High School ELA Alabama Standards

Research Literacy 9-12

Language Literacy 9-12

Digital Literacy 9-12

Critical Literacy 9-12

Recurring Standards 9-12

Read, analyze, and evaluate complex literary and informational texts written from various cultural perspectives, with an emphasis on works originating outside the United States and the British Isles from 1600 to the present.

Present research findings to peers, either formally or informally, integrating credible, accurate information from multiple sources, including diverse media.

Participate in collaborative discussions involving multiple perspectives, responding and contributing with relevant evidence and commentary.

Analyze and evaluate information from graphic texts to draw conclusions, defend claims, and make decisions.

Analyze how an author's cultural perspective influences style, language, and themes.

Interpret an author's use of characterization, connotation, denotation, figurative language, literary elements, and point of view to create and convey meaning in a variety of texts.

Analyze context and organizational structures to determine theme, tone, and the meaning of the work as a whole.

Compare and/or contrast the perspectives in a variety of fiction, nonfiction, informational, digital, and multimodal texts produced from diverse historical, cultural, and global viewpoints, not limited to the grade-level literary focus.

Read, analyze, and evaluate texts from science, social studies, and other academic disciplines to determine how those disciplines treat domain-specific vocabulary and content organization.

Through active listening, evaluate tone, organization, content, and non-verbal cues to determine the purpose and credibility of a speaker.

Compose both short and extended narrative, informative/explanatory, and argumentative writings that are clear and coherent, use an appropriate command of language, and demonstrate development, organization, style, and tone that are relevant to task, purpose, and audience.

Write a memoir, narrative essay, or personal or fictional narrative to convey a series of events, establishing a clear purpose, using narrative techniques, and sequencing events coherently.

Write explanations and expositions that incorporate relevant evidence, using effective transitions that objectively introduce and develop topics.

Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning, relevant and sufficient evidence, appropriate transitions, and a concluding section that follows from and supports the information presented.

Interpret digital texts to determine subject, occasion, audience, purpose, tone, and credibility.

Interpret a digital audio source to determine subject, occasion, audience, purpose, tone, and credibility.

Create and edit collaborative digital texts that are suitable in purpose and tone for their intended audience and occasion.

Create and deliver an individual or collaborative presentation that is suitable in purpose and tone for its intended audience and occasion.

Interpret how an author's grammar and rhetorical style contribute to the meaning in both fiction, including poetry and prose, and nonfiction, including historical, business, informational, and workplace documents.

Classify formality of language in order to comprehend, interpret, and respond appropriately.

Analyze a speaker's rhetorical, aesthetic, and organizational choices in order to determine point of view and purpose.

Apply conventions of language to communicate effectively with a target audience, including punctuation; capitalization; spelling; verb, pronoun, and modifier usage; and effective sentence structure.

Exhibit stylistic consistency in writing.

Adapt speech to purpose and audience in a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English conventions when indicated or appropriate.

Locate and determine the usefulness of relevant and credible information to answer a question, solve a problem, or defend a position.

Use a variety of search tools and research strategies to locate credible sources.

Use audio sources to obtain useful and credible information to answer a question, solve a problem, or defend a position.

Utilize responsible and ethical research practices to write clear, coherent products with a command of language suitable for a particular target audience and purpose.

Integrate information from at least two kinds of sources into writing, using quotations, paraphrases, and summaries that consistently follow a particular style guide.

Compose clear, coherent writing that incorporates information from at least one scholarly and at least one non-scholarly source and demonstrates a clear position on a topic, answers a research question, or presents a solution to a problem.

Utilize responsible and ethical research practices to present clear, coherent products with a command of language suitable for a target audience and purpose.

Read a variety of print and nonprint documents to acquire new information and respond to the needs and demands of society and the workplace.

Read and comprehend a variety of literary texts to develop a literal and figurative understanding as appropriate to the type of text, purpose, and situation.

Utilize active listening skills in formal and informal conversations, following predetermined norms.

Use digital and electronic tools appropriately, safely, and ethically.

Utilize a writing process which includes planning, revising, editing/peer-editing, and rewriting to create a focused, organized, and coherent piece of writing for a specific purpose and audience.

Employ conventions of grammar, mechanics, and usage in order to communicate effectively with a target audience.

