Florida’s B.E.S.T. Access Points: Grade 9
Skills available for Florida Grade 9 language arts standards
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Foundational Skills
Applying Foundational Reading Skills for Secondary
ELA.612.F.2.AP.1a Combine word parts (blend syllables, attach affixes to root words, fingerspell, etc.) to produce words in the student's mode of communication.
Prefixes
Suffixes
Prefixes and suffixes
Two-syllable words
Multisyllabic words
ELA.612.F.2.AP.1a Combine word parts (blend syllables, attach affixes to root words, fingerspell, etc.) to produce words in the student's mode of communication.
Prefixes
Suffixes
Prefixes and suffixes
Two-syllable words
Multisyllabic words
ELA.612.F.2.AP.1b Segment single-syllable and multisyllabic words using the students mode of communication.
ELA.612.F.2.AP.1b Segment single-syllable and multisyllabic words using the students mode of communication.
ELA.612.F.2.AP.2a Decode single-syllable and multisyllabic words as appropriate to the students mode of communication.
Short vowels: decode
Long vowels: decode
Short and long vowels: decode
Two-syllable words
ELA.612.F.2.AP.2a Decode single-syllable and multisyllabic words as appropriate to the students mode of communication.
Short vowels: decode
Long vowels: decode
Short and long vowels: decode
Two-syllable words
ELA.612.F.2.AP.2b Read multisyllabic words using a combined knowledge of all letter-sound correspondences, and syllabication patterns using to the student's mode of communication.
ELA.612.F.2.AP.2b Read multisyllabic words using a combined knowledge of all letter-sound correspondences, and syllabication patterns using to the student's mode of communication.
ELA.612.F.2.AP.3a Encode single-syllable and multisyllabic words using the students mode of communication.
Short vowels: encode
Long vowels: encode
Short and long vowels: encode
ELA.612.F.2.AP.3a Encode single-syllable and multisyllabic words using the students mode of communication.
Short vowels: encode
Long vowels: encode
Short and long vowels: encode
ELA.612.F.2.AP.4 Read grade-level text at the student's ability level with accuracy, automaticity, and prosody or expression as appropriate for the student's mode of communication.
Informational texts
Literary texts
ELA.612.F.2.AP.4 Read grade-level text at the student's ability level with accuracy, automaticity, and prosody or expression as appropriate for the student's mode of communication.
Informational texts
Literary texts
Communication
Communicating Through Writing
ELA.9.C.1.AP.2 Write a narrative using narrative techniques, varied transitions and a clearly established point of view.
Point of view
Transitions
Word choice and usage
Descriptive details
ELA.9.C.1.AP.2 Write a narrative using narrative techniques, varied transitions and a clearly established point of view.
Point of view
Transitions
Word choice and usage
Descriptive details
ELA.9.C.1.AP.3 Argue a position, supporting claims using logical reasoning and credible evidence from multiple sources, rebutting counterclaims with relevant evidence, using a logical organizational structure, elaboration, purposeful transitions and a tone appropriate to the task.
Thesis statements
Organization
Supporting details
Logical fallacies
Counterclaims
Transitions
Tone
ELA.9.C.1.AP.3 Argue a position, supporting claims using logical reasoning and credible evidence from multiple sources, rebutting counterclaims with relevant evidence, using a logical organizational structure, elaboration, purposeful transitions and a tone appropriate to the task.
Thesis statements
Organization
Supporting details
Logical fallacies
Counterclaims
Transitions
Tone
ELA.9.C.1.AP.4 Write an expository text to explain and analyze information from multiple sources, using a logical organization, varied purposeful transitions and a tone appropriate to the task.
Supporting details
Organization
Transitions
Tone
Text structures
ELA.9.C.1.AP.4 Write an expository text to explain and analyze information from multiple sources, using a logical organization, varied purposeful transitions and a tone appropriate to the task.
Supporting details
Organization
Transitions
Tone
Text structures
ELA.9.C.1.AP.5 Improve writing when given feedback from an adult, a peer and/or an online editing tool, revising for clarity and cohesiveness.
Organization
Sentence structure
Revision
Punctuation
Capitalization
Formatting
Apostrophes
Pronouns
Subject-verb agreement
Verb tense
Adjectives and adverbs
Plagiarism
ELA.9.C.1.AP.5 Improve writing when given feedback from an adult, a peer and/or an online editing tool, revising for clarity and cohesiveness.
