High School English Language Arts

Philosophical Statement

We, the literacy teachers of Kenosha Unified, view literacy as dynamic and ever-changing. We believe that reading and writing can be transformative; empowering our students and equipping them with the tools needed to succeed both within the classroom and in the world. Our goal is to equip our students with tools for effective communication, thus instruction begins with our youngest readers/writers and extends through grade twelve, with each grade level giving importance to both content and the processes of reading and writing. Our goal is to support all students in their use of language to interact, imagine, reflect, think critically and create knowledge in order to make a difference in their lives and the lives of others. 

Beliefs

• We believe everyone needs the opportunity to appreciate and understand literature. We believe reading and writing are tools for thinking.
• We believe reading and writing grow from many different purposes.
• We believe reading and writing are related; students who read more, write better and students who write more, read better.