Welcome to the Woodgrove English Department Webpage!

We have provided a range of resources here for teachers, students and parents, including information about our program; resources for SOL, SAT and AP preparation; and links to useful instructional resources. 

Please feel free to contact Jessica Leslie (department chair) about any questions related to the department (Email Jessica).

• Ms. Deanna Blackshire

• Mr. Thomas Clawson

• Ms. Kristen Combs

• Ms. Chelsea Dyke

• Ms. Andrea Elbaum

• Ms. Bethany Harar

• Ms. Jessica Leslie, chairperson

• Ms. Veronica Pearson

• Ms. Beverly Pruzina

• Ms. Tammy Pyle

• Ms. Lynne Schoonover

• Mr. Thomas Scott

• Ms. In Sim

• Ms. Trinsy Stone

• Ms. Virginia Walker

• Ms. Rachael Wilburn

Below are links to activities designed by the College Board to help you prepare for the SAT Reading and Writing exams and identify your strengths and weaknesses:

 SAT Reading Practice: Sentence Completion

SAT Reading Practice: Passage-Based Reading Questions

SAT Reading Tips

SAT Writing Practice: Improving Sentences

SAT Writing Practice: Improving Paragraphs

SAT Writing Practice: Sentence Errors

SAT Writing Practice: Tips

SAT Writing: The Essay

SAT Writing Full Practice Test On-Line

Below is a link to an interactive site on which students can take released Reading and Writing SOL exams, with immediate feedback about correct or incorrect answers:

English SOL Reading Resources

Houghton Mifflin Reading Comprehension

Reading for Thinking (5th and 6th editions): Online Practice

SOL Literary Terms PowerPoint (Print these out as handout, 6 per page, then cut out each slide and turn it into a flashcard)
SOL Literary Terms PPT

Open up this file, play as a slide show, look at the definitions and examples and try to guess the term.  Click again to see the literary term.
Reading SOL Literary Terms PPT as e-flashcards