Organization
Sentence structure
Revision
Punctuation
Capitalization
Formatting
Apostrophes
Pronouns
Subject-verb agreement
Verb tense
Adjectives and adverbs
Plagiarism
Communicating Orally
ELA.9.C.2.AP.1 Present information, with a logical organization and coherent focus, with credible evidence, creating a clear perspective, using the student's mode of communication with guidance and support.
ELA.9.C.2.AP.1 Present information, with a logical organization and coherent focus, with credible evidence, creating a clear perspective, using the student's mode of communication with guidance and support.
Following Conventions
ELA.9.C.3.AP.1 Follow the rules of standard English grammar, punctuation, capitalization and spelling appropriate to grade-level content.
Complete sentences
Subjects and predicates
Adjectives
Adverbs
Adjectives and adverbs
Comparatives and superlatives
Prepositions
Subject-verb agreement
Verb tense
Modal verbs
Linking verbs
Common and proper nouns
Pronouns and antecedents
Subject and object pronouns
Possessive pronouns
Personal and reflexive pronouns
Relative pronouns
Sentence structure
Sentence types
Homophones
Plural nouns
Plural and possessive nouns
Contractions
Conjunctions
Commas
Restrictive and nonrestrictive elements
Dashes
Semicolons and commas
Capitalization
Formatting
Spelling
ELA.9.C.3.AP.1 Follow the rules of standard English grammar, punctuation, capitalization and spelling appropriate to grade-level content.
Complete sentences
Subjects and predicates
Adjectives
Adverbs
Adjectives and adverbs
Comparatives and superlatives
Prepositions
Subject-verb agreement
Verb tense
Modal verbs
Linking verbs
Common and proper nouns
Pronouns and antecedents
Subject and object pronouns
Possessive pronouns
Personal and reflexive pronouns
Relative pronouns
Sentence structure
Sentence types
Homophones
Plural nouns
Plural and possessive nouns
Contractions
Conjunctions
Commas
Restrictive and nonrestrictive elements
Dashes
Semicolons and commas
Capitalization
Formatting
Spelling
Identify parallel structures and various types of phrases and clauses in a variety of writings or presentations.
Identify parallel structures and various types of phrases and clauses in a variety of writings or presentations.
Practice usage of rules to create flow in writing and/or presenting.
Practice usage of rules to create flow in writing and/or presenting.
Researching
ELA.9.C.4.AP.1a Conduct research to answer a question, drawing on a reliable and valid source.
Research skills
Supporting evidence
Citations
Plagiarism
ELA.9.C.4.AP.1a Conduct research to answer a question, drawing on a reliable and valid source.
Research skills
Supporting evidence
Citations
Plagiarism
ELA.9.C.4.AP.1b Clarify the scope of a question to align with research findings.
ELA.9.C.4.AP.1b Clarify the scope of a question to align with research findings.
Creating and Collaborating
ELA.9.C.5.AP.1 Integrate a detail into a digital presentation with a coherent idea and a clear perspective.
ELA.9.C.5.AP.1 Integrate a detail into a digital presentation with a coherent idea and a clear perspective.
ELA.9.C.5.AP.2 Use an online platform to create and share publication-ready quality writing tailored to a specific audience.
ELA.9.C.5.AP.2 Use an online platform to create and share publication-ready quality writing tailored to a specific audience.
Reading
Reading Prose and Poetry
ELA.9.R.1.AP.1 Identify how key elements increase understanding of literary text and/or style.
Literary devices
Literary texts
Inferences
Theme
Tone
ELA.9.R.1.AP.1 Identify how key elements increase understanding of literary text and/or style.
Literary devices
Literary texts
Inferences
Theme
Tone
ELA.9.R.1.AP.2 Explain how universal themes and their development are used throughout a literary text.
ELA.9.R.1.AP.2 Explain how universal themes and their development are used throughout a literary text.
ELA.9.R.1.AP.3a Describe the narrator perspective in a text.
ELA.9.R.1.AP.3a Describe the narrator perspective in a text.
ELA.9.R.1.AP.3b Describe how the author creates irony or satire in a text.
ELA.9.R.1.AP.3b Describe how the author creates irony or satire in a text.
