- Newton North High School
- English
English
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Overview
The English Department offers a strong program of classic and contemporary literature from diverse voices that act as both windows and mirrors to their own lives. Through reading a broad range of genres including novels, non-fiction, poetry, graphic novels, articles, short stories, and plays, we intend for students to experience texts that reflect both characters and authors of diverse identities. Students in all curriculum levels read a core of important works in many genres, including The Odyssey and a collection of myths from varied cultures; Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex; Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God; and selected writings of Martin Luther King, Jr. Other texts that students may read include The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, The House on Mango Street, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, The Laramie Project, The Hate U Give, The Glass Castle, When the Emperor was Divine, The Handmaid's Tale, The Great Gatsby, Twilight: Los Angleles, 1992, Everything I Never Told You, and The Things They Carried. Through class discussions of the ideas and artistry in these and other works, students learn to read with greater insight, sensitivity, and pleasure as they engage with texts that reflect their own experiences and that allow them to see, know, understand, and empathize with people, cultures, and experiences different from their own. Read More
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Summer Reading Philosophy
Summer Reading
As a department, we do not assign summer reading except for our AP courses due to the breadth of material needed to prepare for the May
exams. From September to June, English teachers assign texts students must read. While we hope that our students will ultimately want to read these, we acknowledge that they have a wide variety of reading interests. The summer is the time for students to choose books that suit their reading interests or to discover authors and genres that are new to them and open up a whole other world. We encourage all students to explore the Library Learning Commons' Recommended Reads organized by genre to choose 2-3 books to read this summer.For more information, please read our Summer Reading Philosophy and check out our list of suggested titles for continuing to learn, listen, and engage in honest conversations about race. For AP Summer Reading information, please return to the English Department page.
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AP Summer Reading
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Registration 2022-2023
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Sophomore Speech Virtual Gallery
Sophomore Speech Virtual Gallery
Congratulations to the English class representatives from this year's Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., sophomore speech unit! We hope you will watch, listen, and reflect on their calls to action in our 2021-2022 Virtual Gallery.