Expository Reading and Writing Curriculum (ERWC): A College-Preparatory English Language Arts Curriculum Developed by the California State University to Improve Students' Readiness for College-Level English and Future Careers through the In-Depth Study of

The Expository Reading and Writing Curriculum (ERWC) is a college-preparatory English language arts curriculum developed by the California State University (CSU) to improve students' readiness for college-level English and future careers through the in-depth study of expository, analytical, and argumentative reading and writing. The ERWC is designed to be a highly engaging curriculum for preparing students to become critical consumers of texts and effective communicators. It consists of 67 modules that teachers can choose from to design a yearlong course, with activities that integrate reading, writing, and discussion and move from professional texts to student texts. The core structure of all the modules, the Assignment Template, progresses along an "arc" from Reading Rhetorically to Preparing to Respond to Writing Rhetorically. The ERWC also includes concept and portfolio mini-modules, as well as modules for full-length books, dramas, foundational documents, and issues. The curriculum is designed to be flexible, allowing teachers to choose modules based on what will serve their students in a given year. The ERWC is intended to be taught in grades 11 and 12, with the goal of preparing students for college-level English and future careers.