English Language Arts 10
Cumulative Assessment
For your cumulative assessment, you will utilize all of the skills you have learned in Module 4 to craft a simplified research-based writing assignment. You will:- choose a research question from the approved list below
- refine the chosen research question into a thesis statement with two supporting reasons
- each reason in your thesis will turn into your topic sentences
- find a credible source that supports at least one reason
- integrate evidence from your credible source into your writing using MLA format.
Step 1: Choose a Research Question from the following:
- How does social media impact mental health in teenagers?
- Should college be free for all students?
- What role does climate change play in natural disasters?
Step 2: Develop a Thesis Statement - Turn your research question into a strong thesis statement that clearly represents your claim and includes two supporting reasons.
For example: The driving age should be increased to 18 years old to allow for the brain to fully develop and increase safety among drivers.
Step 3: Create Two Topic Sentences - Each topic sentence should correspond to one of your supporting reasons from your thesis statement.
Example:
Topic Sentence 1: At 16, a person's brain is still developing, and they are not able to make safe driving decisions.
Topic Sentence 2: The mistakes a young, immature driver makes put their safety and the safety of others at risk.
Step 4: Find and Integrate a Credible Source - For this step, multiple aspects must be completed as follows:
- Identify a credible source to support your topic sentence (academic journal, news article, book, government or educational website).
- Conduct lateral reading to verify source credibility and unbiased evidence.
- Select at least one key piece of hard evidence that supports your topic sentence.
- Integrate the evidence into your writing using proper attributive phrases and in-text citations.
- Example: According to the American Academy of Childhood and Adolescent Psychiatry, teenagers' brains are not yet fully developed, and they are “more likely to engage in risky and dangerous behavior." Teenagers who are behind the wheel may make decisions that an older teen or young adult would avoid ("Risk Factors for Teen Drivers").
- Include the full MLA formatted citation
- Example: "Risk Factors for Teen Drivers." Teen Drivers, 4 Aug. 2025, www.cdc.gov/teen-drivers/risk-factors/index.html.
Look closely at the rubric to determine how you will be graded.
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English Language Arts 10
Cumulative Assessment
For your cumulative assessment, you will utilize all of the skills you have learned in Module 4 to craft a simplified research-based writing assignment. You will:- choose a research question from the approved list below
- refine the chosen research question into a thesis statement with two supporting reasons
- each reason in your thesis will turn into your topic sentences
- find a credible source that supports at least one reason
- integrate evidence from your credible source into your writing using MLA format.
Step 1: Choose a Research Question from the following:
Step 2: Develop a Thesis Statement - Turn your research question into a strong thesis statement that clearly represents your claim and includes two supporting reasons.
For example: The driving age should be increased to 18 years old to allow for the brain to fully develop and increase safety among drivers.
Step 3: Create Two Topic Sentences - Each topic sentence should correspond to one of your supporting reasons from your thesis statement.
Example: Topic Sentence 1: At 16, a person's brain is still developing, and they are not able to make safe driving decisions. Topic Sentence 2: The mistakes a young, immature driver makes put their safety and the safety of others at risk.
Step 4: Find and Integrate a Credible Source - For this step, multiple aspects must be completed as follows:
- Identify a credible source to support your topic sentence (academic journal, news article, book, government or educational website).
- Conduct lateral reading to verify source credibility and unbiased evidence.
- Select at least one key piece of hard evidence that supports your topic sentence.
- Integrate the evidence into your writing using proper attributive phrases and in-text citations.
- Example: According to the American Academy of Childhood and Adolescent Psychiatry, teenagers' brains are not yet fully developed, and they are “more likely to engage in risky and dangerous behavior." Teenagers who are behind the wheel may make decisions that an older teen or young adult would avoid ("Risk Factors for Teen Drivers").
- Include the full MLA formatted citation
- Example: "Risk Factors for Teen Drivers." Teen Drivers, 4 Aug. 2025, www.cdc.gov/teen-drivers/risk-factors/index.html.
Look closely at the rubric to determine how you will be graded.Template
You may utilize this template below to complete all elements of the outline. Be sure to log into Clever and access Canva before selecting the linkbelow to an external site., or it will not work for you.