Warwick School District

Curriculum Resources Preview (11/4-12/4)

Are you interested in viewing the proposed High School English Language Arts and Music Resources?

Viewing is available from November 4, 2026, through December 4, 2026, through a scheduled in-person appointment. Appointments can be made by contacting the District Office at 717-626-3700.

Important Information

The preview room is located within the Warwick School District Office (301 West Orange St. Lititz, PA. 17543)

Please note:

  • Valid ID required to enter district buildings

  • Consider bringing paper and writing tools if you wish to take notes

  • Appointments are a maximum of 50 minutes

  • One person will be scheduled at a time

  • Stakeholders interested may schedule another appointment after each visit

  • No coats, bags, cell phones, iPads, computers, or other recording devices are permitted in the curriculum materials display room

Feedback forms will be available and collected by staff at the end of each visit. Forms will be shared with the Education Committee and the applicable curriculum writing team. If you have digital access to the materials, you can complete the online form here. 

Resources for Review

  1. High School English/Language Arts Honors Composition Elective Resources:

  • The Elements of Style, 4th Edition, E. B. White and William Strunk Jr. (1959)

  • On Writing Well, William Zinsser (1976)

  • Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer, Roy Peter Clark

  • They Say/I Say: The Moves that Matter in Academic Writing, Cathy Birkenstein, Gerald Graff, and Russel Durst (2006) 

  • The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century, Steven Pinker (2016) 

  • Patterns for College Writing: A Rhetorical Reader and Guide, Stephen Mendell and Laurie Kirszner (1988)

  • It was the Best of Sentences, It was the Worst of Sentences, June Casagrande (2010)

  • Academic Writing as if Readers Matter, Leonard Cassuto

  • Writetight: Say Exactly What You Mean with Precision and Power, William Brohaugh (1993)

  • Writing to Learn, William Zinsser (1988)

  1. High School Music Elective Resource, History and Study of Music

  • Habits of a Successful Band Musician, Scott Rush and Rich Moon; 2011, GIA Publications

    3. High School Music Elective Resource, Guitar Lab

  • Habits of a Successful Beginner Guitarist, Joe Sweet, Matt Hudson, Scott Rush; 2020, GIA Publications

Questions?

Please contact Melanie Calender at mcalender@warwicksd.org.