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McWhorter, In Harmony: Reading and Writing, ©2013 For grades levels 9–10 this program integrates basic reading support with sentence to paragraph level writing. Beginning with overviews of the reading and writing processes and two full chapters on vocabulary, each chapter becomes progressively more integrated so that students are consistently

combining skills for more comprehensive mastery. A brief grammar handbook and ESL guide are included at the back of the book for easy reference and student guidance. Each chapter contains both a student essay and a professional essay followed by writing prompts in the text and repeated in a MySkillsLab® module for extra practice and enrichment.

McWhorter, In Concert: Reading and Writing, ©2013 For grades 11–12 In Concert integrates intermediate reading instruction with paragraph to essay developmental writing support. The text begins with separate overviews of the reading and writing processes and then each chapter becomes progressively more integrated so that students are consistently

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Henry, The Effective Reader/Writer, ©2015 An emphasis on reading and writing as inter-dependent processes offers a balanced approach to literacy and builds critical thinking skills. Students are led to raise questions, consider multiple perspectives, gather, analyze, and assess information as they apply new knowledge and reflect for self-improvement. The text offers several levels of learning

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• Clarify an author’s purpose • Assess supporting details • Evaluate the impact of word choices • Develop logical inferences and conclusions • Identify and analyze sources • Read closely and write meaningfully

Dunsenberry, Crossroads: Integrated Reading and Writing 2nd Edition ©2015 Crossroads demonstrates how reading and writing are interrelated processes, weaving them together to prepare students for the critical reading, critical thinking, and expository writing expectations of college by: • Using a process approach to teach dozens of strategies for solving reading and writing problems

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Accelerated remediation for reading success.Personalized, adaptive, and accelerated remediation from a 4th grade to college readiness proficiency level. The initial diagnostic sets a personalized learning path where each student gets the precise support they need to master core reading skills and improve comprehension based on the Lexile Level framework.

Quick, Making Reading Relevant, 3rd Edition ©2014 This brief text uses primary reading sources as the basis for the content. Students learn to become better, more efficient readers through exposure to essential reading strategies with a major focus on application using real-life materials.

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Imagine what better practice can do!Personalized, adaptive, and accelerated writing instruction, practice and assessments that move students from literal comprehension to critical application and onto independent writing. The Intelligent Essay Scorer provides immediate essay evaluation and feedback to help student self-assess and improve as college-ready writers.

Markus, Write Time, Write Place, 2nd Edition ©2015 This two part series complements writing and grammar instruction with carefully selected, academically-oriented readings and activities that will encourage students to read, think critically, and write at a college level. Author, Mimi Markus, underscores the importance of college-level writing, and readies students for these demands while improving their writing skills. High-interest material from a wealth of academic areas exposes students to the types of readings they will encounter in their college-level courses. ELL/ESL instruction are seamlessly woven into both the student and teacher’s text.

Sims, The Write Stuff: Thinking through Essays, 3rd Edition ©2015 Equips developing writers with the critical thinking skills they need to interpret and analyze information and express their ideas clearly and logically in writing. Author Marcie Sims defines critical thinking and goes on to explain the meaning and function of specific critical thinking terms and tools. Reaching beyond the usual writing instruction found in other texts, Sims gets to the

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Ramage, The Allyn & Bacon Guide to Writing, 7th Edition ©2015 This text moves beyond basic skills for students who are ready to engage in higher-level reading, writing, critical thinking, and inquiry skills in preparation for the rigors of continuing education and career success. The program delivers a groundbreaking integration of composition research and a rhetorical perspective to writing and

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Olsen, Vocabulary Series: Interactive/Active/Academic, 5th Edition ©2013 These workbooks blend scaffolded instruction with a visually appealing presentation to introduce words in context and reinforce their meanings through self-tests, writing assignments, collaborative projects, and games. Students’ vocabulary skills are enriched, reinforced, and mastered to the expectations of college level coursework. Answers the need to create a “staircase” of complexity and offers thematic readings on a variety of text types and purposes. • Cross-curricular instruction and application • Predicting, interactive exercises, extension activities, self tests • Test bank provides formative and summative assessment • 25 Chapters = one per week (4–5 pages per chapter) • Skilled/Effective/Master Reader

