10th Grade ELA (Florida B.E.S.T.)

ELA.10.R.1 Reading Prose and Poetry

• ELA.10.R.1 Reading Prose and Poetry.
• ELA.10.R.1.1 Examine how key story elements add layers of meaning or style to literature.
• ELA.10.R.1.2 Compare universal themes and trace how each develops across a literary work.
• ELA.10.R.1.3 Examine coming-of-age experiences in a text and how the author presents opposing viewpoints.
• ELA.10.R.1.4 Analyze how poets build multiple meanings or ambiguity into a poem.

ELA.10.R.2 Reading Informational Text

• ELA.10.R.2 Reading Informational Text.
• ELA.10.R.2.1 Analyze how several text structures and features work together to shape an informational text's impact.
• ELA.10.R.2.2 Examine the central ideas of historical American speeches and essays.
• ELA.10.R.2.3 Examine how authors pursue their purposes in historical American speeches and essays.
• ELA.10.R.2.4 Compare two opposing arguments on one topic, judging claim strength and how each author uses shared facts.

ELA.10.R.3 Reading Across Genres

• ELA.10.R.3 Reading Across Genres.
• ELA.10.R.3.1 Examine how figurative language establishes a text's mood.
• ELA.10.R.3.2 Restate grade-level text content accurately in your own words.
• ELA.10.R.3.3 Examine how myths, classical works, or religious texts are reworked by later authors.
• ELA.10.R.3.4 Analyze how an author uses rhetorical techniques within a text.

ELA.10.C.1 Communicating Through Writing

• ELA.10.C.1 Communicating Through Writing.
• ELA.10.C.1.2 Write narratives paced deliberately to build tension, mood, or tone.
• ELA.10.C.1.3 Argue a position using reasoning, multi-source evidence, rebuttals, and a formal, objective tone.
• ELA.10.C.1.4 Write expository pieces that explain and analyze multi-source information with clear organization and fitting tone.
• ELA.10.C.1.5 Revise writing using feedback from adults, peers, or online tools to suit a target audience.

ELA.10.C.2 Communicating Orally

• ELA.10.C.2 Communicating Orally.
• ELA.10.C.2.1 Deliver organized, focused oral presentations supported by credible evidence and a clear stance.

ELA.10.C.3 Following Conventions

• ELA.10.C.3 Following Conventions.
• ELA.10.C.3.1 Follow grade-level conventions of standard English (grammar, usage, punctuation, capitalization and spelling); the specific skills for this grade are listed in the official Conventions Progression chart.

ELA.10.C.4 Researching

• ELA.10.C.4 Researching.
• ELA.10.C.4.1 Research a question, narrowing its scope as findings emerge, and synthesize multiple reliable sources.

ELA.10.C.5 Creating and Collaborating

• ELA.10.C.5 Creating and Collaborating.
• ELA.10.C.5.1 Build digital presentations that clarify findings, reasoning, and supporting evidence.
• ELA.10.C.5.2 Use online collaboration tools to produce polished, audience-specific writing with embedded multimedia.

ELA.10.V.1 Finding Meaning

• ELA.10.V.1 Finding Meaning.
• ELA.10.V.1.1 Use grade-appropriate academic vocabulary accurately in speaking and writing.
• ELA.10.V.1.2 Use word origins and derivations to work out meanings of words and phrases.
• ELA.10.V.1.3 Use context, figurative language, word relationships, references, and background knowledge to find connotative and denotative meanings.