English · Grade 10
English 10 SEL activities
36 ready to use activities that teach English 10 content and build one Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) skill, about 20 minutes each.
Self-awareness · 11 Self-management · 3 Social awareness · 10 Relationship skills · 5 Responsible decision-making · 7
Matched to textbook chapters: StudySync Grade 10, myPerspectives English Language Arts Grade 10, HMH Collections Grade 10.
World Voices and the Hero's Journey
- Where I Come From Self-awareness · Week 1Students write a where I am from poem or vignette honoring the places and people that shaped them.
- Voices from Around the World Social awareness · Week 2Analyzing cultural experience in world literature and practicing curiosity over judgment.
- Reading Between Cultures Social awareness · Week 3Inferring unstated cultural norms with evidence.
- The Hero's Journey and Mine Self-awareness · Week 4Mapping the hero's journey in a text and in a challenge students faced.
- Characters Under Pressure Self-management · Week 5How characters respond to pressure, and healthy ways to respond to our own.
- Collaborative Seminar Norms Relationship skills · Week 6Socratic seminar with norms and an observer feedback loop.
- Symbols That Carry Meaning Self-awareness · Week 7Symbols in literature and objects that carry personal meaning.
- Power and Who Holds It Social awareness · Week 8Analyzing power dynamics between characters and fairness in groups.
- Narrative Point of View Shifts Social awareness · Week 9Retelling a scene from a minor character's point of view.
Global Argument and Research
- Argument: Taking a Stand Responsible decision-making · Week 10Writing a claim about a global issue with honest evidence.
- Counterarguments with Respect Social awareness · Week 11Steelmanning the other side in a global debate.
- Analyzing Speeches for Change Responsible decision-making · Week 12Rhetoric in speeches by global leaders and activists.
- Human Rights Documents Social awareness · Week 13The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and a related literary text.
- Media Literacy: Global News Responsible decision-making · Week 14Comparing international coverage of one event.
- Research: A Global Issue Locally Social awareness · Week 15Connecting a global issue to the local community through research.
- Synthesizing Sources Responsible decision-making · Week 16Synthesizing sources honestly and disclosing AI help.
- Presenting Research Self-management · Week 17Short research presentations with nerve management strategies.
- Semester Reflection Self-awareness · Week 18Reflective letter on growth and goals.
Tragedy, Drama, and Language
- Tragedy and Choice Responsible decision-making · Week 19Tragic flaws and the choices that lead to downfall.
- Pride and Humility Self-awareness · Week 20Analyzing pride in a tragic hero and practicing humility.
- Dialogue and Subtext Social awareness · Week 21Reading what characters mean but do not say.
- Monologue: My Inner Voice Self-awareness · Week 22Writing a monologue for a character facing a decision.
- Poetry Across Borders Social awareness · Week 23Translated poetry and how meaning crosses languages.
- Bilingual and Multilingual Voices Self-awareness · Week 24How writers use more than one language and code switching as identity.
- Satire and Its Targets Responsible decision-making · Week 25Understanding satire and when humor punches up or down.
- Allusion and Archetype Self-awareness · Week 26Archetypes across cultures and the roles students play.
- Words That Build Community Relationship skills · Week 27Connotation and choosing words that build trust.
Memoir, Dystopia, and Leadership
- Memoir and Truth Self-awareness · Week 28How memoirists shape true events into meaning.
- Writing Personal Essays Self-awareness · Week 29Drafting a personal essay that reflects on growth.
- Peer Feedback That Helps Relationship skills · Week 30Warm and cool feedback protocols for personal essays.
- Film as Literature Social awareness · Week 31Comparing a novel and film adaptation.
- Dystopia and Hope Responsible decision-making · Week 32Dystopian warnings and the hope in resistance.
- Leadership in Literature Relationship skills · Week 33Leaders in literature and leading with integrity.
- Revision Workshop Self-management · Week 34Revising a major essay with self-chosen goals.
- Portfolio and Growth Self-awareness · Week 35Reflecting on a year of reading and writing.
- Thank You Letters Relationship skills · Week 36Formal thank you letters to someone who helped them grow.
RoseThread Connect activities are drafted with the help of AI and shaped by educators. Students never have to share anything personal. Our five SEL skills are informed by CASEL's SEL Framework; RoseThread Learning is not affiliated with or endorsed by CASEL.