VHS_ English Dept

Varina High School is home to the best English Dept around! We are passionate, creative, and dedicated. #EnglishIsLit

[VarinaAthletics @AthleticsVarina]

ALWAYS great to be able to hear this former @VHS_BlueDevils, @VarinaFootball and CFCMR (@VHS_DevAdvocate) speak.

If you haven't heard his graduation speech from 2019, please check it out! https://t.co/pM3yXLGyoR
It will blow your mind!!

Thanks for coming out @ACostonIII

[Gretchen hiort @gretchen_hiort]

Welcome, Ms. Alannah Fillmore to the Varina Family! We are so excited that you are part of the family! #VHSOneFamily @VAeducatorDAT @VHS_BlueDevils
@VarinaHighPTSA@AthleticsVarina @VHS_BlueDevils

[Ashley Johnson @AJohnson_VHS]

Hope to see you there! These are two special pieces of @VHS_BlueDevils! We’d love to see you in the stands 💙💛

[VHS_ English Dept @VHS_EnglishDept]

📚The VHS English Dept is AMAZING! Varina does it like nobody does 🎉

[Corey Calder 🦅 @VAeducatorCTC]

Kicked off my Friday with THE @VHS_EnglishDept and @montelljordan! Our department meetings are Lit! 📖

THISSSSSSS IS HOW WE DO ITTTTTT!

Happy Varina Day Blue Devils!!

[VHS_ English Dept @VHS_EnglishDept]

For spooky season AP Lang students read a scary story, analyzed the rhetorical devices that gave a sense of FEAR, then created a movie which had the same effect on the viewer as the story had on the reader.

[VHS_ English Dept @VHS_EnglishDept]

What a great project! Nice work 💙💛

[Nicole Sanchez-Coe @NikkiNYtoVA]

Just finished grading my 10th grade Urban Legends projects. Whew! These kids NAILED the project this year and turned in some incredible movies! I'm so impressed (and scared)! @CalderVHS @Firmin_Reads I need to go watch some Disney with my daughter. #THISisVarina #VHSOneFamily

[VHS_ English Dept @VHS_EnglishDept]

You heard it! Let's see other teams do this!
@sojournal_truth

@worldlang_vhs

@AJohnson_VHS

@MichJAndrews

@gretchen_hiort

@VHS_Science

@CalderVHS

[Nicole Sanchez-Coe @NikkiNYtoVA]

In case you didn't know- English 10 is the best content team ever!! @CalderVHS @Firmin_Reads @kbbalch @Carol_DeMasi #THISisVarina #VHSOneFamily #ProudTeamLeader 💙💛💙💛🎃

[VHS_ English Dept @VHS_EnglishDept]

Urban legends! #Eng10teamrocks #vhsonefamily #EnglishIsLit

[Nicole Sanchez-Coe @NikkiNYtoVA]

Today we started my favorite 10th grade project- Urban Legends!! Students have to research an Urban Legend, decide the credibility and moral, then teach their class about it in movie form. Just in time for Halloween! 🎃

[VHS_ English Dept @VHS_EnglishDept]

#THIS is why the Eng dept is Lit #vhsonefamily

[Nicole Sanchez-Coe @NikkiNYtoVA]

Decisions, decisions. @VAeducatorDAT @CalderVHS #HCPSSiritFriday #SpritFriday #THISisVarina #OnceABlueDevilAlwaysABlueDevil

[VHS_ English Dept @VHS_EnglishDept]

#BlueDevils #WeAreEverywhere #EnglishIsLit #VHSOneFamily

[VATE @VATEnglish]

Rescheduled to next Thursday!
🎉🎉🎉#VATEchat
@MsSalyards @AshleyWalkerMEd @Me1issaGoodwin @MrsMeredithNKHS @TiffanyLewisEDU @Emily_Stains413 @JNOG23

[VHS_ English Dept @VHS_EnglishDept]

#SpiritDay 💙💛

[Corey Calder 🦅 @VAeducatorCTC]

🔱 Attention @VHS_BlueDevils! We need you to step up next Friday! We are having a Spirit Friday competition against our rivals down the street. Clean, iron, and have your spirit wear ready for the 23rd!!! #VHSOneFamily

I can’t wait to see a springer in a VHS shirt!

[Varina High School @VHS_BlueDevils]

Blue Devil Class of 2021 & Families - The Virtual Senior Convocation can be viewed tomorrow Oct. 16th beginning at 4pm @ https://t.co/kbVjWvt7Ca. Tag us @VHS_BlueDevils with #VHSOneFamily for your virtual watch parties.

[Kavetta Anderson @sojournal_truth]

I told my kids that English in the real world isn't always a "5 Paragraph Essay," so I sent them on a scavenger hunt to find examples of technical writing at home. My favorite was, "how much you're supposed to feed your hamster." @VHS_BlueDevils ROCK!🥰

[VHSLibrary @VhsLibrary]

Come join the Blue Devil Bibliophiles book group and read great stories, have fabulous conversation, and help Mrs. Glatt make a better video.

[VHS_ English Dept @VHS_EnglishDept]

Compared to Latin America, slaves in the United States were less likely to gain freedom. Frederick Douglass, born into slavery in Maryland, taught himself to read and write; then escaped to freedom. He used his narrative to promote abolition. Source: "Slavery In America"

[VHS_ English Dept @VHS_EnglishDept]

Spotlight: Ms. Anderson's African American Lit class began the 3rd unit,“Transition & Sorrow.” They're using slave narratives to investigate the global impact of the African Diaspora throughout the US, Latin America, & the West Indies. @sojournal_truth @CalderVHS @VHS_BlueDevils

[VHS_ English Dept @VHS_EnglishDept]

In 18th century there were uprisings. Slaves would sabotage their owners by breaking tools, faking sickness, and slowing labor production. Only 6% of African Americans survived slavery of the 10-16 million who arrived in America. Running away was a form of resistance.

[VHS_ English Dept @VHS_EnglishDept]

The goal is to engage in formal communication to support their future collegiate self-advocacy skills. Stu are required to request a meeting during office hours to address specific academic questions & concerns. #goals #lifeready #EngIsLit

[VHS_ English Dept @VHS_EnglishDept]

Eng Dept Spotlight: AP 12 Eng Stus w/ Mrs. Lewis are developing real world professional connection skills. @TiffanyLewisEDU @VAeducatorDAT @CalderVHS #VHSOneFamily