Student Edition
Provide students with the writing, language, and 21st century skills they need to be successful in a changing world.
Available as a print and online edition.*
Composition Skills Practice
Over 50 exercises at each grade level support the corresponding composition chapter in the student edition.
Available in print and in online student and teacher editions
Language Skills Practice
Over 120 grammar, usage, and mechanics exercises at each grade level supporting the corresponding chapters of the student edition.
Available in print and in online student and teacher editions
Vocabulary Skills Practice
Includes 36 vocabulary lessons at each grade level, grades 6 to 12, plus 20 spelling lessons for grades 6 to 8.
Included in online student and teacher editions
Writer's Resource
Four extensive sections to support writing.
* Research Reports—supplements chapters on writing a research report.
* Portfolios and Questionnaires—checklists, forms, and guidance for creating and maintaining portfolios.
* Student Models and Rubrics—student models at varying rubric levels for each mode of writing.
* Writing Across the Curriculum—writing prompts for all primary modes of writing.
Included in online student and teacher editions
Test Preparation Practice
Two tests provide abundant assessment practice in reading comprehension, composition, and editing and revising. Aligned to state standards.
Included in online student and teacher editions
Online Student Edition
- add notes and highlights
- English and Spanish glossaries
- search functionality
- Composition, Language, Vocabulary, and Test Preparation practice worksheets
- Writer's Resource
- Web 2.0 Tools and Projects
Online Teacher Edition
- add notes and highlights
- English and Spanish glossaries
- search functionality
- Composition, Language, Vocabulary, and Test Preparation reproducibles
- Teacher Resources
ExamView® Software
Test generator software gives you electronic access to the same tests that are in the Assessment Resource plus the ability to create custom tests and generate performance reports by student, class, or state standard.
Technology Requirements
Teacher Wraparound Edition
Step-by-step lesson instructions include Pre-Assess, Guide Instruction, Apply Instruction, Monitor Progress, Wrap-Up, and Reteach. In-depth support for differentiating instruction and meeting the needs of English Language Learners.
Available as a print and online edition.
Lesson Planner
Detailed planning guides include suggested timeframes for teaching lessons in every chapter and provide links to supporting resources. Links to Common Core standards for each lesson.
Included in online teacher edition
English Language Learners Resource
Word lists, leveled activities, and graphic organizers for teaching academic vocabulary terms from each chapter.
Included in online teacher edition
Classroom Presentations
Includes over 500 PowerPoint slides for each grade level. Text and images visually engage students with the activities and rules in the student edition.
Included in online teacher edition
Professional Development Resource
Includes essays and tutorials by Peter Smagorinksy and Constance Weaver, Writing with Power program consultants, as well as a walk-through of a composition chapter and a framework for applying grammar instruction to other content areas.
Included in online teacher edition
Assessment Resource
Comprehensive pretest, end-of-course test, and individual chapter tests assess students' understanding using multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, short-answer, and extended-response questions and writing prompts.
Included in online teacher edition
ExamView® Software
Test generator software gives you electronic access to the same tests that are in the Assessment Resource plus the ability to create custom tests and generate performance reports by student, class, or state standard.
Grades 6 to 12 teacher CD.
Writer's Resource
Four extensive sections to support writing.
* Research Reports—supplements chapters on writing a research report.
* Portfolios and Questionnaires—checklists, forms, and guidance for creating and maintaining portfolios.
* Student Models and Rubrics—student models at varying rubric levels for each mode of writing.
* Writing Across the Curriculum—writing prompts for all primary modes of writing.
Included in online student and teacher editions
Composition Skills Practice
Over 50 exercises at each grade level support the corresponding composition chapter in the student edition.
Available in print and in online student and teacher editions
Language Skills Practice
Over 120 grammar, usage, and mechanics exercises at each grade level supporting the corresponding chapters of the student edition.
Available in print and in online student and teacher editions
Vocabulary Skills Practice
Includes 36 vocabulary lessons at each grade level, grades 6 to 12, plus 20 spelling lessons for grades 6 to 8.
Included in online student and teacher editions
Test Preparation Practice
Two tests provide abundant assessment practice in reading comprehension, composition, and editing and revising. Aligned to the Common Core State Standards.
Included in online student and teacher editions