National Perspectives in American literature is a central theme in English 11, where we study the various genres and periods. We also focus on four types of essays, with an emphasis on persuasive writing; review the academic research process and some forms of business writing. English 11 students take the end of course Writing and Reading SOLs during the semester. At Arlington Mill, students take the Writing SOL in October and the Reading SOL in January (or for Spring semester, the tests occur in March and May, respectively.)