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High School Language Arts

Contact

Kristin Edlund
Language Arts Curriculum Specialist
 edlundk@issaquah.wednet.edu

State standards

Current Materials

Grade 9
  • Holt McDougal Literature Program (9th grade program at IHS and LHS/World Lit program at SHS)
  • Holt McDougal Writing and Grammar
  • Online Access for students and teachers and class sets of textbooks
  • Novels and Dramas
    • Things Fall Apart
    • Haroun and the Sea of Stories
    • Bless Me Ultima
    • Romeo and Juliet
    • A Midsummer Night's Dream
Grade 10
  • Holt McDougal Literature Program (10th grade program at IHS and LHS/World Lit program at SHS)
  • Holt McDougal Writing and Grammar
  • Online Access for students and teachers and class sets of textbooks
  • Novels and Dramas
    • Lord of the Flies
    • Night
    • Animal Farm
    • Book Thief
    • Julius Caesar
    • MacBeth
Grade 11
  • Holt McDougal Literature Program
  • Holt McDougal Writing and Grammar
  • Online Access for students and teachers and class sets of textbooks
  • Novels and Dramas
    • Great Gatsby
    • Huck Finn
    • To Kill a Mockingbird
    • The Crucible
    • A Raisin in the Sun 

Adoption process and timeline

  • ELA Curriculum Parent Input Survey – December 2017
  • High School ELA Adoption Committee formed – December 2017
  • Adoption Committee meeting dates: Each meeting date includes its planned main agenda item(s), then links to the specific meeting summary when available
    • March 28, 2018: Charter, norms, review of standards and best practices, materials “first look”
    • May 9, 2018: Equity presentation, Materials review
    • Fall 2018 (TBD): Field Testing or materials recommendation
    • Winter 2018 (TBD): Materials recommendation to IMC
    • 2019 (TBD): IMC review
    • 2019 (TBD): Community viewing (contingent on IMC recommendation)
    • 2019 (TBD): Board review
 

MEETING SUMMARIES

May 9, 2018
The committee learned about cultural competency to inform the screening tool that will be used to support equity and diversity in the selection of curriculum materials. The committee reviewed the Middle School Scope and Sequence, discussed transition to ELA in high school, and addressed integrating Digital Citizenship into the ELA curriculum. Grade level teams met to outline curriculum structures for each level, including types of units and resources needed.

March 28, 2018
A committee made up of representatives from all three Issaquah School District High Schools met for the first time on March 28, 2018. The group reviewed the state standards for ELA, research and articles from literacy experts, parent, teacher and student survey results, and student achievement data. The committee developed parameters to guide decisions on choosing materials. A preview of materials was initiated. Committee members will continue to explore curriculum materials at the next meeting on May 9, 2018.

Equal Opportunity Notice

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