This represents an entire unit designed to be cross curricular in nature for English 11 and VA/US History. The Historical Fiction Research Unit Google Doc can be found here and contains various links to additional resources to support this unit of study.The "before", "during", and "after" are included in each day for this series.  The unit will take approximately 12 days.

A self-directed project aimed at getting students engaged with poetry on a variety of levels

For the following project, students will be engaging in real-world topics research on a topic of their choice and producing an essay or proposal that argues their position on that topic.  This is a persuasive paper, not an expository paper.  They will need to take a position regarding the position they choose and support it using research.

This resource provides an explanation of, sample directions for, and suggested logistics to implement a reflection and revision assignment after students have completed at least one draft of a writing assignment. The assignment requires students to pinpoint problematic issues in the writing and to focus revisions on those. The assignment requires both reflective writing about and actual revision of particular problems in order to develop awareness of their individual struggles with writing and practice solving those problems.

Last March, schools all around the world were thrust into virtual learning, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  In the future, do you think virtual learning should continue to be an option for high school students?  Why or why not?** This performance assessment was developed by a collaborative team of teachers and division staff from Middlesex, Poquoson, and West Point school divisions.

The resource provides directions and handouts for facilitating a writing workshop that utilizes stations to focus the peer feedback process. Students focus on responding to one aspect of their peers' essays at a time. The model also allows for movement in the classroom. Word documents are provided with directions for various possible stations that would work well for providing feedback on a literature-based essay.

The resource provides directions and handouts for facilitating a writing workshop that utilizes stations to focus the peer feedback process. Students focus on responding to one aspect of their peers' essays at a time. The model also allows for movement in the classroom.

Word documents are provided with directions for various possible stations that would work well for providing feedback on a researched argument essay.