Grade 10 — ELA & US History Crosswalk¶

South High School · Self-Directed Academy · Grade 10

This tab is the integration hub for Grade 10 SDA. Every Studio in Year 2 combines an English standard with a US History standard. This section organizes all wiki resources — reading library texts, CrashCourse episodes, skinnies, and studio packets — by unit group, so you can see everything relevant to one Studio in one place.

How to use this: Find the unit your Studio is in. Everything on that page connects to each other. Each unit page has a Start here box at the top — that's the highest-leverage path if you're not sure where to begin.

How Grade 10 Works¶

In Grade 10, you are simultaneously enrolled in English II and US History. The integration works the same way as Grade 9 — one Studio, two standards, one body of evidence. The content shifts to American history (Reconstruction to present) but the ELA skills you built in Grade 9 carry forward and deepen.

The standard pairing pattern every Studio:

Slot	Standard	Notes
US History	One USH standard (US.6_12.1–6) + one Unit	The content anchor
Reading	R.2, R.4, R.7, R.8, or R.9	Primary source + text analysis
Writing	W.3 (explanatory) or W.4 (argument)	Alternates each Studio
Research	IR.1–5 bundle	Active every Studio
Communication	C.1 and/or C.6	Assessed at Week 6 exhibition

Year 2 Unit Sequence¶

Navigate to the unit group your Studio is in to find all resources assembled in one place:

Units	Content Focus	Crosswalk Page
Units 1–3	Industrial Revolution · Imperialism & WWI · Roaring 20s & Depression	Units 1–3 Crosswalk
Units 4–6	WWII · Cold War · Civil Rights	Units 4–6 Crosswalk
Units 7–9	Vietnam · 1970s–80s · 1990s–2000s	Units 7–9 Crosswalk

US History Standards¶

Code	Standard	When Active
US.6_12.1	Science, technology, and economic development	Units 1–3 especially
US.6_12.2	Religions and ideologies	Units 3–5 (fascism, communism)
US.6_12.3	Effects of political systems on people	Units 4–7 especially
US.6_12.4	Social, cultural, and economic development	All units
US.6_12.5	Causes and effects using primary sources	All units
US.6_12.6	Connecting past to present	Units 7–9 especially

ELA Standards Active in Grade 10¶

The same standards from Grade 9 continue, with increased complexity expected:

Code	Standard	Best USH Pairing
R.9	Informational and argumentative text analysis	Every unit — strongest crosswalk
R.8	Literary elements and author's craft	Units 5–6 — Night, Warriors Don't Cry, Persepolis
R.2	Comprehension and inference	Every unit — primary source reading
W.4	Argument writing	Units 2, 5–7 especially
W.3	Explanatory writing	Units 1, 3–4
IR.1–5	Research bundle	Every Studio

Studio Packets Available¶

Code	Essential Question	Units
USH-01	When an institution fails the people it's supposed to serve, what does it take to fix it?	1–2, 6
USH-02	What does a society's fiction reveal about its fears — and whose fears count?	5 + WH Era 4

USH Skinnies are now available — 54 skinnies across 9 units and 6 standards. Browse via the Skinnies tab above, or use the unit crosswalk pages below for standard × unit pairings.

Master Crosswalk Reference¶

ELA ↔ SS Master Crosswalk — includes the full USH section