12th Grade ELA (Florida B.E.S.T.)

ELA.12.R.1 Reading Prose and Poetry

• ELA.12.R.1 Reading Prose and Poetry.
• ELA.12.R.1.1 Assess how core literary elements add layers of meaning or style and why they matter to interpretation.
• ELA.12.R.1.2 Examine two or more themes and judge how they unfold across a literary work.
• ELA.12.R.1.3 Judge how character viewpoints change over a work, including viewpoints that clash.
• ELA.12.R.1.4 Judge major poets' work in light of the historical period in which they wrote.

ELA.12.R.2 Reading Informational Text

• ELA.12.R.2 Reading Informational Text.
• ELA.12.R.2.1 Judge informational text structures and features, and suggest ways to strengthen them.
• ELA.12.R.2.2 Judge how an author builds central ideas and suggest ways to strengthen supporting evidence.
• ELA.12.R.2.3 Judge the author's decisions in setting and accomplishing a text's purposes.
• ELA.12.R.2.4 Compare arguments across related texts, judging claims, reasoning, shared evidence, and rhetoric.

ELA.12.R.3 Reading Across Genres

• ELA.12.R.3 Reading Across Genres.
• ELA.12.R.3.1 Judge how an author uses figurative language and how effective that use is.
• ELA.12.R.3.2 Restate grade-level text content in your own words.
• ELA.12.R.3.3 Analyze how classic literature shapes contemporary world texts.
• ELA.12.R.3.4 Judge rhetorical decisions across several texts.

ELA.12.C.1 Communicating Through Writing

• ELA.12.C.1 Communicating Through Writing.
• ELA.12.C.1.2 Craft complex narratives using techniques that present several viewpoints and convey universal themes.
• ELA.12.C.1.3 Build argument writing from deep text analysis, using sound reasoning, credible sources, and elaboration.
• ELA.12.C.1.4 Write detailed analyzes of complex texts with organized structure and fitting tone and voice.
• ELA.12.C.1.5 Revise writing using feedback from adults, peers, or online tools to sharpen purpose, clarity, and style.

ELA.12.C.2 Communicating Orally

• ELA.12.C.2 Communicating Orally.
• ELA.12.C.2.1 Deliver spoken information with logical order, clear focus, credible evidence, and fitting rhetorical devices.

ELA.12.C.3 Following Conventions

• ELA.12.C.3 Following Conventions.
• ELA.12.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.12.C.4 Researching

• ELA.12.C.4 Researching.
• ELA.12.C.4.1 Research a current issue to answer a question, combining information from varied sources.

ELA.12.C.5 Creating and Collaborating

• ELA.12.C.5 Creating and Collaborating.
• ELA.12.C.5.1 Plan and judge how effectively digital presentations communicate their message.
• ELA.12.C.5.2 Produce and share multimedia works across multiple digital formats.

ELA.12.V.1 Finding Meaning

• ELA.12.V.1 Finding Meaning.
• ELA.12.V.1.1 Use grade-appropriate academic vocabulary accurately in speech and writing.
• ELA.12.V.1.2 Use word origins, derivations, and common foreign phrases to infer meanings in grade-level content.
• ELA.12.V.1.3 Infer word and phrase meanings, both literal and implied, using context, figurative language, relationships, references, and background knowledge.