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CURRICULUM

At Western, we are committed to providing students with a thoughtfully structured and rigorous educational experience. In accordance with state requirements, this page outlines the instructional materials used across our reading and writing curriculum, including textbook publishers, novels and texts studied at each grade level, and the remedial programs available to support learners who need additional assistance.

To help families, students, and our community understand the learning journey in each course, we also provide detailed curriculum maps for every grade level. These maps highlight:

  • Course Overviews that summarize the purpose, structure, and expectations of each class

  • Enduring Understandings – the big ideas students will carry with them beyond the course

  • Essential Questions – the guiding questions that shape inquiry and deepen learning

  • Indiana Academic Standards addressed throughout instruction

  • Assessments used to monitor student progress and demonstrate mastery

  • Texts, tools, and technology integrated to support learning

We invite you to explore these resources to learn more about the high-quality instruction and thoughtful planning that guide teaching and learning at Western. Our goal is to ensure every student is equipped with the knowledge, skills, and confidence needed to thrive both in the classroom and beyond.

Reading and Writing Curriculum

  • Publishers

    • UFLI
    • Orton Gillingham
    • Hegerty, Approved Mentor Texts - Grades K-2

    Remedial Program

    • Leveled Literacy Intervention - Grades K-2
    • Orton Gillingham - Grades K-2

    Administrator Contact

  • UFLI Foundations

    Publishers

    • Ventis Learning

    Remedial Program

    • University of Florida Literacy (UFLI) Foundations

    Administrator Contact

  • Publisher

    • Amplify ELA Grades 6-8
    • Quill Writing Program

    Remedial Program

    • Leveled Literacy Instruction - Grades 6-8
    • SRA Reading Success (Grade 6)

    Contact

  • Publishers

    • Pearson Literature 2015 (9th-11th Grade English)
    • The Norton Introduction to Literature 13th High School Edition, Norton, 2019 (AP Literature and Composition 11th and 12th Grade)

    Novels

    • 9th Grade English
      • Anthem by Ayn Rand
      • No Fear Romeo & Juliet by Shakespeare
      • The Odyssey by Homer
      • Each student chooses one of the following to read:
        • Harry Houdini by Bicki Cobb
        • John F. Kennedy by Howard S. Kaplan
        • Albert Einstein by Freida Wishinsky
        • Helen Keller by Leslie Garrett
    • 9th Grade Honors English
      • No Fear Romeo & Juliet by Shakespeare
      • The Odyssey by Homer
      • Each student chooses one of the following to read:
        • Overdrive: Bill Gates and the Race to Control Cyberspace by James Willace 
        • A Modest Genius by Hanne Strager
        • Walt Disney: An American Original by Bob Thomas
        • Steve Jobs: A Man Who Thought Different by Karen Blumenthal
        • The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
        • A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beach
        • I Never Had it Made: An Autobiography by Jackie Robinson
        • Albert Einstein: The Biography of a Genius Who Changed Science and World History by Adam Brown
        • I am Mafala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Mafala Yousafzi
    • 10th Grade English (The American Experience)
      • Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
      • The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
      • The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
    • 11th Grade English (The British Experience)
      • Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
      • Animal Farm by George Orwell
    • 12th Grade English
      • The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
      • American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
    • AP Literature and Composition (11th and 12th Grade)
      • The Norton Introduction to Literature 13th High School Edition, Norton, 2019

    Contact

Curriculum Maps

PRIMARY SCHOOL (K-2)

INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (3-5)

MIDDLE SCHOOL (6-8)

HIGH SCHOOL (9-12)