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English

The District 219 English program is designed with a continuity of archetypes and themes. Focusing on recurring patterns and wrestling with phenomenal questions allow our students to engage meaningfully with our past while becoming conscious and active in the present. The recursive themes throughout the curricula are as follows: 

  • Continuity and Change
  • Destruction and Renewal
  • Equity and Race
  • Turning Points
  • The Hero’s Journey

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Sara Klos

Director of English
Niles North, Niles West

Arbella Jando

Executive Secretary
Niles West

Alessandra Gallo

Executive Secretary, ATHLETIC WORKER TIER 1, ATHLETIC WORKER TIER 2
Niles North

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Daniel Maric

Athletic Worker Tier 4, BOYS SOCCER ASSISTANT COACH, ATHLETIC WORKER TIER 4
Niles West

Christine Mbah

Teacher Reading, TEACHER READING, TEACHER YEARBOOK
Niles North

Jason Mormolstein

Teacher, TEACHER NEWS PRODUCTION, STUDENT NEWSPAPER SPONSOR
Niles North

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Dispositional Learning

While the vast majority of learning targets in English are skill, content and performance based we also belief in the importance of these more difficult to measure dispositional targets: 

  • I am persistent about improving my reading.
  • I can exercise critical thinking.
  • I value the importance of reading and writing for everyday life.
  • I can continue thinking about and engaging in conversations about larger, unanswerable questions.
  • I participate in the political process