Aligning MYP English with Common Core ELA (Grades 6–10)

This guide shows how the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts line up with IB MYP Language & Literature for Grades 6–10 (MYP 1–5). Each standard is matched to the MYP criteria it best assesses, and every mapping links to free lessons and levelled reading texts.

Common Core ELA standards mapped: 152
Standards with a free lesson: 152
MYP criteria used: 4

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Why Common Core ELA and MYP fit together

Common Core reading standards for literature and informational text ask students to analyse content, context and language — exactly what MYP Criterion A (analysing) assesses.
Common Core writing standards on structure, organisation and text type map to MYP Criterion B (organising).
Common Core standards on narrative and argument writing support MYP Criterion C (producing text), including personal and creative response.
Common Core language and speaking standards on vocabulary, register and conventions align with MYP Criterion D (using language).
Common Core text-complexity bands pair with MYP differentiation: EduLib provides supported, on-level and stretch versions of each reading text.

How each MYP criterion is matched to Common Core ELA

Criterion A: Analysing

You identify and explain the content, context, language, structure, technique and style of texts, and the relationships among texts.

Matched to 88 Common Core ELA standards and 21 free lessons.

Context Clues and Word Parts How Characters Change Rhetorical Analysis: Ethos, Pathos, Logos Text Structure and Features

Criterion B: Organizing

You use organizational structures and language conventions that serve the context and intention of your writing or speaking.

Matched to 40 Common Core ELA standards and 6 free lessons.

Writing an Argument Essay Text Structure and Features Writing a Literary Analysis Essay Building a Paragraph: Claim, Evidence, Reasoning

Criterion C: Producing text

You produce texts that show imagination, sensitivity and thoughtful, purposeful choices for a stated audience.

Matched to 68 Common Core ELA standards and 18 free lessons.

Register, Tone and Audience Writing an Argument Essay Rhetorical Analysis: Ethos, Pathos, Logos How Dialogue Drives Action

Criterion D: Using language

You use accurate, varied and appropriate language, register and vocabulary to communicate clearly.

Matched to 64 Common Core ELA standards and 22 free lessons.

Context Clues and Word Parts Register, Tone and Audience Writing an Argument Essay Active and Passive Voice

Common Core ELA strands mapped to MYP criteria

Common Core ELA strand	Standards	MYP criteria assessed
Language	24	Criterion A, Criterion C, Criterion D
Reading: Informational Text	36	Criterion A, Criterion B, Criterion C, Criterion D
Reading: Literature	32	Criterion A, Criterion B, Criterion C, Criterion D
Speaking & Listening	24	Criterion A, Criterion B, Criterion C, Criterion D
Writing	36	Criterion A, Criterion B, Criterion C, Criterion D

Grade to MYP year mapping

School grade	MYP year
Grade 6	MYP 1
Grade 7	MYP 2
Grade 8	MYP 3
Grade 9	MYP 4
Grade 10	MYP 5

Use the alignment in your planning

Every lesson lists its Common Core ELA codes and the MYP criteria it assesses, so a unit planner can be built straight from the library. Teachers can also generate a full MYP unit or lesson plan — statement of inquiry, global context, ATL skills, command terms and criteria — with Inquira, the free MYP planning assistant. Families following the library at home can start with the homeschool guide.