Grades K-12 Standards for English Language Arts

Standards for English Language Arts

and Literacy in History/Social
Studies, Science, and Technical
Subjects, Grades K-5

Standards for English Language Arts

Grades 6-12

Standards for Literacy in

History/Social Studies, Science and
Technical Subjects, Grades 6-12

(MCA III in Reading Administered in Grades 3-8, 10)

Grade
s K-5

Reading
(Literature and
Informational Text)
Key Ideas and Details
Craft and Structure
Integration of Knowledge
and Ideas
Range of Reading and
Level of Text Complexity
Read text, determine
explicitly meaning and
make logical inferences
from it
Determine and analyze
development of central
ideas or themes
Analyze how and why
ideas develop and
interact over the course
of a text
Interpret words and
phrases including
determining technical,
connotative, and
figurative meanings
Analyze the structure of
texts, including how
specific sentences,
paragraphs, and larger

Writing

Text types and Purposes

Writing Process
Research to Build and
Present Knowledge
Range of Writing

Speaking, Viewing,
Listening, Media Literacy

Write arguments to
support claims in an
analysis of substantive
topics or texts
Write
informative/explanatory
texts to examine and
convey complex ideas
and information through
the effective selection,
organization, and
analysis of content
Write narratives and
other creative texts to
develop real or imagined
experiences using
effective technique, wellchosen details, and wellstructured event
sequences

Language

Comprehension and
Collaboration
Presentation of Knowledge
and Ideas
Media Literacy
Prepare for and participate
effectively in a range of
conversations and
collaborations with diverse
partners
Integrate and evaluate
information including
visually, quantitatively,
and orally
Evaluate a speakers point
of view, reasoning, and
use of evidence and
rhetoric
Present information and
findings such that
listeners can follow
reasoning and
development, and style
are appropriate to task,

Conventions of Standard
English
Knowledge of Language
Vocabulary Acquisition and
Use

Demonstrate command of
standard English grammar
when writing or speaking
Demonstrate command of
standard English
capitalization, punctuation,
and spelling when writing
Apply knowledge of language
to understand how language
functions in different
contexts, to make effective
choices for meaning or style,
and to comprehend more
fully when reading or
listening
Determine or clarify the
meaning of unknown and
multiple-meaning words and

portions of the text relate

to each other and the
whole
Assess how point of view
shapes the content and
style of a text
Integrate and evaluate
content presented in
diverse media and
formats
Delineate and evaluate
the argument and specific
claims in a text
Analyze how two or more
texts address similar
themes or topics in order
to build knowledge or to
compare the approaches
the authors take
Read and comprehend
complex literary and
informational texts
independently and
proficiently

Produce clear and

coherent writing in which
the development,
organization, and style
are appropriate to task,
purpose, and audience
Use a writing process to
develop and strengthen
writing as needed by
planning, drafting,
revising, editing,
rewriting, or trying a new
approach
Use technology, including
the Internet, to produce
and publish writing and
to interact and
collaborate with others
Conduct research
projects based on
focused questions,
demonstrating
understanding of the
subject under
investigation
Gather relevant
information from multiple
sources, assess the
credibility and accuracy
of each source, integrate
the information while
avoiding plagiarism
Draw evidence from
literary or informational
texts to support analysis,
reflection, and research
Write routinely over
extended time frames
and shorter time frames

purpose, and audience

Make strategic use of
digital media and visual
displays of data to express
information and enhance
understanding of
presentations
Adapt speech to a variety
of contexts and
communicative tasks,
demonstrating command
of formal English when
indicated or appropriate
Critically analyze
information found in
electronic, print, and mass
media
Communicate using
traditional or digital
multimedia formats and
digital writing and
publishing for a specific
purpose

phrases by using context

clues, analyzing meaningful
word parts, and consulting
general and specialized
reference materials, as
appropriate
Demonstrate understanding
of figurative language, word
relationships and nuances in
word meanings
Acquire and use accurately a
range of general academic
and domain-specific words
and phrases sufficient for
reading, writing, speaking,
and listening at the college
and career readiness level;
demonstrate independence
in gathering vocabulary
knowledge when
encountering an unknown
term important to
comprehension or expression

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purposes, and audiences

Grade
s 6-12

Explicit and implicit text

evidence; central ideas
and themes
How and why individuals,
events, and ideas develop
over the course of the
text
Interpret words and
phrases as they are used
in text
Analyze the structure of
texts
Point of view: Minnesota
American Indian
perspective specifically
mentioned
Integrate and evaluate
content presented in
diverse formats
Compare and contrast
text, including those by
and about Minnesota
American Indians
Read and comprehend
complex literary and
informational texts
independently and

Write persuasive,
informational, narrative,
and creative text
Clear and coherent
writing that is developed
and organized
Writing process
Use of technology to
publish, interact,
collaborate
Research projects using
multiple resources
Use literary and
informational text to
support analysis,
reflection, and research
Write routinely over short
and extended time
frames

Collaborate, express ideas

clearly, build on others
ideas
Cooperate, mediate,
problem-solve
Evaluate speakers point
of view and rhetoric;
consider audience
Analyze and explain main
ideas and supporting
details
Present claims and
findings
Adapt speech to a variety
of audiences and tasks
Incorporate feedback into
presentations
Command of formal
English
Understand, analyze, and
use different types of print
and media
Ethical and safe practices
of social and personal
media
Create a multimedia work
(informative, artistic,

Demonstrate command of
conventions of standard
English grammar when
writing and speaking
Understand how language
functions in different contexts
Determine or clarify the
meaning of unknown and
multiple meaning words and
phrases;
Figurative language
Acquire and use academic
and domain-specific words
and phrases

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persuasive)