Grades 7 and 8

Key Features:

Unparalleled Student Engagement

* High-impact topics and themes
* Selections with great depth and appeal
* Fresh, current design
* Purposeful and interesting literacy experiences

Complete Support for Differentiated Instruction

* Practical and manageable ways to differentiate content, process, and product based on students’ readiness, interests, and learnings style
* Wide range of reading material from well-below grade level to beyond grade level
* Variety of instructional approaches and resources to provide the right amount of support to all students

Literacy in the Content Areas

* Practical support for transferring literacy learning to Geography, History, Mathematics, Science and Technology, Health, and The Arts

Clearly Articulated Instructional Focus

* All skills and strategies outlined in your Language Arts curriculum are addressed in the Instructional Framework

Media literacy integrated into every unit

* Wide variety of media forms
* Strategies for analyzing and evaluating media