Communication and Multimodal Literacies

Virginia SOL 11.C.2

Develop skills for speaking and presenting ideas effectively.

What students need to be able to do

  • Report orally on a topic or text or present an opinion.
  • Select modes and purposes for presentations and synthesize multiple streams of information.
  • Choose diction and tone appropriate to the topic, audience, and purpose.
  • Use rhetorical techniques such as ethos, pathos, and logos to deliver a message.
  • Anticipate and address alternative or opposing perspectives using counterarguments and rebuttals.
  • Evaluate the content and effectiveness of presentations.