English Language Arts 20 (2026)
ELA20.1
Construct meaning from a variety of grade appropriate contemporary and classical texts, including:
- fiction and non-fiction (including a novel and another full-length text*);
- written, oral, visual and multimodal;
- descriptive, narrative, poetic, expository and persuasive;
- texts from diverse and historically underrepresented voices, reflecting a range of geographical locations, cultures, worldviews and lived experiences; and,
- texts that address identity, social responsibility and social agency (action).
Indicators for this outcome
| (a) | Analyze how authors/creators develop character, conflict (e.g., character vs. self, character vs. character, character vs. society, character vs. nature), setting and point of view in fiction and non-fiction texts to express worldviews, values, or social tensions across cultural, historical or geographical contexts. |
| (b) | Interpret fiction and non-fiction texts by inferring multiple plausible meanings or perspectives, explaining how context and textual evidence shape interpretation. |
| (c) | Analyze how fiction and non-fiction texts use structure, evidence, tone and rhetorical devices (e.g., appeals, repetition, direct address) to inform, provoke thought or persuade. |
| (d) | Analyze how an author’s/creator’s stance, bias or context influence interpretation of fiction and non-fiction texts Examine connections among ideas, observations, opinions, themes and emotions across a variety of texts from diverse voices. |
| (e) | Examine connections among ideas, observations, opinions, themes and emotions across a variety of texts from diverse voices. |
| (f) | Compare how different text forms (e.g., poem, essay, oral teaching) explore similar social issues or themes and assess how the form impacts interpretation. |
| (g) | Analyze how the mode of communication influences the message and impacts the audience’s understanding, perception, emotional response and engagement (see Appendix A). |
| (h) | Apply comprehension and metacognitive strategies (e.g., previewing, questioning, visualizing) to support the construction of meaning across modalities and text types (see Appendix B and Appendix C). |
| (i) | Reflect on how texts raise questions or offer insights about identity, social responsibility or social agency (action). |
*Full-length texts include novels, plays and longer non-fiction works (e.g., memoir, autobiography).
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