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Connections: Literature
Grades 9–12
Immerse students in outstanding literature while developing critical reading and writing skills
Captivate student interest with classic and contemporary texts.
Each of the six anthologies incorporates a literary analysis feature for every selection. The Literary Lens activities provide the focus for close reading, questions for discussion and collaboration, and prompts for written responses.
The streamlined lesson design and focused skill development enables quick lesson planning and easy classroom implementation. Integrate into your curriculum by unit, selection, or learning objective.
Interactive Editions feature a range of learning tools to improve comprehension (translation, text-to-speech, reading accessibility features), close reading and text analysis (annotation and note-taking tools), discussion and collaboration (real-time Collaboration Walls), and much more.
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Program Features & Resources
Features
Literary Analysis
- A Literary Lens identifies one aspect of each selection for students to analyze, discuss, and write about.
- Each anthology has a grade-specific Special Focus, encouraging students to "dig deeper" to draw meaning from the text through reading and writing activities.
—Middle School: A Multicultural Reader: Collection One | Making Cultural Connections
—Ninth Grade: Pathways: Literature for Readers and Writers | Writing Workshops
—Tenth Grade: Reading the World | Research
—Eleventh Grade: American Voices | Author's Style
—Twelfth Grade: British Literature | Critical Reading & Analysis
—High School: A Multicultural Reader: Collection Two | Making Cultural Connections
Instructional Design
- Create context using introductory essays, visuals, and concept vocabulary.
- Read the passage using the Literary Lens to focus attention 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*; and extend discussions with the Great Books Discussion Guides.
- Synthesize textual evidence, ideas, and perspectives in the writing activities.
- Check progress using built-in assessments, auto-grade items*, and online reporting*.
*Available with Interactive Edition.
Flexible Application
- Access any selection from the anthology series regardless of grade.
- Select the units, selections, or learning objectives you need.
- Create custom assignments for the whole class, small groups, or individual students.
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