Missouri Standards
Missouri Grades 11–12 ELA Standards
All 34 Missouri English language arts standards for grades 11–12, each explained in plain English. The official wording is in Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education's document, linked at the end of this page.
34 standards
Reading Literary Text
12 standards11-12.RL.1.A
Ground conclusions and inferences about literature in thorough quoted evidence, including places where the text leaves things open or unresolved.
11-12.RL.1.B
Determine the meaning of words and phrases in demanding literature, including figurative and connotative senses, using context, word parts, or references.
11-12.RL.1.C
Interpret visual elements in a literary work, like an illustrated edition or staged image, and draw conclusions from them when present.
11-12.RL.1.D
Identify two or more themes, analyze how they develop, relate them to human nature and the wider world, and write a brief objective summary.
11-12.RL.2.A
Evaluate how the way an author structures parts of a text, like an abrupt ending, shapes its overall meaning and artistic effect.
11-12.RL.2.B
Analyze a work where grasping point of view means separating what is said outright from what is implied, like satire or irony.
11-12.RL.2.C
Evaluate how an author's word choice and syntax shape a text's overall meaning, tone, and artistic effect.
11-12.RL.2.D
Evaluate how an author's choices in developing and connecting story elements, like characters, setting, and plot, affect the work.
11-12.RL.3.A
Analyze how a subject is portrayed in two different art forms, like a novel and its film, including what each one stresses or leaves out.
11-12.RL.3.B
Synthesize ideas from two or more texts on a similar theme or topic to show how complex that theme is.
11-12.RL.3.C
Evaluate how an author's work reflects the author's own historical and cultural perspective.
11-12.RL.3.D
Read eleventh and twelfth grade stories, plays, and poems on your own and understand them fully and accurately.
Reading Informational Text
12 standards11-12.RI.1.A
Ground conclusions and inferences about nonfiction in thorough quoted evidence, noting where the text leaves questions unsettled.
11-12.RI.1.B
Determine word meanings in complex nonfiction, including figurative, connotative, and subject-specific terms like fiscal policy, using context or references.
11-12.RI.1.C
Interpret visuals in nonfiction, including ones from other media like statistical graphics or video, and draw conclusions from them when present.
11-12.RI.1.D
Explain two or more central ideas, analyze how they develop, relate them to human nature and the world, and write a brief objective summary.
11-12.RI.2.A
Evaluate how the way an author structures parts of a nonfiction text shapes its overall meaning and artistic effect.
11-12.RI.2.B
Analyze a text whose point of view is hard to see by separating what the author states from what the author implies.
11-12.RI.2.C
Evaluate how an author's word choice and syntax shape the overall meaning and tone of a nonfiction text.
11-12.RI.2.D
Judge whether an author's argument works, checking that the reasoning is logical and valid, the source is credible, and the evidence truly fits.
11-12.RI.3.A
Analyze how a subject is shown in two different art forms, like a memoir and a photo essay, including what each stresses or omits.
11-12.RI.3.B
Synthesize information from two or more texts on similar ideas to explain how complex the issue is.
11-12.RI.3.C
Evaluate how a nonfiction author's work reflects that author's historical and cultural perspective.
11-12.RI.3.D
Read eleventh and twelfth grade informational texts, like policy papers and founding documents, on your own and understand them fully.
Writing
4 standards11-12.W.1.A.a
Research a question or problem, including your own, narrowing or widening it as needed, and cite many credible print and digital sources in a standard format.
11-12.W.1.A.b
Search print and online sources with advanced queries, weigh each one's strengths and limits, quote them without leaning on any one, and cite in a standard format.
11-12.W.2.A
Plan and draft clear writing for its task and audience, choosing and combining earlier learned storytelling, explanation, and argument techniques as it requires.
11-12.W.3.A
Revise organization and syntax to deepen the reader's experience, refine word choice, vary transitions, fix grammar, and update writing online after feedback.
Speaking and Listening
6 standards11-12.SL.1.A
Work with classmates to support civil, democratic discussions and decisions, set clear goals and deadlines, and assign individual roles as needed.
11-12.SL.1.B
Evaluate a speaker's stance, reasoning, and evidence, push talk forward with probing questions, make room for every position, and welcome creative views.
11-12.SL.1.C
Respond thoughtfully to different viewpoints, synthesize claims from all sides, and refine or defend your own views and make new links based on the evidence.
11-12.SL.2.A
Present fluently and clearly, staying on point with suitable language, and vary volume, pitch, and pace on purpose to hold listeners' attention.
11-12.SL.2.B
Keep steady eye contact with the whole audience, use a range of gestures or movement to stress key points, and avoid distracting habits.
11-12.SL.2.C
Plan and give presentations suited to the audience, using multimedia strategically to deepen understanding of findings and evidence while showing a distinct perspective.
The official Missouri documents
- Missouri Learning Standards: 6-12 English Language Arts Grade-Level Expectations · adopted April 2016 · since 2016-17
The plain-English lines on this page are EMStudio's own explanations of Missouri's standards, not the official wording, which Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education publishes in the documents above. Codes and strand names identify each standard.