ELA.9.R.1.AP.4 Explain characters, structures and themes of epic poetry.
ELA.9.R.1.AP.4 Explain characters, structures and themes of epic poetry.
Reading Informational Text
ELA.9.R.2.AP.1 Explain the purpose and/or meaning across multiple text structures.
Text structures
Text features
Author's purpose
Central idea
ELA.9.R.2.AP.1 Explain the purpose and/or meaning across multiple text structures.
Text structures
Text features
Author's purpose
Central idea
ELA.9.R.2.AP.2 Explain the support an author uses to develop the central idea(s) throughout a text.
Central idea
Supporting details
Arguments
Central ideas in informational texts
ELA.9.R.2.AP.2 Explain the support an author uses to develop the central idea(s) throughout a text.
Central idea
Supporting details
Arguments
Central ideas in informational texts
ELA.9.R.2.AP.3a Identify rhetorical appeals and/or figurative language.
Figurative language
Rhetorical strategies
ELA.9.R.2.AP.3a Identify rhetorical appeals and/or figurative language.
Figurative language
Rhetorical strategies
ELA.9.R.2.AP.3b Identify how an author establishes and achieves purpose(s) through rhetorical appeals and/or figurative language.
Author's purpose
Rhetorical appeals
Figurative language
ELA.9.R.2.AP.3b Identify how an author establishes and achieves purpose(s) through rhetorical appeals and/or figurative language.
Author's purpose
Rhetorical appeals
Figurative language
ELA.9.R.2.AP.4a Explain how the development of two opposing arguments on the same topic are related.
Argument development
Supporting evidence
Counterclaims
ELA.9.R.2.AP.4a Explain how the development of two opposing arguments on the same topic are related.
Argument development
Supporting evidence
Counterclaims
ELA.9.R.2.AP.4b Explain the effectiveness and validity of the claims within two opposing arguments on the same topic.
Argument development
Supporting evidence
Counterclaims
ELA.9.R.2.AP.4b Explain the effectiveness and validity of the claims within two opposing arguments on the same topic.
Argument development
Supporting evidence
Counterclaims
Reading Across Genres
ELA.9.R.3.AP.1 Identify examples of figurative language that create mood in text(s).
ELA.9.R.3.AP.1 Identify examples of figurative language that create mood in text(s).
ELA.9.R.3.AP.2 Summarize information from grade-level texts, at the student's ability level using the student's mode of communication.
Central idea
Supporting details
Summary skills
ELA.9.R.3.AP.2 Summarize information from grade-level texts, at the student's ability level using the student's mode of communication.
Central idea
Supporting details
Summary skills
ELA.9.R.3.AP.3 Identify the ways in which authors have adapted mythical, classical or religious texts.
ELA.9.R.3.AP.3 Identify the ways in which authors have adapted mythical, classical or religious texts.
ELA.9.R.3.AP.4 Identify an author's use of rhetoric in a text.
ELA.9.R.3.AP.4 Identify an author's use of rhetoric in a text.
Vocabulary
Finding Meaning
ELA.9.V.1.AP.1 Use grade-level content vocabulary in communication, using the students mode of communication.
ELA.9.V.1.AP.1 Use grade-level content vocabulary in communication, using the students mode of communication.
ELA.9.V.1.AP.2 Using etymology and derivations, identify the meaning of a word from a phrase in grade-level content at the student's ability level.
Greek and Latin roots
Prefixes
Suffixes
ELA.9.V.1.AP.2 Using etymology and derivations, identify the meaning of a word from a phrase in grade-level content at the student's ability level.
Greek and Latin roots
Prefixes
Suffixes
ELA.9.V.1.AP.3 Use context clues, figurative language, word relationships, reference materials and/or background knowledge to determine the connotative and denotative meaning of a word and/or phrase, appropriate to grade-level content at the student's ability level.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Multiple-meaning words
Homophones
Idioms
Figurative language
Context clues
Shades of meaning
Reference materials
Analogies
ELA.9.V.1.AP.3 Use context clues, figurative language, word relationships, reference materials and/or background knowledge to determine the connotative and denotative meaning of a word and/or phrase, appropriate to grade-level content at the student's ability level.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Multiple-meaning words
Homophones
Idioms
Figurative language
Context clues
Shades of meaning
Reference materials
Analogies