This manual provides Florida language arts curriculum frameworks for grades 9-12 and for adult basic education. Subject areas include: reading, semantics and logic, literature, journalism, mass media, speech, debate, writing, business English, and English as a second language. Each framework contains a header and four sections: (1) major concepts/content, which provides a concise summary of the course; (2) laboratory activities (those integral to the course); (3) special notes; and (4) intended outcomes. Included in the curriculum framework header are descriptive elements including the major subject area of which the course is a part, the course number and full course title, the amount of credit generated by the course, and applicable grade levels and recommended certification. Also, the header indicates whether courses meet requirements for graduation or the Florida Academic Scholars Certificate program. (ARH)