Literature

Strengthen your literature classroom with these popular and award-winning programs

Many Voices Literature Series

Grades 5–12

Superb literature anthologies that make reading literature meaningful and enjoyable for your students and teaching literature effective and rewarding for you. Each anthology concentrates on reading and interpreting outstanding literature and features a Special Focus that develops essential reading, literary, or research skills

The American Tradition:
Short Stories from 1820 to 1920

American Short Stories:
1920 to the Present

British Literature: Traditions in Change

A Multicultural Reader:
Collection One

A Multicultural Reader:
Collection Two

Poetry in Three Dimensions:
Reading, Writing, and Critical Thinking
through Poetry

Poetry in Six Dimensions:
20th Century Voices

Reading the World:
Contemporary Literature
from Around the Globe

Themes:
An Introduction to Literature

Snapshots:
Literature for Young Adults

Literature & Thought

Grades 6–12

A groundbreaking thematic literature program that teaches students to be critical readers and thinkers with a unique questioning strategy. The 22 anthologies cover a wide variety of genres with stimulating fiction and nonfiction selections; thought-provoking visuals; and vocabulary, writing, and discussion activities.

Literary Genres

Mythology
Sport
Mystery
Science Fiction
Ecology
Humor

Historical Events & Eras

The Great Depression
Civil Rights
Immigration
Harlem Renaissance
Civil War
Vietnam and the 60s
Holocaust
American Frontiers

Literary Themes

Justice
Friendship
Decisions
Family
Survival
Heroes
Identity

Parallel Text

Grades 8–12

The original text and a modern adaptation on facing pages— available for nine Shakespeare plays and classic American and British literature

Retold Program

Grades 6–12

Adapted literature that aligns with your curriculum and makes classic literature, myths, and folktales accessible to students reading below grade level

		Alternative Assessment for Literature Grades 3–12 Performance-based projects let your students choose how to demonstrate their learning				Nine Muses: Modern Plays from Classic Myths Grades 6–12 Original one-act plays for an entire unit on classic mythology

		Contemporary Classics/Masterprose Grades 6–12 All the reproducible resources you need to teach classic and contemporary literature—in one folder				Portals to Literature Grades 6–12 Literary skills for middle school and high school readers

		Favorite Poems Anthology Share the joys of poetry using widely read poems from Poe, Sandburg, Wordsworth, Emerson, Keats				Posters Enrich your classroom with informative and attractive posters covering social studies, literature, mythology, and more

		Greek and World Mythology Grades 6–12 Brightly colored posters explore famous gods and heroes, Greek genealogy, and more				Shakespeare Visuals Grades 8–12 Posters, transparencies, and prints bring the Bard into your classroom

		Latitudes Grades 6–12 Enhance novel studies with contemporary and historical information				Stages of History: Plays About America's Past Grades 6–12 A perfect integration of language arts and social studies

		Literature Tests Grades 4–12 Reproducible tests for the most frequently taught literature titles				Tale Blazers Grades 6–12 Customized your literature program by choosing from over 120 classic and contemporary short stories