- Newton North High School
- English
English
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Overview
The English Department offers a strong program of wide ranging literature from diverse voices that act as both windows to and mirrors of students’ own lives. With the help of regular, meaningful feedback, we intend for students to accomplish the following in all of our offerings:
*Learn to read with greater insight, empathy, and pleasure through a broad range of genres and formats including novels, non-fiction, poetry, graphic novels, articles, short stories, plays, and mixed media.
*Read texts that reflect a more complete and nuanced understanding of what is considered “canon.”
Engage with texts in multiple models including whole class texts and small group lit circles.
*Experience texts that reflect both characters and authors of diverse identities; that reflect students’ own experiences; and that allow students 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 strongly believe in summer reading and, of course, in reading anytime of the year! That being said, we as a department do not assign summer reading. Our first priority coming into a new school year is building relationships and creating a welcoming classroom. Because not everyone has access to summer reading and because we meet new students and families to the North community over the summer and at the beginning of the school year, we believe a summer reading curriculum can divide rather than unite a class in the fall.
We also believe that it is important for students to read what appeals to them over the summer and to investigate what kind of readers they are. 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.
Ultimately, reading is an important skill that students should continue to foster over the summer with books they have chosen for themselves. While we don’t have a specific summer reading curriculum, we do encourage students to read at least two to three books of their choosing. To that end, the English Department and Library Learning Commons have worked together to create a list of suggested titles, which students and families can use as a resource if they need some direction on what to read.
Happy reading and see you in the fall!
NNHS Library Learning Commons - Newton Public Schools
Summer reading is up and ready to go. Librarians asked us to advertise widely, and if teachers want to bring their classes down, to email them to arrange a time.And scroll down to the DISCOVER SECTION to see recommendations in a variety of categories.
Need help finding a book? Use their handy form to let them make recommendations for you.
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AP Summer Reading
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Registration 2023-2024