Virginia SOL 10.W.1

What students need to be able to do

• Write extended pieces that introduce topics clearly with context, theses, and preview.
• Adopt organizational structures that clarify relationships among ideas and concepts.
• Develop topics through sustained use of significant facts, details, quotations, or other information from multiple sources.
• Provide concluding sections that follow from the information or explanation presented.
• Write arguments that develop theses demonstrating knowledgeable judgments.
• Support well-defined points of view with relevant evidence and clear reasoning.
• Address and refute counterclaims in arguments.
• Write reflectively in response to readings, comparing texts with details and examples.
• Develop flexibility in writing by producing shorter and longer pieces for different tasks, purposes, and audiences.