This document utilizes the Virginia Standards of Learning to demonstrate the alignment of English curriculum across grades 6, 7, and 8 as well as individual areas of emphasis at each grade level.

Students in the 8th grade take a Writing SOL test in addition to their Reading SOL test. This test is designed to measure student mastery of English standards dealing with writing, grammar, and communication. This document shows the writing prompts used by the VDOE for the short response portion of the test, as they are introduced across all three grade levels.