Little Rock School District 2016 Mirrors and Windows brochure PDF WWY222763

Engage students and enhance instruction with... Give All Students Access to Great Literature! Access Editions • Related nonfiction and information texts, as well as historical and background information, build cross- curricular connections. EMC Bookshelf— EMC’s multi-platform eBooks connect teachers and students to program resources in and out of the classroom. One-touch navigation allows them access to every page of textbooks and workbooks as well as all audio and media content. Multi-platfrom eBooks work on all laptops, desktops, and mobile devices including the iPad®. Bookstore Model • Close reading support ensures engagement and understanding. Mirrors & Windows English Language Arts Program © 2016 The complete literary work and study apparatus within the hardbound book! ETS Criterion® —The ETS® Criterion® Bookstore Model Online Writing Evaluation is a web-based application that develops and evaluates students’ writing. There are ten writing assignments per grade to choose from, each with themes related to those in Mirrors & Windows. Within 20 seconds, Criterion provides specific diagnostic feedback and a holistic score. • Close reading questions guide students through the work by asking factual questions based on evidence from the text. • Footnotes explain obscure references, unusual usages, and terms meant to enter students’ passive vocabularies. • Words for Everyday Use entries define and give pronunciations for difficult terms and academic vocabulary meant to enter students’ active vocabularies. choice, matching, and essay questions. Teachers can easily select, create, and edit questions and be assured that formative survey test items are keyed to state standards. High School Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain All Quiet on the Western Front, by Erich Remarque Ethan Frome, by Edith Wharton Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley Great Expectations, by Charles Dickens Hamlet, by William Shakespeare Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë A Midsummer Night’s Dream, by William Shakespeare My Ántonia, by Willa Cather Nectar in a Sieve, by Kamala Markandaya Night, by Elie Wiesel Othello, The Moor of Venice, by William Shakespeare Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne Sister Carrie, by Theodore Dreiser A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens The Tempest, by William Shakespeare Their Eyes Were Watching God, by Zora Neale Hurston Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe Flipgrid TM — A video-discussion and collaboration tool where teachers create short, discussion-style questions that students respond to through recorded videos. Students share their thoughts with classmates on selected topics to drive engagement and interaction among students. TM English Language Arts ® • Thought-provoking questions and activities extend the text and invite students to connect their lives to those of the characters. EXAMVIEW® —The EXAMVIEW® Assessment Suite offers leveled multiple- TM EMC Avenue TM — a unique video-based e-assessment platform for building custom speaking and listening tasks. Students are given lesson- specific tasks and asked to respond via video to build and assess listening and speaking skills. WWY222294 Middle School The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, by Mark Twain The Call of the Wild, by Jack London The Giver, by Lois Lowry Hatchet, by Gary Paulsen High Elk’s Treasure, by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve Johnny Tremain, by Esther Forbes The Red Badge of Courage, by Stephen Crane Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, by Mildred Taylor Stargirl, by Jerry Spinelli Stealing Freedom, by Elisa Carbone The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, by Avi Where the Red Fern Grows, by Wilson Rawls A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L’Engle EMC English Language Arts ® Call: 800-328-1452 • Fax: [phone] • Email: [email protected] • Visit www.emcp.com emcp.com/mw | 800-328-1452