Use context clues to determine meanings of unfamiliar spoken or written words.

Research Literacy

Language Literacy

Digital Literacy

Critical Literacy

Answer wh- questions on modified literary and informational texts originating outside the United States and the British Isles from 1600 to the present.

Using a visual aid, display research findings to a peer audience, conveying accurate information from multiple sources.

Participate in collaborative discussions, responding appropriately and using active listening skills.

Recognize digital text to identify key elements such as subject, audience, and purpose.

Arrange information to create a presentation for an intended audience.

Identify the correct capitalization (i.e., beginning of sentence, names, cities, states, countries, towns, titles, days, months) needed in a sentence.

Identify the correct verb tense that completes a sentence.

Identify adjectives within a sentence.

Identify information on a graphic (i.e., tables, graphs, timelines, maps) from a text to answer a question.

Identify which source would provide relevant and reliable information about a topic.

Summarize information from two research sources.

Identify how an author uses characterization (i.e., physical description, action, point of view) and figurative language to convey meaning in a variety of texts.

Compare and contrast the perspectives (i.e., points of view) of two texts.

Using texts (i.e., sentences, passages) from science, social studies, and mathematics subjects, define domainspecific/lesson-specific vocabulary.

Identify the organizational structures (i.e., chronological, compare and contrast, cause and effect) or purpose (i.e., to instruct, to entertain, to inform, to persuade, to describe) of a presentation.

Compose narratives by introducing a narrator or characters, organizing events in sequence, and providing an ending related to the event sequence.

Compose informative or explanatory texts by stating a topic, providing facts or details, and providing an appropriate conclusion related to the topic.

Compose argumentative text by stating a topic, providing claims that support the argument, and providing an appropriate conclusion related to the topic.

Research Literacy 9-12

Language Literacy 9-12

Digital Literacy 9-12

Critical Literacy 9-12

Recurring Standards 9-12

Read, analyze, and evaluate complex literary and informational texts written from various points of view and cultural perspectives, with an emphasis on works of American literature.

Through active listening, evaluate tone, organization, content, and non-verbal cues to determine the purpose and credibility of a speaker.

Compose and edit both short and extended products in which the development and organization are relevant and suitable to task, purpose, and audience, using an appropriate command of language.

Incorporate narrative techniques in other modes of writing as appropriate.

Write explanations and expositions that examine and convey complex ideas or processes effectively, develop the topic utilizing and citing credible sources of information or data when relevant, use intentional transitions, choose precise vocabulary, and maintain an organized structure.

Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning supported by relevant and sufficient evidence, making rhetorical choices that convey a specific tone or style, including intentional transitions, and providing a logical conclusion that captures the larger implications of the topic or text.

Collaborate on writing tasks in diverse groups, making necessary compromises to accomplish a goal, sharing responsibility for collaborative work, and showing respect for the individual contributions of each group member.

Synthesize multiple sources of information (including diverse media), evaluate the credibility and accuracy of each source, and share information orally.

Participate in collaborative discussions involving multiple cultural and literary perspectives, responding to, contributing to, building upon, and questioning the ideas of others with relevant, appropriate evidence and commentary.

Synthesize information from two or more graphic texts to draw conclusions, defend claims, and make decisions.

Analyze how an author explicitly exhibits his/her cultural perspective in developing style and meaning.

Analyze how an author uses characterization, figurative language, literary elements, and point of view to create and convey meaning.

Evaluate structural and organizational details in literary, nonfiction/informational, digital, and multimodal texts to determine how genre supports the author's purpose.

Analyze a text's explicit and implicit meanings to make inferences about its theme and determine the author's purpose.

Compare and/or contrast the perspectives in a variety of fiction, nonfiction, informational, digital, and multimodal texts produced from diverse historical, cultural, and global viewpoints, not limited to the grade level literary focus.

Read, analyze, and evaluate texts from science, social studies, and other academic disciplines and explain how those disciplines treat domain-specific vocabulary and content and organize information.

Follow instructions in technical materials to complete a specific task.

Analyze digital texts and evaluate their effectiveness in terms of subject, occasion, audience, purpose, tone, and credibility.

