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6th Grade ELA (Florida B.E.S.T.)

Your Teacher Information Pack for 6th Grade ELA (Florida B.E.S.T.): the standards with their official codes, in our own short summaries, plus tests and official links.

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State
Florida
Grade
Grade 6
Source
Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards (Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking)
Last checked
2026-10-20

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The standards (our summaries)

Official Florida codes with our own short summaries (not the official wording). Each code links to the official document.

ELA.6.R.1 Reading Prose and Poetry

  • ELA.6.R.1 Reading Prose and Poetry.
  • ELA.6.R.1.1 Examine how interactions between characters drive plot development in a literary text.
  • ELA.6.R.1.2 Analyze how stated or implied themes develop across a literary text.
  • ELA.6.R.1.3 Explain how multiple narrators or shifts in point of view influence a literary text.
  • ELA.6.R.1.4 Describe how various poetic forms affect a poem's meaning and style.

ELA.6.R.2 Reading Informational Text

  • ELA.6.R.2 Reading Informational Text.
  • ELA.6.R.2.1 Explain how individual text sections and features convey meaning in texts.
  • ELA.6.R.2.2 Analyze implied or explicit central ideas and how the text develops them.
  • ELA.6.R.2.3 Analyze authors' purposes when they present multiple accounts of the same event or topic.
  • ELA.6.R.2.4 Track how an argument develops and identify the types of reasoning used.

ELA.6.R.3 Reading Across Genres

  • ELA.6.R.3 Reading Across Genres.
  • ELA.6.R.3.1 Explain how figurative language shapes tone and meaning in texts.
  • ELA.6.R.3.2 Paraphrase content from grade-level texts in your own words.
  • ELA.6.R.3.3 Compare how authors from different time periods address the same or related topics.
  • ELA.6.R.3.4 Identify the rhetorical appeals used in a text.

ELA.6.C.1 Communicating Through Writing

  • ELA.6.C.1 Communicating Through Writing.
  • ELA.6.C.1.2 Write personal or fictional narratives using narrative techniques, precise word choice, and figurative language.
  • ELA.6.C.1.3 Support a claim with logical reasoning, varied sources, elaboration, organization, and transitions.
  • ELA.6.C.1.4 Write expository texts that explain or analyze multi-source information using organization, elaboration, and transitions.
  • ELA.6.C.1.5 Improve writing by planning, revising, and editing, using feedback from adults and peers.

ELA.6.C.2 Communicating Orally

  • ELA.6.C.2 Communicating Orally.
  • ELA.6.C.2.1 Deliver information orally in logical order using nonverbal cues, volume, clarity, and pacing.

ELA.6.C.3 Following Conventions

  • ELA.6.C.3 Following Conventions.
  • ELA.6.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.6.C.4 Researching

  • ELA.6.C.4 Researching.
  • ELA.6.C.4.1 Research a question using multiple reliable, valid sources, refocusing the inquiry when appropriate.

ELA.6.C.5 Creating and Collaborating

  • ELA.6.C.5 Creating and Collaborating.
  • ELA.6.C.5.1 Integrate varied digital media to engage the audience in oral or written tasks.
  • ELA.6.C.5.2 Use digital tools to produce writing.

ELA.6.V.1 Finding Meaning

  • ELA.6.V.1 Finding Meaning.
  • ELA.6.V.1.1 Use grade-level academic vocabulary accurately in speaking and writing.
  • ELA.6.V.1.2 Use Greek and Latin roots and affixes to determine meanings of grade-level words.
  • ELA.6.V.1.3 Use context, figurative language, word relationships, references, or background knowledge to find connotative and denotative meanings.
ELA Expectations (K–12) (apply to every grade)

ELA Expectations (ELA.K12.EE)

  • ELA.K12.EE.1.1 Support explanations and reasoning with specific textual evidence.
  • ELA.K12.EE.2.1 Read and understand grade-level complex texts with proficiency.
  • ELA.K12.EE.3.1 Draw inferences that deepen understanding of a text.
  • ELA.K12.EE.4.1 Use teamwork strategies and active listening in varied discussions.
  • ELA.K12.EE.5.1 Apply a format's accepted rules to produce quality work.
  • ELA.K12.EE.6.1 Match voice and tone to the situation when speaking or writing.

Tests and key dates

State tests for this grade: STAAR Grade 6 Reading Language Arts · FAST ELA Reading (Florida, grades 3–10) · B.E.S.T. Writing (Florida, grades 4–10).

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Benchmark codes from Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards, Florida Department of Education. Summaries are Classfern's own words, not the official text.

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