State
of Florida-Sunshine State Standards
Language
Arts Grades 9-12
Reading
Standard
1:
The student uses the reading process effectively. (LA.A.1.4)
1.
selects and uses strategies to understand words and
text, and to make and confirm inferences from what is
read, including interpreting diagrams, graphs, and statistical
illustrations
Standard
2:
The student constructs meaning from a wide range of
texts. (LA.A.2.4)
1. determines the main idea and identifies relevant
details, methods of development, and their effectiveness
in a variety of types of written material
2. determines the author’s purpose and point of
view and their effects on the text
4. locates, gathers, analyzes, and evaluates written
information for a variety purposes, including research
projects, real world tasks, and self improvement
Writing
Standard
1:
The student uses writing processes effectively. (LA.B.1.4)
2.
drafts and revises writing that: is focused, purposeful,
and reflects insight into writing situation; has an
organizational pattern that provides for a logical progression
of ideas; has effective use of transitional devices
that contribute to a sense of completeness; has support
that is substantial, specific, relevant, and concrete;
demonstrates a commitment to and involvement with a
subject; uses creative writing strategies as appropriate
to the purposes of the paper; demonstrates a mature
command of language with freshness of expression; has
varied sentence structure; has few, if any, convention
errors in mechanics, usage, punctuation, and spelling.
3. produces final documents that have been edited for:
correct spelling; correct punctuation, including commas,
colons, and common use of semicolons; correct capitalization;
correct sentence formation; correct instances of possessives,
subject/verb agreement, instances of noun/pronoun agreement,
and the intentional use of fragments for effect; and
correct formatting that appeals to readers, including
appropriate use of a variety of graphics, tables, charts
and illustrations in both standard and innovative formats.
Standard
2:
The student writes to communicate ideas and information
effectively. (LA.B.2.4)
3.
writes fluently for a variety of occasions, audiences,
and purposes, making appropriate choices regarding style,
tone, level of detail, and organization.
Listening,
Viewing, and Speaking
Standard
1:
The student uses listening strategies effectively. (LA.C.1.4)
1.
selects and uses appropriate listening strategies according
to the intended purpose, such as solving problems, interpreting
and evaluating the techniques and intent of a presentation,
and taking action in career-related situations.
3. uses effective strategies for informal and formal
discussions, including listening actively and reflectively,
connecting to and building on the ideas of a previous
speaker, and respecting the viewpoints of others.
4. identifies bias, prejudice, or propaganda in oral
messages.
Standard
3:
The student uses speaking strategies effectively. (LA.C.3.4)
1.
uses volume, stress, pacing, enunciation, eye contact,
and gestures that meet the needs of the audience and
topic.
2. selects and uses a variety of speaking strategies
to clarify meaning and to reflect understanding, interpretation,
application, and evaluation of content, processes, or
experiences, including asking questions when necessary,
making appropriate and meaningful comments, and making
insightful observations.
4. applies oral communication skills to interviews,
group presentations, formal presentations, and impromptu
situations.
5. develops and sustains a line of argument and provides
appropriate support.
Literature
Standard
1:
The student understands the common features of a variety
of literary form. (LA.E.1.4)
1. identifies the characteristics that distinguish literary
forms.
2. understands the different stylistic, thematic, and
technical qualities present in the literature of different
cultures and historical periods.
Standard
2:
The student responds critically to fiction, nonfiction,
poetry, and drama. (LA.E.2.4)
6.
recognizes and explains those elements in texts that
prompt a personal response, such as connections between
one’s own life and the characters, events, motives,
and cause of conflicts in texts
7. examines a literary text from several critical perspectives
