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K–12 Standards

High School English l and English ll Essence Statements (2026)

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ReadingR

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    Developing and Sustaining Foundational Language SkillsR.1

    1. 1

      Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking–vocabulary. The student uses newly acquired vocabulary expressively.R.1.1

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    Comprehension SkillsR.2

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      Comprehension skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts. The student uses metacognitive skills to both develop and deepen comprehension of increasingly complex texts.R.2.1

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    Response SkillsR.3

    1. 1

      Response skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts. The student responds to an increasingly challenging variety of sources that are read, heard, or viewed.R.3.1

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    Literary Elements and Genres R.4

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      Multiple genres: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts– literary elements. The student recognizes and analyzes literary elements within and across increasingly complex traditional, contemporary, classical, and diverse literary texts. R.4.1

    2. 2

      Multiple genres: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts–genres. The student recognizes and analyzes genrespecific characteristics, structures, and purposes within and across increasingly complex traditional, contemporary, classical, and diverse texts.R.4.2

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    Author’s Purpose and CraftR.5

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      Author’s purpose and craft: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts. The student uses critical inquiry to analyze the authors’ choices and how they influence and communicate meaning within a variety of texts. The student analyzes and applies author’s craft purposefully in order to develop his or her own products and performances.R.5.1

WritingW

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    Composition – Writing Process and GenresW.1

    1. 1

      Composition: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts–writing process. The student uses the writing process recursively to compose multiple texts that are legible and uses appropriate conventions.W.1.1

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Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, and Grade 12

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