Expository Reading and Writing Curriculum
The Expository Reading and Writing Curriculum (ERWC) is a college preparatory (A-G), rhetoric-based English language arts course for grades 11 and 12 designed to develop academic literacy (advanced proficiency in rhetorical and analytical reading, writing, and thinking). The ERWC also offers a curriculum for grades 7-10, with at least four extended modules per grade level. Modules with designated English language development (ELD) are available for grades 9-12.
Riverside County Office of Education (RCOE) is proud to partner with California State University, San Bernardino as we work to serve the districts, schools, and teachers of the Riverside, Inyo, Mono, San Bernardino (RIMS) Counties region for your ERWC needs.
Becoming an ERWC Trainer for RCOE
ERWC is always looking for great trainers! If you're interested in being a workshop trainer with Region 10 (Region 10 services Riverside, Inyo, Mono, and San Bernardino Counties), please click the link below and fill out the interest survey as this will let us know of your interest. Typically, ERWC trainers are secondary English teachers who have been teaching the ERWC course for 3-5 years. While this experience is preferred it is not necessarily required. Please respond to the survey questions below based on your knowledge and experience. As trainer opportunities become available throughout the course of the school year, we will periodically review surveys and extend an invitation to connect. Please contact jmgomez@rcoe.us if you have any questions.
Resources
ERWC Online Professional Learning series
- Exploring the ERWC Online Community Website with a Focus on Teaching ERWC in Virtual Classrooms.
- Tools and Strategies for Moving ERWC Courses Online, Access Password n9^&&!&0.
- Ready to Launch? Converting Your ERWC Module to a Digital Course
- Deeper Discussions: How to Create and Sustain Meaningful Interaction in Online Discussions
- Guiding Students Into Making Real-World Writing Decisions Using "The Daily Me" (Part 1)
- Guiding Students Into Making Real-World Writing Decisions Using "The Daily Me" (Part 2)
- Fostering Deeper Online Discussions in Synchronous (Real Time) and Asynchronous Formats (Resources for the Session)
ERWC Webinar Series: Teaching for Change
- Reading Fast and Slow (Carol Jago) Access Password ?@=DA1Qv
- Talking and Teaching about Race in the Classroom (Tricia Ebarvia) Access Password VV.6L!Xg
- Better, Faster, and More Equitable Feedback (Matthew Johnson) Access Password: 2!#H#0t&
ERWC Webinar Series: Going LIVE!
- Unpacking Universal Design for Learning: Practices for Building Equitable Classrooms (Dr. Ginny Crisco)
- Teaching Literature Rhetorically: Transferring the Rhetorical Skills Emphasized in the ERWC Curriculum to the Teaching of Literature (Dr. Jennifer Fletcher)
- Teaching Counterstory in the Secondary Classroom (Dr. Aja Martinez)
- Cultivating Genius and Joy Resources
- Going LIVE! Resources
- Exploring Grammar Instruction (Dr. Darren Crovitz)
- Reviving and Reinventing Sentence-Level Writing Instruction (Martin Brandt)
- Hitting for Contact: Consistent Success in Race Conversations (Matthew Kay)
- Structuring Classroom Talk to Improve Student Literacy (Nelson Graff)