Recognizing a diverse student population, the English Department has designed a program that respects each student’s interests, abilities, and goals. At the same time, the program acknowledges the common need of all students to think critically and communicate effectively through reading and writing.  In this program, the students move through sequentially required courses that advance the skills of reading, writing, grammar, language appreciation, vocabulary development, speech, listening, and literary analysis. In addition, they select appropriate literature courses from offerings of varied content on graduated levels of sophistication.  Students who wish to take two English courses in one semester must seek the advice of their counselor and are expected to consult with their English teacher.   Students may not take two English classes in one half of the year and none in the other.

FOUR FULL YEARS IN ENGLISH ARE REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION:

• Grade 9: One full year (Humanities of Freshman English)
• Grade 10: One full year (Selected World Literature or American Experience) Select World Literature (Honors) meets writing course requirement.
• Grade 11: One semester in a writing course (Expository Writing) and one semester in a literature course. 
• Grade 12: Two semesters of English, including at least one semester in a literature course in grade 12.

Although students may choose any course listed in the catalog in any semester, the English Department recommends which courses will be taught and the semester in which students will take them.

Actual scheduled courses for the upcoming school year will depend on sufficient enrollment.  Please check the Program of Studies for more information. 

Staff Directory To see a list of WHS English teachers, filter the Staff Directory by department (English) and location (WHS).

English Instructional Leaders: Heather DeLude (deludeh@wiltonps.org, 203-762-0381 x6050) and Eric Mendelson (mendelsone@wiltonps.org, 203-762-0381 x6090)

District Curriculum