NOVEMBER 2010
FEATURED LESSON PLAN: Virginia's Trifecta in the Revolutionary War In keeping with our exploration of the new Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) requirements, we would like to share a lesson plan developed by one of the Library of Virginia's 2010 Brown Fund Teaching Fellows, Penny Anderson of Riverbend High School in Fredericksburg. Anderson used the Library's historical map collections to produce six fantastic lesson plans . . . Virginia Standards of Learning: VS.5 (c) The 2011 Anne and Ryland Brown Teacher Research Fellowship Open to Virginia 4th–12th Grade History and Social Science Educators The Library of Virginia is pleased to announce the Anne and Ryland Brown Teacher Research Fellowship. The goal of the program is to enhance knowledge and training in history and social science instruction in the commonwealth of Virginia . . . African American Trailblazers Essay Contest Sponsored by the Richmond Times-Dispatch, the Library of Virginia, and James River Writers Prompt: In his memoir Students on Strike, which documents the 1951 student-led protests at R. R. Moton School in Prince Edward County, John A. Stokes writes: “It is important for you to realize that you did not get where you are by yourselves. The best way to get an understanding of self is to know where you came from and where you are going.” How does the past empower you? What event or person from history motivates you to be a better person and a better citizen?	Looking for field trip opportunities? The “Union or Secession: Virginians Decide” exhibition opens on December 6, 2010. The exhibition is free and open to the public during regular Library business hours. Group tours and related educational programs are available for groups by appointment. As a complement to the Union or Secession exhibition at the Library of Virginia, the Virginia State Capitol Visitor Center is hosting the exhibition The Struggle to Decide: Virginia’s Secession Crisis. . . . Educational Programs In addition to tours, the Library will offer Union or Secession educational programs that allow students to investigate primary source documents. . . Upcoming Event Friday, Dec. 17, 2010 5:00–7:00 PM “Union or Secession: Virginians Decide” Educator Open House and Reception What were Virginians thinking and discussing as the first Southern states withdrew from the United States following the election of Abraham Lincoln in November 1860? Why was Virginia’s decision critical . . .
Explore Time at Shaping the Constitution We've recently added one more way to navigate through our more than 150 primary sources at the Web portal Shaping the Constitution: Resources from the Library of Virginia and the Library of Congress. A new Timeline of Events allows visitors to browse through events in Virginia and United States history relevant to . . . Don't Take Our Word for It! Mike Hasley, a secondary social studies specialist for Henrico County Public Schools and writer of the prominent 21st-century teaching and learning skills blog The Henricus, recently paid us a marvelous compliment . . . . Education and Outreach Services education@lva.virginia.gov 804.371.2126	THIS DAY IN VIRGINIA HISTORY: In the Classroom November 30, 1786—James Petitioned the General Assembly James Lafayette is a person specifically named in the Virginia Studies SOLs for the Revolutionary War. James, an enslaved man from New Kent County, served as a spy in Yorktown for the Marquis de Lafayette during . . . SOL Correlation: VS.5 (b)