Literature Based Learning
- A thought-provoking essential question sets the context.
- Each reading of a selection has a purpose and employs a targeted reading or analysis skill.
- Using textual evidence, students apply the skill through discussion, collaborative activities, and writing.
Outstanding Literature
High-interest themes and thought-provoking essential questions in areas such as
- Current events—diversity in society; equality and justice; knowing right from wrong; trusting what you hear, see, and read; the impact of technology on jobs; the costs of innovation.
- Themes—family, decisions, story-telling, horror, journey, freedom, identity and the forces that shape us, physical appearance, crime and punishment.
- Culture and History—the Native American experience, how history shapes us, how ideas bring about change, the impact of war, the role of women over time.
Instructional Design
The step-by-step lesson design keeps students focused on the learning objective.
- Create context using introductory activities and discussions.
- Read the passage guided by close reading questions with comprehension support from Immersive Reader*.
- Identify and annotate textual evidence with support from the Interactive Text* to organize evidence and notes.
- Facilitate dynamic, inclusive discussions of evidence, ideas, and points of view in large and small groups; support online conversations with the Collaboration Wall*.
- Apply the skill and synthesize textual evidence in the "Focus On" activity.
- Assess progress with the quizzes and tests.
- Extend learning with project-based assessments and independent activities.
*Available with Interactive Edition.
Flexible
Comprehensive standards coverage and a modular design permits easy integration into your curriculum.
- Select the units, selections, or learning objectives you need.
- Assign lessons to the whole class, small groups, or individual students.
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Comprehend the text
Comprehension is the gateway to meaning, and our state-of-the art Immersive Reader technology delivers.
ALL students have the power to
- adapt the reading passage based on their own abilities and learning differences.
- translate and hear the text in their native language—dozens of languages available.
- use a picture dictionary, add line focus (1, 3, or 5 lines of text), or identify parts of speech and syllables.
- change font type, size, and background colors for readability.
Read for meaning
Move students from skimming and scanning to discovering evidence and extracting meaning with Interactive Texts.
Students can quickly
- identify, label, and comment on textual evidence.
- collect evidence in a digital notebook.
- transfer ideas and evidence into discussion and writing tasks.
Participate and collaborate
Reduce reluctance to participate through the Collaboration Wall.
Students and teachers can use familiar social media tools to
- share ideas and perspectives based on meaningful, text-based questions.
- participate in dynamic discussion both online and in small groups.
- track participation in real time.
All the Support You Need
- Print, interactive, or blended solutions—you choose.
- Provides powerful classroom management with performance reports, class participation statistics, and exception reporting.
- Online quizzes and assessment.
- PowerPoint slides.
- ELL and differentiation support.
- Project-based assessment and extension activities.
- Single Sign-On integration available to your existing learning management systems.
- Teaching support available in print and online.
Additional Resources for Your Classroom
Grade-Level Skills Charts
Pacing Guides
Teacher Wraparound Editions include a Teacher Package with digital access to PowerPoints, an ELL Resource, and writing and language activities.
Connections: English Language Arts delivers research-based best practices for English Language Arts instruction.
Research Notes
Correlations
English Language Arts Standards
Florida (LAFS)
Florida (BEST)
Indiana
Maryland
Mississippi
Texas (TEKS)