English Language Arts
Grades 3 - 8 Adopted by the Westbrook Board of Education on December 12, 2023.
Thereafter, the rest of the K-8 ELA revision project was completed on October 16, 2024, with Board of Education adoption scheduled for the spring of 2025. Please see the individual disclaimers below for more information.
The English Language Arts program prepares Westbrook Public School students with the ability to communicate their thoughts and ideas effectively. Like other core subjects, it is an essential skill for success in life and work.
K-5 English Language Arts
Disclaimer: The Connecticut State Department of Education required all districts to submit their K–3 ELA curriculum for approval, ensuring its use through June 30, 2027. In response, the curriculum team used a backward design model to revise and align the K–5 ELA curriculum. This work was completed in the summer of 2024, with final revisions concluded on October 16, 2024, marking the successful completion of the project.
If you have any questions about this initiative, please reach out to the Director of Teaching and Learning at asaba@westbrookctschools.org. Thank you!
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Disclaimer about Amplify's Connections: The graphic provided below is a conceptual representation of the connections within and across grades in the Amplify curriculum. It aims to illustrate how various educational elements are integrated to develop coherence and progression in student learning. The information and connections depicted are not exhaustive and may vary depending on specific educational contexts or curriculum adaptations. The graphic should be used for general understanding and not as a detailed, definitive framework.
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6-8 English Language Arts
Disclaimer: All middle school ELA curricula for grades six through eight were fully completed by August 25, 2023. Additionally, revisions for grades seven and eight were finalized on August 23, 2024. For any inquiries regarding this work, please reach out to the Director of Teaching and Learning at asaba@westbrookctschools.org. Thank you!
WMS Elective Writing Course Disclaimer: The Elective Writing course provides each student with a composition notebook, in preparation for them learning about the twelve rules of grammar. As an elective course, no homework will be assigned, unless a student is absent and/or not doing work in class. Below you will find curriculum maps that contains all lessons of WMS' Elective Writing Course for each grade, a project that was completed on August 11, 2023.
Grades 5 and 6 WMS Elective Writing Course Curriculum Map
Grade 7 WMS Elective Writing Course Curriculum Map
Grade 8 WMS Elective Writing Course Curriculum Map
WMS Discovery Project Disclaimer: WMS' Portrait of a Graduate Subcommittee created a goal during the 2022 - 2023 school year to prepare all WMS students to complete a Discovery Project while working through the six Westbrook Portrait of a Graduate attributes. Each Wednesday session of the Discovery Project is designed around an objective, task, and exit slip in which the lesson is focused on one POG attribute that best fits the objective. The Discovery Project documents are always translated into Portuguese and Spanish and then shared with staff with the other supporting documents. Below you will find a curriculum map that contains all lessons of WMS' Discovery Project, which was completed on July 25th, 2023.
High School English
Disclaimer: All high school English Language Arts curricula for grades nine through twelve were completed in 2018, with ongoing revisions and updates since then. Most recently, the ELA SAT Prep curriculum map was developed in August 2024. For any inquiries regarding the high school content, please reach out to the Director of Teaching and Learning at asaba@westbrookctschools.org. Thank you!
Grade 9
Grade 9 Introduction to Literature
Grade 10
Grade 11
Grade 12
Advanced Placement Courses
AP English Language and Composition Syllabus
AP English Literature and Composition Syllabus
Electives