Analyze elements of audible communications and evaluate their effectiveness in terms of subject, occasion, audience, purpose, tone, and credibility of digital sources.

Use images, sound, animation, and other modes of expression to create or enhance individual or collaborative digital and multimodal texts that are suitable in purpose and tone for their intended audience and occasion.

Create and deliver an oral presentation, created collaboratively from individual contributions, that is suitable in purpose and tone for its intended audience and occasion.

Interpret how an author's grammar and rhetorical style contribute to the meaning in both fiction, including poetry and prose, and nonfiction, including historical, business, informational, and workplace documents .

Analyze the formality of language in a variety of audible sources in order to comprehend, interpret, and respond appropriately.

Analyze a speaker's rhetorical, aesthetic, and organizational choices in order to determine point of view, purpose, and effectiveness.

Apply conventions of standard English grammar, mechanics, and usage, including appropriate formality of language, to communicate effectively with a target audience.

Exhibit stylistic complexity and sophistication in writing.

Deliver a speech suitable for an authentic audience for a specific purpose, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.

Evaluate the credibility of sources in terms of authority, relevance, accuracy, and purpose.

Assess the usefulness of written information to answer a research question, solve a problem, or take a position.

Use a variety of search tools and research strategies to locate credible sources.

Locate and acquire audible information to answer a question, solve a problem, or defend a position, utilizing active listening to assess its usefulness, relevance, and credibility.

Synthesize research results, using responsible, ethical practices to gather information, and write clear, coherent products demonstrating command of language that is suitable for the target audience and purpose.

Integrate ethically-acquired information from at least three sources of varying types, including at least one visual or statistical source, into a research product, using proper quoting, paraphrasing, summarizing, and citation practices that consistently follow rules of a particular style guide.

Compose clear, coherent writing that incorporates information from a variety of scholarly and non-scholarly sources and demonstrates a clear position on a topic, answers a research question, or presents a solution to a problem.

Synthesize research using responsible and ethical practices to create and orally present clear, coherent products demonstrating command of language that is suitable for the target audience and purpose.

Read a variety of print and nonprint documents to acquire new information and respond to the needs and demands of society and the workplace.

Read and comprehend a variety of literary texts to develop a literal and figurative understanding as appropriate to the type of text, purpose, and situation.

Utilize active listening skills in formal and informal conversations, following predetermined norms.

Use digital and electronic tools appropriately, safely, and ethically.

Utilize a writing process which includes planning, revising, editing/peer-editing, and rewriting to create a focused, organized, and coherent piece of writing for a specific purpose and audience.

Employ conventions of grammar, mechanics, and usage in order to communicate effectively with a target audience.

Use context clues to determine meanings of unfamiliar spoken or written words.

Research Literacy

Digital Literacy

Critical Literacy

Answer wh- questions on modified literary and informational texts of American literature.

Identify the purpose (i.e., to instruct, to entertain, to inform, to persuade, to describe) of a speaker’s presentation.

Compose narratives by introducing a narrator or characters, organizing events in sequence, and providing an ending related to the event sequence.

Compose informative or explanatory texts by stating a topic, providing facts or details, and providing an appropriate conclusion related to the topic.

Compose argumentative texts by stating a topic, providing reasons that support the argument, and providing an appropriate conclusion related to the topic.

Participate in collaborative discussions, responding appropriately and using active listening skills.

Arrange information to create a presentation for an intended audience.

Identify information on a graphic (i.e., tables, graphs, timelines, maps) from a text to answer a question.

Identify a sentence that uses correct capitalization (i.e., beginning of sentence, names, cities, states, countries, towns, titles, days, months).

Identify the correct verb tense that completes a sentence.

Identify adjectives within a sentence.

Identify which source would provide relevant and reliable information about a topic.

Summarize and draw a conclusion about information from a research source.

Identify how an author uses characterization (i.e., physical description, action, point of view) and figurative language to convey meaning in a variety of texts.

Compare and contrast the perspectives (i.e., points of view) of two texts.

Using texts (i.e., sentences, passages) from science, social studies, and mathematics subjects, define domainspecific/lesson-specific vocabulary.

Read and follow instructions.

Research Literacy 9-12

Language Literacy 9-12

Digital Literacy 9-12

Critical Literacy 9-12

Recurring Standards 9-12

Read, analyze, and evaluate complex literary and historical texts written from particular points of view or cultural experiences, with an emphasis on works of literature from the British Isles.

Read, analyze, and evaluate a play by William Shakespeare, including an examination of its contributions to the English language and its influences on other works of literature.

Determine through active listening the purpose, credibility, and effectiveness of a speaker or multiple sources of information by evaluating tone, organization, content, and verbal and non-verbal cues and identifying any fallacious reasoning or distorted evidence.

Compose, edit, and revise both short and extended products in which the development, organization, and style are relevant and suitable to task, purpose, and audience, using an appropriate command of language.

Incorporate narrative techniques into other modes of writing as appropriate.

Write explanations and expositions that examine and convey complex ideas or processes effectively, develop the topic utilizing and citing credible sources of information or data when relevant, use intentional transitions, choose precise vocabulary, and maintain an organized structure and style.

Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence, making intentional rhetorical choices to convey a specific tone or style, including intentional transitions, and providing a logical conclusion that captures the larger implications of the topic or text.

Within diverse and collaborative writing groups, effectively and respectfully demonstrate a willingness to make necessary compromises to accomplish a goal, share responsibility for collaborative work, and consider contributions made by each group member.

Evaluate the credibility and accuracy of sources from diverse media and/or formats and then use multiple suitable sources of information to develop an idea or further a position.

Actively engage in collaborative discussions about topics and texts, expressing their own ideas by respectfully contributing to, building upon, and questioning the ideas of others in pairs, diverse groups, and whole class settings.

Synthesize information from two or more graphic texts to draw conclusions, defend claims, and make decisions.

Evaluate how an author explicitly exhibits his/her cultural perspective in developing style and meaning.

Evaluate an author's use of characterization, figurative language, literary elements, and point of view to create and convey meaning.

Evaluate structural and organizational details in texts to determine the author's purpose, including cases in which the meaning is ironic or satirical.

Analyze a text's explicit and implicit meanings to make inferences about its theme and determine the author's purpose.

Compare and/or contrast the perspectives in a variety of fiction, nonfiction, informational, digital, and multimodal texts produced from diverse historical, cultural, and global viewpoints, not limited to the grade level literary focus.

Read, analyze, and evaluate texts from science, social studies, and other academic disciplines and explain how those disciplines treat domain-specific vocabulary and content and organize information.

Follow instructions in technical materials to complete a specific task.

Analyze digital texts and evaluate their effectiveness in terms of subject, occasion, audience, purpose, tone, and credibility.

Analyze elements of audible communications and evaluate their effectiveness in terms of subject, occasion, audience, purpose, tone, and credibility of digital sources.

Use images, sound, animation, and other modes of expression to create or enhance individual or collaborative digital and multimodal texts that are suitable in purpose and tone for their intended audience and occasion.

Create and deliver an oral presentation, created collaboratively from individual contributions, that is suitable in purpose and tone for its intended audience and occasion.

Interpret how an author's grammar and rhetorical style contribute to the meaning in both fiction, including poetry and prose, and nonfiction, including historical, business, informational, and workplace documents .

Evaluate the formality of language in a variety of audible sources to comprehend, interpret, and respond appropriately.

Analyze a speaker's rhetorical, aesthetic, and organizational choices in order to determine point of view, purpose, and effectiveness.

Apply conventions of standard English grammar, mechanics, and usage, including appropriate formality of language, to communicate effectively with a target audience.

Exhibit stylistic complexity, sophistication, and consistency in writing.

Deliver a speech suitable for a professional audience of college and/or workforce stakeholders for a specific purpose, demonstrating command of formal English.

Evaluate the credibility of sources in terms of authority, relevance, accuracy, and purpose.

Assess the usefulness of written information to answer a research question, solve a problem, or take a position.

Use a variety of search tools and research strategies to locate and acquire credible, relevant, and useful information.

Locate and acquire audible information to answer a question, solve a problem, or defend a position, utilizing active listening to assess its usefulness, relevance, and credibility.

Synthesize research results, using responsible, ethical practices to gather information, and write clear, coherent products demonstrating command of language that is suitable for the target audience and purpose.

