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SEL activities for StudySync Grade 10

36 RoseThread Connect activities matched to the chapters of StudySync Grade 10 (McGraw Hill). Each one teaches the chapter's content and builds one Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) skill in about 20 minutes.

We look only at each book's table of contents (chapter titles and topics) to suggest activities that fit the flow of your course. We don't use or reproduce any textbook content, and your edition's chapter order may differ slightly. RoseThread Connect is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by these publishers.

Unit 1: Destiny

• Where I Come From Self-awareness · English 10Students write a where I am from poem or vignette honoring the places and people that shaped them.
• Voices from Around the World Social awareness · English 10Analyzing cultural experience in world literature and practicing curiosity over judgment.
• Reading Between Cultures Social awareness · English 10Inferring unstated cultural norms with evidence.
• The Hero's Journey and Mine Self-awareness · English 10Mapping the hero's journey in a text and in a challenge students faced.
• Characters Under Pressure Self-management · English 10How characters respond to pressure, and healthy ways to respond to our own.
• Collaborative Seminar Norms Relationship skills · English 10Socratic seminar with norms and an observer feedback loop.
• Symbols That Carry Meaning Self-awareness · English 10Symbols in literature and objects that carry personal meaning.
• Power and Who Holds It Social awareness · English 10Analyzing power dynamics between characters and fairness in groups.
• Narrative Point of View Shifts Social awareness · English 10Retelling a scene from a minor character's point of view.

Unit 2: Taking a Stand

• Argument: Taking a Stand Responsible decision-making · English 10Writing a claim about a global issue with honest evidence.
• Counterarguments with Respect Social awareness · English 10Steelmanning the other side in a global debate.
• Analyzing Speeches for Change Responsible decision-making · English 10Rhetoric in speeches by global leaders and activists.
• Human Rights Documents Social awareness · English 10The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and a related literary text.
• Media Literacy: Global News Responsible decision-making · English 10Comparing international coverage of one event.
• Research: A Global Issue Locally Social awareness · English 10Connecting a global issue to the local community through research.
• Synthesizing Sources Responsible decision-making · English 10Synthesizing sources honestly and disclosing AI help.
• Presenting Research Self-management · English 10Short research presentations with nerve management strategies.
• Semester Reflection Self-awareness · English 10Reflective letter on growth and goals.

Unit 3: Technical Difficulties

• Tragedy and Choice Responsible decision-making · English 10Tragic flaws and the choices that lead to downfall.
• Pride and Humility Self-awareness · English 10Analyzing pride in a tragic hero and practicing humility.
• Dialogue and Subtext Social awareness · English 10Reading what characters mean but do not say.
• Monologue: My Inner Voice Self-awareness · English 10Writing a monologue for a character facing a decision.
• Poetry Across Borders Social awareness · English 10Translated poetry and how meaning crosses languages.
• Bilingual and Multilingual Voices Self-awareness · English 10How writers use more than one language and code switching as identity.
• Satire and Its Targets Responsible decision-making · English 10Understanding satire and when humor punches up or down.
• Allusion and Archetype Self-awareness · English 10Archetypes across cultures and the roles students play.
• Words That Build Community Relationship skills · English 10Connotation and choosing words that build trust.

Unit 4: The Human Connection

• Memoir and Truth Self-awareness · English 10How memoirists shape true events into meaning.
• Writing Personal Essays Self-awareness · English 10Drafting a personal essay that reflects on growth.
• Peer Feedback That Helps Relationship skills · English 10Warm and cool feedback protocols for personal essays.
• Film as Literature Social awareness · English 10Comparing a novel and film adaptation.
• Dystopia and Hope Responsible decision-making · English 10Dystopian warnings and the hope in resistance.
• Leadership in Literature Relationship skills · English 10Leaders in literature and leading with integrity.
• Revision Workshop Self-management · English 10Revising a major essay with self-chosen goals.
• Portfolio and Growth Self-awareness · English 10Reflecting on a year of reading and writing.
• Thank You Letters Relationship skills · English 10Formal 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.