Language Arts

Language Arts

Department Members Curriculum Information Book Fair Summer Reading

Department Members

Ms. Brenda Alba	Voicemail Extension 4309	Email Ms. Alba

Ms. Itita Alexander	Voicemail Extension 4233	Email Ms. Alexander

Ms. Wendy Barnett (Ingram) 9th Grade Team Leader	Voicemail Extension 4344	Email Ms. Barnett

Ms. Cristina Bascuas	Voicemail Extension 4216	Email Ms. Bascuas

Ms. Elizabeth Ceballos EHS Sponsor Ms. Ceballos's Website	Voicemail Extension 4338	Email Ms. Ceballos

Ms. Caroline Coffey Reading Dept. Chairperson	Voicemail Extension 4280	Email Ms. Coffey

Ms. Cathy Conkling-Wagner Department Chairperson	Voicemail Extension 4331 English Office 2461 Reading Office 2462	Email Ms. Conkling-Wagner

Mr. Jason Crespo	Voicemail Extension 4233	Email Mr. Crespo

Ms. Francine Davis	Voicemail Extension 4346	Email Ms. Davis

Mr. John De La Cruz Newspaper	Extension 2221	Email Mr. De La Cruz

Ms. Kathryn Devlin 9th Grade Team Leader Ms. Devlin's Website	Voicemail Extension 4232	Email Ms. Devlin

Ms. Rommy Duran	Voicemail Extension 4237	Email Ms. Duran

Ms. Amanda Espana	Voicemail Extension 4356	Email Ms. Espana

Ms. Anmarie Etchart 12th Grade Team Leader	Voicemail Extension 4317	Email Ms. Etchart

Ms. Louise Farnsworth	Voicemail Extension 4295	Email Ms. Farnsworth

Ms. Nicola Frisby 10th Grade Team Leader	Voicemail Extension 4249	Email Ms. Frisby

Ms. Anneli Garcia	Voicemail Extension 4268	Email Ms. Garcia

Mr. Fred Green	Voicemail Extension 4300	Email Mr. Green

Ms. Allison Hannon Speech & Debate	Voicemail Extension 4336	Email Ms. Hannon

Ms. Liana Hidalgo	Voicemail Extension 4339	Email Ms. Hidalgo

Mr. Michael Hill	Voicemail Extension 4301	Email Mr. Hill

Ms. Valerie Jean-Gilles	Voicemail Extension 4258	Email Ms. Jean-Gilles

Mr. Aaron Kurtz Yearbook	Extension 2221	Email Mr. Kurtz

Ms. Akilah Laster	Voicemail Extension 4291	Email Ms. Laster

Ms. Romona Lewis Reading Coach	Extension 2454	Email Ms. Lewis

Ms. Jodi McBride	Voicemail Extension 4241	Email Ms. McBride

Ms. Yolanda Muller-Sosa	Voicemail Extension 4203	Email Ms. Muller

Ms. Stacey Peck	Voicemail Extension 4319	Email Ms. Peck

Ms. Monica Perez de Corcho EHS Sponsor	Currently on Leave

Ms. Yesenia Pinto	Voicemail Extension 4208	Email Ms. Pinto

Ms. Melissa Ray 11th Grade Team Leader	Voicemail Extension 4326	Email Ms. Ray

Ms. Antonia Rodriguez, NBCT	Voicemail Extension 4252	Email Ms. Rodriguez

Mr. Nicholas Ronda	Voicemail Extension 4264	Email Mr. Ronda

Ms. Mindy Spirer	Voicemail Extension 4293

Ms. Roberta Sussman	Voicemail Extension 4322	Email Ms. Sussman

Ms. Kerry Waldrep	Voicemail Extension 4345	Email Ms. Waldrep

Ms. Jamie Walker	Voicemail Extension 4369	Email Ms. Walker

Curriculum Information

The Language Arts Department offers the required English courses mandated by the State of Florida. English I, II, III, and IV are further divided into regular, honors, gifted and advanced placement (11th and 12th only).

Please refer to the Curriculum Bulletin for further details. In addition to the required courses, our department offers a variety of electives.

The electives offered are the following:

Cinematography
Creative Writing
Intensive Reading 9th and 10th
Intensive Reading 11th and 12th
Journalism
Speech and Debate
Yearbook

Book Fair

Every year the Killian PTSA provides students in all grade levels an opportunity to buy their required novels and workbooks at school during their English class period. It usually takes place during the beginning of the First Nine Weeks.

Your child will be notified of the Book Fair date and the novels or workbooks he or she will need to purchase. Please support the PTSA by encouraging your child to purchase his or her books at the Book Fair.

Summer Reading

Download the required and suggested reading lists by grade level: