Watertown Public Schools
30 Common Street, Watertown MA 02472
English Language Arts (ELA)
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English Language Arts Mission Statement
The MISSION of the Watertown High School English Language Arts Department is to motivate students to develop an appreciation for human experience through exposure to literature of all kinds; to encourage them to think independently and analytically; to aid them in strength ening their skills of self-expression, both written and oral; and to assist them in building an understanding of the history and structure of the English language.
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On June 1, sixth graders from Clusters 1 & 2 published their poetry on the sidewalk outside the Watertown Middle School. |
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Sixth graders at Watertown Middle School published their second newspaper. For more, click here. |
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Join the discussion--click on this VoiceThread link to see and comment on projects from Maureen Regan's 'Found Art' Humanities Project. |
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Ms. Claire Regan's enrichment class at Watertown Middle School published a 6th grade newspaper. Click to read the second issue of "News from the Nest." |
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| ELA Photo Gallery: Learning That Matters NEW PICS ADDED DECEMBER 08! | |
Visiting Author Rebecca Tuch with Mr. Fetbroth and Alina |
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| The student of the month in English for October is Rose Souliotis. Rose models attentiveness, focus, and cooperation in her 9th-grade class. She possesses a sterling work ethic and aims for excellence in all that she does. On a recent test, she scored the only 100. Fantastic work, Rose! --Malcolm Cooke |
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Rose Souliotis |
Jennifer Montgomery
Coordinator of ELA
Secondary Level (6-12)
jmontgomery@watertown.k12.ma.us
617 926-7738
Student Resources
*Required Summer Reading List*
Department Resources
- Watertown High School English Plagiarism Contract (pdf)
- Senior Thesis Paper Guide
Contemporary Literature - Senior Thesis
Paper Guide
Humanities - Summer Reading Grd 9-12
- ELA Awards 2006-2008
- Department Writing Rubric (PDF)
- Watertown High School Library
- Watertown Middle School
- SAT Question of The Day
- Poem of the Day
- New York Times Bestseller List
- Teen Ink Magazine
- Online Dictionary (Merriam Webster)
- Online Vocabulary Tests
- News - Archived
Partnership Associations
JOURNALIST
ELAINE McARDLE
visits Watertown High
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