Academic 10
VOCABULARY
The HS ELA department will use the online platform membean for vocabulary instruction.
UNIT 1: TRUTH - 1984 by George Orwell
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Muse's album Resistance (2009) was inspired by the novel. Other artists found similar inspiration: 10 Songs inspired by 1984.
Newspeak Updates: fun additions to Newspeak--if it were real
UNIT 2: POWER & REVENGE - The Tragedy of Othello by William Shakespeare
UNIT 3: LANGUAGE AS AUTHORITY - "Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Martin Luther King, Jr.
UNIT 4: IDENTITY
The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore
Watch the author's introduction to his book.
Afternoon of Conversation: The Other Wes More: One Name, Two Fates: Wes Moore
Brain on Fire by Susannah Cahalan
The author explains how her "month of madness" began.
Lord of the Flies by William Golding (excerpts only)
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