Appendix: Implementing District Standards- Virginia Standards of Learning
Below are the English 12 Virginia Standards of Learning that will be met throughout the course of this unit. Due to the nine week duration of instruction, many objectives must be covered and will be addressed separately and concurrently depending on the context of a given lesson. Throughout the district, emphasis is placed on analysis of British literature in conjunction with learning about non-fiction texts, and this unit meets that expectation by incorporating non-fiction texts in the beginning of the unit as well as throughout the instruction for the purpose of comprehension and comparative analysis. Also in accordance with district-wide objectives, a consistent focus is placed on connecting the content to the lives of students and a platform for real-world skills is created through cross-curricular study.
12.1 The student will make a formal oral presentation in a group or individually.
b) Choose vocabulary, language, and tone appropriate to the audience, topic, and
c) Use details, illustrations, statistics, comparisons, and analogies to support the presentation
e) Use grammatically correct language, including vocabulary appropriate to the topic, audience, and purpose.
f) Collaborate and report on small group learning activities.
g) Evaluate formal presentations including personal, digital, visual, textual, and technological.
12.3 The student will apply knowledge of word origins, derivations, and figurative language to extend vocabulary development in authentic texts.
a) Use structural analysis of roots, affixes, synonyms, antonyms, and cognates to understand complex words.
b) Use context, structure, and connotations to determine meanings of words and
e) Expand general and specialized vocabulary through speaking, reading, and
f) Use knowledge of the evolution, diversity, and effects of language to comprehend and elaborate the meaning of texts.
12.4 The student will read, comprehend, and analyze the development of British literature and literature of other cultures.
a) Compare and contrast the development of British literature in its historical
b) Recognize major literary forms and their elements.
d) Relate literary works and authors to major themes and issues of their eras.
e) Analyze the social and cultural function of British literature.
f) Explain how the sound of a poem (rhyme, rhythm, onomatopoeia, repetition, alliteration, assonance, and parallelism) supports the subject, mood, and theme. g) Compare and contrast traditional and contemporary poems from many cultures.
h) Analyze how dramatic conventions including character, scene, dialogue, and staging contribute to the theme and effect.
12.5 The student will read and analyze a variety of nonfiction texts.
a) Generate and respond logically to literal, inferential, evaluative, synthesizing, and critical thinking questions before, during, and after reading texts.
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