11.3.2 – Analyze the way in which the theme or meaning of a selection represents a view or comment on life, using textual evidence to support the claim.

11. 3. 3 – Analyze the ways in which irony, tone, mood, the author’s style, and the "sound" of language achieve specific rhetorical or aesthetic purposes or both.

11.3.4 – Analyze ways in which poets use imagery, personification, figures of speech, and sounds to evoke readers’ emotions.

11.3.5 – Analyze recognized works of American literature representing a variety of genres and traditions that: [sic]

• trace the development of the major periods of American literature.
• contrast the major themes, styles, and rends in different periods.
• evaluate the influences of the historical period for a given novel that shaped the characters, plot, and setting.

11.4.2 – Demonstrate an understanding of the elements of discourse, such as purpose, speaker, audience, and form, when completing narrative, expository, persuasive, or descriptive writing assignments.

11.4.6 – Use language in creative and vivid ways to establish a specific tone.

11.4.10 – Review, evaluate, and revise writing for meaning, clarity, achievement of purpose, and mechanics.

11.4.11 – Edit and proofread one’s own writing, as well as that of others, using an editing checklist.

11.5.2 – Write responses to literature that: [sic]

• demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the significant ideas in works or passages.
• analyze the use of imagery, language, universal themes, and unique aspects of the text.
• support important ideas and viewpoints through accurate and detailed references to the text and to other works.
• demonstrate an understanding of the author’s style and an appreciation of the effects created.
• identify and assess the impact of perceived ambiguities, nuances, and complexities within the text.

11.5.6 – Use varied and extended vocabulary, appropriate for specific forms and topics.

11.6.1 – Demonstrate control of grammar, diction, paragraph and sentence structure, and an understanding of English usage.

11.6.2 – Produce writing that shows accurate spelling and correct punctuation and capitalization.

11.6.3 – Apply appropriate manuscript conventions in writing including title page presentation, pagination, spacing and margins, and integration of source and support materials, by citing sources within the text, using direct quotations, and paraphrasing.

11.7.18 – Deliver oral responses to literature that: [sic]

• demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the significant ideas of literary works and make assertions about the text that are reasonable and supportable.
• present an analysis of the imagery, language, universal themes, and unique aspects of the text through the use of speech strategies, including narration, description, persuasion, exposition, or a combination of those strategies.
• support important ideas and viewpoints through specific references to the text and to other works.
• demonstrate an awareness of the author’s style and an appreciation of the effects created.
• identify and assess the impact of ambiguities, nuances, and complexities within the text.