Integrate ethically-acquired information from at least three sources of varying types, including at least one visual or statistical source, into a research product, using proper quoting, paraphrasing, summarizing, and citation practices that consistently follow rules of a particular style guide.

Compose clear, coherent writing that incorporates information from a variety of scholarly and non-scholarly sources and demonstrates a clear position on a topic, answers a research question, or presents a solution to a problem.

Synthesize research using responsible and ethical practices to create and orally present clear, coherent products demonstrating command of language that is suitable for the target audience and purpose.

Read a variety of print and nonprint documents to acquire new information and respond to the needs and demands of society and the workplace.

Read and comprehend a variety of literary texts to develop a literal and figurative understanding as appropriate to the type of text, purpose, and situation.

Utilize active listening skills in formal and informal conversations, following predetermined norms.

Use digital and electronic tools appropriately, safely, and ethically.

Utilize a writing process which includes planning, revising, editing/peer-editing, and rewriting to create a focused, organized, and coherent piece of writing for a specific purpose and audience.

Employ conventions of grammar, mechanics, and usage in order to communicate effectively with a target audience.

Use context clues to determine meanings of unfamiliar spoken or written words.

Research Literacy

Language Literacy

Digital Literacy

Critical Literacy

Answer wh- questions on modified literary and informational texts of British literature.

Identify the purpose (i.e., to instruct, to entertain, to inform, to persuade, to describe) of a speaker’s presentation.

Compose narratives by introducing a narrator or characters, organizing events in sequence, and providing an ending related to the event sequence.

Compose informative or explanatory texts by stating a topic, providing facts or details, and providing an appropriate conclusion related to the topic.

Compose argumentative texts by stating a topic, providing reasons that support your argument, and providing an appropriate conclusion related to the topic.

Participate in collaborative discussions, responding appropriately, expressing ideas, and using active listening skills.

Arrange information to create a presentation for an intended audience.

Identify information on a graphic (i.e., tables, graphs, timelines, maps) from a text to answer a question.

Identify a sentence that uses correct capitalization (i.e., beginning of sentence, names, cities, states, countries, towns, titles, days, months).

Identify the correct verb tense that completes a sentence.

Identify adjectives within a sentence.

Identify which source would provide relevant and reliable information about a topic.

Summarize and draw a conclusion about information from a research source.

Identify how an author uses characterization (i.e., physical description, action, point of view) and figurative language to convey meaning in a variety of texts.

Compare and contrast the perspectives (i.e., points of view) of two texts.

Using texts (i.e., sentences, passages) from science, social studies, and mathematics subjects, define domainspecific/lesson-specific vocabulary.

Read and follow instructions.

Research Literacy 9-12

Language Literacy 9-12

Digital Literacy 9-12

Critical Literacy 9-12

Recurring Standards 9-12

Read a variety of print and nonprint documents to acquire new information and respond to the needs and demands of society and the workplace.

Read and comprehend a variety of literary texts to develop a literal and figurative understanding as appropriate to the type of text, purpose, and situation.

Utilize active listening skills in formal and informal conversations, following predetermined norms.

Use digital and electronic tools appropriately, safely, and ethically.

Utilize a writing process which includes planning, revising, editing/peer-editing, and rewriting to create a focused, organized, and coherent piece of writing for a specific purpose and audience.

Employ conventions of grammar, mechanics, and usage in order to communicate effectively with a target audience.

Use context clues to determine meanings of unfamiliar spoken or written words.

Read, analyze, and evaluate complex literary and informational texts written from various cultural perspectives, with an emphasis on works originating outside the United States and the British Isles through 1599.

Present research findings to a peer audience, either formally or informally, conveying credible, accurate information from multiple sources, including diverse media.

Participate in collaborative discussions involving multiple perspectives, responding and contributing with relevant evidence and commentary.

Analyze information from graphic texts to draw conclusions, defend claims, and make decisions.

Analyze how an author's cultural perspective influences style, language, and themes.

Analyze how authors use characterization, connotation, denotation, figurative language, literary elements, and point of view to create and convey meaning in a variety of texts.

Analyze the impact of context and organizational structures on theme, tone, and the meaning of the work as a whole.

Compare and/or contrast the perspectives in a variety of fiction, nonfiction, informational, digital, and multimodal texts produced from diverse historical, cultural, and global points of view, not limited to the grade-level literary focus.

