The student will understand the importance of facing fears and be able to relate this in a narrative piece of writing.** This performance assessment was developed by a collaborative team of teachers and division staff from Middlesex, Poquoson, and West Point school divisions.
The student will understand the importance of friendship and be able to relate this in a narrative piece of writing. ** This performance assessment was developed by a collaborative team of teachers and division staff from Middlesex, Poquoson, and West Point school divisions.
English Instructional Plan – Literary Analysis through Close Reading
The student will understand the historical importance of American explorers Lewis and Clark and be able to relate this exploration into a narrative piece of writing. ** This performance assessment was developed by a collaborative team of teachers and division staff from Middlesex, Poquoson, and West Point school divisions.
The student will understand the importance of social justice and be able to write a public service announcement to inform the public.** This performance assessment was developed by a collaborative team of teachers and division staff from Middlesex, Poquoson, and West Point school divisions.
English Instructional Plan – Using the GIST method to summarize 6-8
English Instructional Plan – Vocabulary and Figurative Language 6-7
This lesson examines what people are doing to protect Earth’s clean water supply through the text Young Water Protectors, a story about the Standing Rock Sioux tribe and their efforts to prevent the Dakota Access Pipeline. Students will examine the Standing Rock perspective, and consider what needs to be done to protect our water sources. Students will respond to this activity through writing prompts and represent one of those prompts through programming in Twine.This lesson was created through a partnership between CodeVA and the Virginia Tribal Education Consortium (VTEC).