Rutherford Public Schools Curricula – English Language Arts
Please click the course below for the full curriculum guide. For more information, please contact Mr. Brian Ersalesi, K-12 Supervisor of English and Arts.
All English Language Arts courses in the Rutherford Public Schools are aligned with the 2016 New Jersey Student Learning Standards. Beginning in September 2024, all English Language Arts courses will be aligned with the 2023 New Jersey Student Learning Standards.
The New Jersey Student Learning Standards define general, cross-disciplinary literacy expectations that must be met for students to be prepared to enter college and workforce training programs ready to succeed. The K–12 grade-specific standards define end-of-year expectations and a cumulative progression designed to enable students to meet college and career readiness expectations no later than the end of high school. Students advancing through the grades are expected to meet each year’s grade-specific standards, retain or further develop skills and understandings mastered in preceding grades, and work steadily toward meeting the more general expectations described by the standards.
The New Jersey Student Learning Standards may be viewed here: NJ Department of Education – NJ Student Learning Standards
Lincoln and Washington School Elementary English Language Arts Classes
- Grade K ELA (NJSLS 2016)
- Grade K ELA (NJSLS 2023) – For Classes Beginning September 2024
- Grade 1 ELA (NJSLS 2016)
- Grade 1 ELA (NJSLS 2023) – For Classes Beginning September 2024
- Grade 2 ELA (NJSLS 2016)
- Grade 2 ELA (NJSLS 2023) – For Classes Beginning September 2024
- Grade 3 ELA (NJSLS 2016)
- Grade 3 ELA (NJSLS 2023) – For Classes Beginning September 2024
Pierrepont Upper Elementary School English Language Arts Classes
- Grade 4 ELA (NJSLS 2016)
- Grade 4 ELA (NJSLS 2023) – For Classes Beginning September 2024
- Grade 5 ELA (NJSLS 2016)
- Grade 5 ELA (NJSLS 2023) – For Classes Beginning September 2024
- Grade 6 ELA (NJSLS 2016)
- Grade 6 ELA (NJSLS 2023) – For Classes Beginning September 2024
Pierrepont Upper Elementary School English Language Arts Elective Classes
- Grade 4 Digital Storytelling (NJSLS 2016)
- Grade 4 Digital Storytelling (NJSLS 2023) – For Classes Beginning September 2024
- Grade 5 Broadcast Journalism (NJSLS 2016)
- Grade 5 Broadcast Journalism (NJSLS 2023) – For Classes Beginning September 2024
- Grade 6 Integrated Arts (NJSLS 2016)
- Grade 6 Integrated Arts (NJSLS 2023) – For Classes Beginning September 2024
Union Middle School English Language Arts Classes
- Grade 7 ELA Accelerated (NJSLS 2016)
- Grade 7 ELA Accelerated (NJSLS 2023) – For Classes Beginning September 2024
- Grade 7 ELA (NJSLS 2016)
- Grade 7 ELA (NJSLS 2023) – For Classes Beginning September 2024
- Grade 8 ELA Accelerated (NJSLS 2016)
- Grade 8 ELA Accelerated (NJSLS 2023) – For Classes Beginning September 2024
- Grade 8 ELA (NJSLS 2016)
- Grade 8 ELA (NJSLS 2023) – For Classes Beginning September 2024
Union Middle School English Language Arts Elective Classes
- UMS Got Game (NJSLS 2016)
- UMS Got Game (NJSLS 2023) – For Classes Beginning September 2024
- UMS Pop Culture in Literature and the Media (NJSLS 2016)
- UMS Pop Culture in Literature and the Media (NJSLS 2023) – For Classes Beginning September 2024
- UMS The Musical on Broadway and in Hollywood(NJSLS 2016)
- UMS The Musical on Broadway and in Hollywood (NJSLS 2023) – For Classes Beginning September 2024
Rutherford High School English Classes
- AP English Language (NJSLS 2016)
- AP English Language (NJSLS 2023) – For Classes Beginning September 2024
- AP English Literature (NJSLS 2016)
- AP English Literature (NJSLS 2023) – For Classes Beginning September 2024
- English 100 (NJSLS 2016)
- English 100 (NJSLS 2023) – For Classes Beginning September 2024
- English 100 Honors (NJSLS 2016)
- English 100 Honors (NJSLS 2023) – For Classes Beginning September 2024
- English 107_207 (NJSLS 2016)
- English 107_207 (NJSLS 2023) – For Classes Beginning September 2024
- English 200 (NJSLS 2016)
- English 200 (NJSLS 2023) – For Classes Beginning September 2024
- English 200 Honors (NJSLS 2016)
- English 200 Honors (NJSLS 2023) – For Classes Beginning September 2024
- English 300 (NJSLS 2016)
- English 300 (NJSLS 2023) – For Classes Beginning September 2024
- English 300 Honors (NJSLS 2016)
- English 300 Honors (NJSLS 2023) – For Classes Beginning September 2024
- English 307_407 (NJSLS 2016)
- English 307_407 (NJSLS 2023) – For Classes Beginning September 2024
- English 400 (NJSLS 2016)
- English 400 (NJSLS 2023) – For Classes Beginning September 2024
- English 400 Honors (NJSLS 2016)
- English 400 Honors (NJSLS 2023) – For Classes Beginning September 2024
Rutherford High School English Elective Classes
- RHS African American Literature (NJSLS 2016)
- RHS African American Literature (NJSLS 2023) – For Classes Beginning September 2024
- RHS Creative Writing (NJSLS 2016)
- RHS Creative Writing (NJSLS 2023) – For Classes Beginning September 2024
- RHS Finding Happiness Through Mindfulness (NJSLS 2016)
- RHS Finding Happiness Through Mindfulness (NJSLS 2023) – For Classes Beginning September 2024
- RHS Ghost and Horror Fiction (NJSLS 2016)
- RHS Ghost and Horror Fiction (NJSLS 2023) – For Classes Beginning September 2024
- RHS Journalism in the 21st Century (NJSLS 2016)
- RHS Journalism in the 21st Century (NJSLS 2023) – For Classes Beginning September 2024
- RHS Public Speaking (NJSLS 2016)
- RHS Public Speaking (NJSLS 2023) – For Classes Beginning September 2024
- RHS Reading (NJSLS 2016)
- RHS Reading (NJSLS 2023) – For Classes Beginning September 2024
- RHS RTI English (NJSLS 2016)
- RHS RTI English (NJSLS 2023) – For Classes Beginning September 2024
- RHS Sports in Literature (NJSLS 2016)
- RHS Sports in Literature (NJSLS 2023) – For Classes Beginning September 2024
- RHS Writing for College (NJSLS 2016)
- RHS Writing for College (NJSLS 2023) – For Classes Beginning September 2024