• A rich mix of classic and contemporary selections
• Research-based strategic reading support for every selection
• Integrated language arts skill development that progresses from introduction to mastery
• An integral assessment program for monitoring students' progress
• Strategies and resources for differentiating instruction to meet the learning needs of all students

• Genre Focus introduces students to the elements and characteristics of the major genres highlighted in each unit.
• Active Reading Strategies shows students the kind of thinking and questioning skilled readers use when reading a particular type of literature.
• Active Reading Models let students apply the reading strategies that they just learned to a selection.
• Media Connections provide contemporary connections to many selections through sources such as newspapers, magazines, Web sites, song lyrics, and screenplays.
• Comparing Selections pages in each unit present options for comparing and contrasting two selections through writing and discussions.
• Interdisciplinary Connections help make the vital connections to other grade-level curriculum.
• Skills Features offer students full-page instruction and practice in developing key language arts skills in the context of their reading. Feature pages include Vocabulary Skills, Reading and Thinking Skills, Grammar Link, Writing Skills, Technology Skills, and Listening, Speaking, and Viewing.
• Writing Workshops that close each unit help students created an extended piece of writing using the stages of the writing process.
• Standardized Test Practice at the end of each unit promotes student success on state assessments, standardized tests, the SAT, and the ACT.

• Student Edition 0-07-825105-2
• Teacher Wraparound Edition 0-07-825136-2
• Teacher Classroom Resources 0-07-826422-7
• Program Components

• Student Edition 0-07-825106-0
• Teacher Wraparound Edition 0-07-825137-0
• Teacher Classroom Resources 0-07-826423-5
• Program Components

• Student Edition 0-07-825107-9
• Teacher Wraparound Edition 0-07-825138-9
• Teacher Classroom Resources 0-07-826424-3
• Program Components

• Student Edition 0-07-825108-7
• Teacher Wraparound Edition 0-07-825139-7
• Teacher Classroom Resources 0-07-826425-1
• Program Components

• Student Edition 0-07-825109-5
• Teacher Wraparound Edition 0-07-825140-0
• Teacher Classroom Resources 0-07-826426-X
• Program Components

• Student Edition 0-07-825110-9
• Teacher Wraparound Edition 0-07-825141-9
• Teacher Classroom Resources 0-07-826427-8
• Program Components

• Student Edition 0-07-825111-7
• Teacher Wraparound Edition 0-07-825142-7
• Teacher Classroom Resources 0-07-826428-6
• Program Components

• Student Edition 0-07-825112-5
• Teacher Wraparound Edition 0-07-825143-5
• Teacher Classroom Resources 0-07-826429-4
• Program Components

Components

Courses 1-3 (Grades 6-8) Components:

• Student Edition
• Teacher Wraparound Edition
• Teacher Classroom Resources