providing additional practice of vocabulary skills.

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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.9-10.4c Consult general and specialized reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation of a word or determine or clarify its precise meaning, its part of speech, or its etymology.

Project Success 2: For related material see: Vocabulary Learning Strategy: Group by Meaning, 18, Group by Function, 32, Write words that go together, 88, Make Word webs, 102, Group words by number of syllables, 116, Group words by part of speech, 130Active Teach DVD: Flashcards include correct pronunciation of unit word lists.MyEnglishLab: An online component providing additional practice of vocabulary skills.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.9-10.4d Verify the preliminary determination of the meaning of a word or phrase (e.g., by checking the inferred meaning in context or in a dictionary).

Project Success 2: For related material see: Vocabulary Learning Strategy: Group by Meaning, 18, Group by Function, 32, Write words that go together, 88, Make Word webs, 102, Group words by number of syllables, 116, Group words by part of speech, 130Active Teach DVD: Flashcards include correct pronunciation of unit word lists.MyEnglishLab: An online component providing additional practice of vocabulary skills.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.L.5

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.9-10.5 Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.9-10.5a Interpret figures of speech (e.g., euphemism, oxymoron) in context and analyze their role in the text.

Project Success 2: For related material see: Writing Tip: Description, 128

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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.9-10.5b Analyze nuances in the meaning of words with similar denotations.

Project Success 2: For related material see: Vocabulary Learning Strategy: Write words that go together, 88

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.L.6

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.9-10.6 Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.

Project Success 2: Vocabulary Learning Strategy: Group by Meaning, 18, Group by Function, 32, Draw Pictures, 46, Write Your First Language, 60, Write Personal Sentences, 74, Write words that go together, 88, Make Word webs, 102, Group words by number of syllables, 116, Group words by part of speech, 130Active Teach DVD: Flashcards include correct pronunciation of unit word lists.MyEnglishLab: An online component providing additional practice of vocabulary skills.

R.5.3 Analyze transitional language or signal words (words that indicate structural relationships, such as consequently, nevertheless, otherwise) and determine how they refine meaning, emphasize certain ideas, or reinforce an author's purpose.

Project Success 2: Grammar: Comparative adjectives, 105, And/too/either, 133

L1.1 Edit to correct errors involving frequently confused words and homonyms, including contractions (passed, past; two, too, to; there, their, they're; knew, new; it's its).

Project Success 2: For related material see: Grammar: Too and very, 54, Want to/need to/have to, 99, How much/how many, 121, And/too/either, 133

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L1.2 Edit to correct errors in straightforward subject-verb agreement.

Project Success 2: For related material see: Grammar: Have/has, 11, Simple present: Want/need/like, 25, There is/there are: Statements and questions, 42, Was/were: Statements and questions, 49, Future with will, 65, Simple past: Statements, 77, Simple past: Questions, 79Active Teach DVD: See grammar videos that accompany this lesson. MyEnglishLab: An online component providing additional practice of grammar skills.

L.1.3 Edit to correct errors in pronoun usage, including pronoun-antecedent agreement, unclear pronoun references, and pronoun case.

Project Success 2: Grammar: Object pronouns, 91Active Teach DVD: See grammar videos that accompany this lesson. MyEnglishLab: An online component providing additional practice of grammar skills.

L1.4 Edit to eliminate non-standard or informal usage (e.g., correctly use try to win the game instead of try and win the game)

Project Success 2: For related material see: Use contractions for speaking and informal writing, 65; Polite and formal tone, 85; Businessletter format, 111

L1.5 Edit to eliminate dangling or misplaced modifiers or illogical word order (e.g., correctly use to meet almost all requirements instead of to almost meet all requirements.)

Project Success 2: For related material see: Grammar: Adverbs of frequency, 35, Comparative adjectives, 105, Superlatives, 119; Writing, 15, 30, 39, 56, 71, 80, 97, 112, 125, 134

L1.7 Edit to correct errors in subject-verb or pronoun antecedent agreement in more complicated situations (e.g., with compound subjects, interceding phrases, or collective nouns).

Project Success 2: For related material see: Grammar: Object pronouns, 91

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L1.8 Edit to eliminate wordiness or awkward sentence construction.

Project Success 2: For related material see: Writing, 15, 30, 39, 56, 71, 80, 97, 112, 125, 134Active Teach DVD: Each writing activity includes a Check Your Writing checklist to enhance revising, editing, and proofreading.MyEnglishLab: An online component providing additional practice of writing skills.

L1.9 Edit to ensure effective use of transitional words, conjunctive adverbs, and other words and phrases that support logic and clarity.

Project Success 2: For related material see: Grammar: Comparative adjectives, 105, And/too/either, 133Active Teach DVD: See grammar videos that accompany this lesson. MyEnglishLab: An online component providing additional practice of grammar skills.

L2.1 Edit to ensure correct use of capitalization (e.g., proper nouns, titles, and beginnings of sentences).

Project Success 2: For related material see: Be: Statements and questions, 9, There is/there are: Statements and questions, 42, Was/were: Statements and questions, 49; Writing, 15, 30, 39, 56, 71, 80, 97, 112, 125, 134Active Teach DVD: Each writing activity includes a Check Your Writing checklist to enhance revising, editing, and proofreading.

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L2.2 Edit to eliminate run-on sentences, fused sentences, or sentence fragments.L2.3 Edit to ensure correct use of apostrophes with possessive nouns.

Project Success 2: For related material see: Grammar: Be: Statements and questions, 9, There is/there are: Statements and questions, 42, Was/were: Statements and questions, 49, Comparative adjectives, 105, And/too/either, 133; Writing, 15, 30, 39, 56, 71, 80, 97, 112, 125, 134Active Teach DVD: Each writing activity includes a Check Your Writing checklist to enhance revising, editing, and proofreading.MyEnglishLab: An online component providing additional practice of writing skills.

L2.4 Edit to ensure correct use of punctuation (e.g., commas in a series or in appositives and other non-essential elements, end marks, and appropriate punctuation for clause separation).

Project Success 2: For related material see: Be: Statements and questions, 9, There is/there are: Statements and questions, 42, Was/were: Statements and questions, 49, Simple past: Statements, 77, Simple past: Questions, 79; Writing, 15, 30, 39, 56, 71, 80, 97, 112, 125, 134Active Teach DVD: Each writing activity includes a Check Your Writing checklist to enhance revising, editing, and proofreading.MyEnglishLab: An online component providing additional practice of writing skills.