Read, analyze, and evaluate texts from science, social studies, and other academic disciplines to determine how those disciplines treat domain-specific vocabulary and content organization.

Through active listening, evaluate tone, organization, content, and non-verbal cues to determine the purpose and credibility of a speaker.

Compose both short and extended narrative, informative/explanatory, and argumentative writings that are clear and coherent, use an appropriate command of language, and demonstrate development, organization, style, and tone that are relevant to task, purpose, and audience.

Write a memoir, narrative essay, or personal or fictional narrative to convey a series of events, establishing a clear purpose and using narrative techniques.

Write explanations and expositions that incorporate evidence, using transitions and techniques that objectively introduce and develop topics.

Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning, relevant and sufficient evidence, transitions, and a concluding statement or section that follows from the information presented.

Interpret digital texts to determine their subject, occasion, audience, purpose, tone, and credibility.

Interpret a digital audio source to determine its subject, occasion, audience, purpose, tone, and credibility.

Create and edit digital texts that are suitable in purpose and tone for their intended audience and occasion.

Create and deliver a collaborative presentation that is suitable in purpose and tone for its intended audience and occasion.

Interpret how an author's grammar and rhetorical style contribute to the meaning in both fiction, including poetry and prose, and nonfiction, including historical, business, informational, and workplace documents.

Classify formality of language in order to comprehend, interpret, and respond appropriately.

Analyze a speaker's rhetorical, aesthetic, and organizational choices in order to determine point of view and purpose.

Apply conventions of language to communicate effectively with a target audience, including punctuation; capitalization; spelling; verb, pronoun, and modifier usage; and effective sentence structure.

Exhibit stylistic consistency in writing.

Adapt speech to purpose and audience in a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English conventions as indicated or appropriate.

Locate and determine the usefulness of relevant and credible information to answer a question, solve a problem, or defend a position.

Use a variety of search tools and research strategies.

Use audio sources to obtain useful and credible information to answer a question, solve a problem, or defend a position.

Utilize responsible and ethical research practices to write clear, coherent products with a command of language suitable for a particular target audience and purpose.

Integrate information from at least two sources into writing by quoting, paraphrasing, or summarizing and cite sources, following the rules of a particular style guide.

Compose clear, coherent writing that incorporates information from at least one scholarly source and demonstrates a clear position on a topic, answers a research question, or presents a solution to a problem.

Utilize responsible and ethical research practices to present clear, coherent products with a command of language suitable for a particular target audience and purpose.

Research Literacy

Language Literacy

Digital Literacy

Critical Literacy

Answer wh- questions on modified literary and informational texts originating outside the United States and the British Isles through 1599.

Using a visual aid, display research findings to a peer audience, conveying accurate information from multiple sources.

Participate in collaborative discussions, responding appropriately and using active listening skills.

Recognize digital text to identify key elements such as subject, audience, and purpose.

Arrange information to create a presentation for an intended audience.

Identify the correct capitalization (i.e., beginning of sentence, names, cities, states, countries, towns, titles, days, months) needed in a sentence.

Identify the correct verb tense that completes a sentence.

Identify adjectives within a sentence.

Identify information on a graphic (i.e., tables, graphs, timelines, maps) from a text to answer a question.

Identify which source would provide relevant and reliable information about a topic.

Summarize information from two research sources.

Identify how an author uses characterization (i.e., physical description, action, point of view) and figurative language to convey meaning in a variety of texts.

Compare and contrast the perspectives (i.e., points of view) of two texts.

Using texts (i.e., sentences, passages) from science, social studies, and mathematics subjects, define domain-specific/lesson-specific vocabulary.

Identify the organizational structures (i.e., chronological, compare and contrast, cause and effect) or purpose (i.e., to instruct, to entertain, to inform, to persuade, to describe) of a presentation.

Compose narratives by introducing a narrator or characters, organizing events in sequence, and providing an ending related to the event sequence.

Compose informative or explanatory texts by stating a topic, providing facts or details, and providing an appropriate conclusion related to the topic.

Compose argumentative text by stating a topic, providing claims that support the argument, and providing an appropriate conclusion related to the topic.