Secondary Additional Materials Adoption
Cathy Wellington
Secondary English Curriculum Developer
[email protected]
(425) 456-4158
Purpose and Process Overview
The purpose of novel adoption at the secondary level is to:
- Select new titles that offer multiple perspectives
- Reflect underrepresented voices in our current curriculum
- Provide opportunities for critical thinking and build empathy for others’ lived experiences
We are Currently Piloting a New Novel Adoption Process
The individual schools listed below will convene a Novel Review Committee of certificated staff, students and parents to consider each novel.
This committee will:
- Follow the procedures of the Materials Adoption Process for Approved Additional Materials
- If the novel meets those criteria and grade level needs, the team will write an adoption proposal making a recommendation to the Instructional Materials Committee based on evidence gathered during the process
Novels Currently Under Consideration
Bellevue High School
- Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Course: American Literature 11th Grade Choice Book - Atonement by Ian McEwan
Courses: Senior College Level English, AP English, Senior English
Interlake High School
- The Refugees by Viet Thanh Nguyen
Course: Advanced Learning IB Lit/Lang HL1, IB Lit/Lang HL1
Newport High School
- Atonement by Ian McEwan
Courses: Senior College Level English, AP English, Senior English - Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
Course: Honors Sophomore Composition and Literature - The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates by Wes Moore
Course: American Literature 11th Grade Choice Book
*The Novel Review Committee may determine these are high quality novels that meet the review criteria but may be a better match for a different grade level.
Past Curriculum Adoption Committees
- AGA Instructional Material Adoption Committee
- Modern World History Adoption Committee
- AP U.S. Government Textbook Adoption Committee
- Algebra 1 – Geometry – Algebra 2 (AGA) Math Adoption
- K-5 Arabic Heritage Language Adoption
- AP Physics Adoption
- Biology Adoption Committee
- Chemistry Instructional Material Adoption Committee
- Elementary Science Adoption
- French 4 Textbook Adoption
- High School Algebra 1 Adoption
- Honors 7th Grade Language Arts Adoption Committee
- Honors Freshman Literature & Composition Adoption Committee
- ISA Middle School Textbook Adoption
- Japanese Textbook Adoption
- Jr. American Literature Textbook Adoption
- Life Skills Curriculum
- Middle School ELA Summer Reading Adoption
- Middle School Math Adoption
- Middle School Science Adoption
- Middle School Social Studies Textbook Adoption Committee
- P-7 Mathematics Update Adoption Committee
- P-12 Mathematics Update
- Reading/Literacy Lab Instructional Material Adoption Committee
- Secondary Additional Materials Adoption
- Spanish 1a-3 Instructional Material Adoption Committee
- Special Education Direct Instruction Reading Curriculum
- Special Education Preschool ABA Curriculum Committee
- World History Textbook Adoption