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Progression of ELA Common Core Standards

Compare how secondary ELA expectations develop across grades with side-by-side Common Core charts and plain-language interpretations for planning lessons and discussing progression.
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Cover: ELA Common Core standards progression reference, shown with a staircase drawing and Time Thrifty Teacher logo
Title page for the vertical-alignment reference
Table of contents: ELA strands from Reading Literature to Language, with linked sub-headings to navigate the document
Jump menu for finding a strand quickly
Document guide explaining each part of a standards page: strand color, I CAN statement, bolded changes and notes area
Read first to learn how each standards page is set up
RL.1 citing textual evidence: standard wording from RL 6.1 to RL 11-12.1 with changes bolded and I CAN interpretations
Vertical planning for evidence-based reading lessons
RL.2 theme and objective summary: how the standard grows from RL 6.2 to RL 11-12.2, with student-friendly explanations
Plan theme and summary instruction across grades
RL.3 plot structure: RL 6.3 through 11-12.3 wording, from plot episodes to author's choices, plus I CAN restatements
Reference for mapping plot analysis year to year
RL.4 word meaning and tone: figurative and connotative language from RL 6.4 up, with bolded additions like analogies
Planning aid for vocabulary and word-choice units
RL.5 text structure: RL 6.5 to 11-12.5 progression from fitting a scene into a text to pacing, flashbacks and resolution
Team discussion of how structure lessons build
RL.6 point of view: narrator perspective at RL 6.6 building to dramatic irony, world literature, satire and sarcasm
Alignment check for point-of-view instruction
RL.7 source vs. multimedia: comparing text with film, staged and audio versions, building up to Shakespeare plays
Plan book-vs-film comparisons with room for notes
Grades
Grades 6–12
Pages
70
File type
Multiple File Types
Editable
Yes

Updated Sep 27, 2026

Subject
ELA, Resources for Teachers
Topic
ELA standards progression, Common Core reference
Editable
Yes

Product description

From the author

This resource is a Progression of ELA Common Core Standards.

Designed for 6th-12th grade, you will be able to view each ELA standard and how it progresses from one grade level to the next.

Teachers may find this useful as they consider where students should be from the previous grade level and what they will be working towards in the next grade level.

There is a link to an editable version of the document at the end.

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Teaching tips

  • Use the bolded text within each grade's standard to spot exactly what changes from the grade below without re-reading the full standard.

  • Read the official CCSS wording alongside the plain-language interpretation beneath it when planning instruction for a grade you haven't taught before.

  • Open the linked Google Docs copy to highlight or annotate specific standards for a department or grade-level planning meeting.

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Concepts & topics

Core concepts

  • Common Core ELA standards

  • Vertical alignment

  • Curriculum progression

  • Grades 6-12

Topics

ELA standards progression Common Core reference Vertical alignment

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