Appendix D
Virginia Standards of Learning-Grade Eleven English
In complying with the Virginia Standards of Learning in implementing this unit, I have aligned my own goals for this unit with those of the state. They are as follows:
Oral Language
1. SOL 11.2 The student will analyze and evaluate informative and persuasive presentations.
| a) | Critique the accuracy, relevance, and organization of evidence. |
| b) | Critique the clarity and effectiveness of delivery. |
Reading Analysis
2. SOL 11.3 The student will read and analyze relationships among American literature, history, and culture.
| a) | Describe contributions of different cultures to the development of American literature. |
| b) | Compare and contrast the development of American literature in its historical context. |
| c) | Discuss American literature as it reflects traditional and contemporary themes, motifs, universal characters, and genres. |
| d) | Describe how use of context and language structures conveys an author's intent and viewpoint in contemporary and historical essays, speeches, and critical reviews. |
3. SOL 11.6 The student will read and critique a variety of dramatic selections.
| a) | Describe the dramatic conventions or devices used by playwrights to present ideas. |
| b) | Compare and evaluate adaptations and interpretations of a script for stage, film, or television. |
| c) | Explain the use of verbal, situational, and dramatic irony. |
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