Henry, The Skilled/Effective/Master Reader Series, 4th Edition ©2015 Discrete skill remediation for targeted, mastery-based reading support. Use one title for specific grade-level instruction, or all three to meet the needs of a reading skills course. • Blend individual reading skills into a reading process (SQ3R) • Wide variety of text types, genres, and subject matters • High volume of nonfiction excerpts and visual vocabulary • ESL/ELL tips, practice, and assessment



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Faigley, Selzer, Pirrone, Good Reasons with Contemporary Arguments High School Edition, 1st Edition ©2013

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AP Capstone! The best of the “product” and “process” approaches to writing. This text emphasizes the reading-writing connection, focuses

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Roberts, Literature: An Introduction to Reading and Writing, 2nd Ed., ©2012This best-selling AP Literature text blends college-level literature with high school appropriate instruction and offers a rich selection of literary works spanning genres, themes, time, and cultures. Writing about literature is integrated in every chapter. The extensive teacher support in the context of preparing for the AP exam addresses the most common challenges in today’s AP classroom and ensures

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McMahan, Literature and the Writing Process, 10th Edition ©2014With engaging graphic novels, science fiction, and poetry, this innovative text combines the best elements of an anthology with those of a handbook for an interrelated experience of analytical reading and critical writing. Substantial argument coverage offers support for finding and writing persuasive texts. Critical thinking questions, clear and engaging explanations of basic literary

elements, topics for discussion, ideas for writing assignments, and seven sample student papers—provides support to both students and teachers for writing about literature.

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Barnet, Literature for Composition, 10th Edition ©2014This text offers superior coverage of reading, writing, and arguing about literature in a clear and accessible style with a wide range of literary selections, genre-based and thematic anthology, and 22 examples of student writing.

James, Merickel, Reading Literature and Writing Argument, 5th Edition ©2013For upper-level through AP English This anthology blends literature with argument to enrich student learning through active engagement with ideas in written text providing students with multi-genre reading experiences designed to immerse them in critical and creative thinking as they address problems and issues from multiple perspectives. The instruction

prompts students to see language as a way to create meaning in their lives and to see themselves as writers with a purpose and an audience.

Pickering, Fiction 100 An Anthology of Short Fiction, 13th Edition ©2012 A collection of carefully chosen, interesting stories with literary merit intended to ignite students’ curiosity, imagination, and intelligence. Diverse selections, including three graphic novels, illustrate the development of short fiction from the early 19th century to the present day.

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AP® Edition! Jolliffe, Roskelly, Writing America Language and Composition in Context, 1st Edition, ©2014An artful blend of American literature, culture, and history, this revolutionary text teaches students the rhetorical skills needed for AP Language while engaging them in reading and writing about timeless issues and contemporary concerns. Using compelling American themes and selections, Writing America gives

focus to rhetorical study and writing development through cultural, social, and literary perspectives as it helps students understand the ways various types of texts and images craft powerful messages for audiences while helping them compose similarly powerful texts themselves.

Miller, The Prentice Hall® Reader, 11th Edition ©2015This rhetorical reader emphasizes process by presenting a student essay in each chapter in both its first and final draft. Widely adopted for George Miller’s supportive voice and highly reliable writing assignments, The Prentice Hall Reader balances classic and contemporary essays, arranged in increasing level of difficulty in each chapter.


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For upper-level and AP English Behrens, Rosen, A Sequence for Academic Writing, 6th Edition, ©2015This brief rhetoric focuses on the key strategies that any academic writer needs to know—summary, synthesis, analysis, and critique. The focus on critical reading and writing strategies lead students to thoughtfully interpret and incorporate source material into their own papers.

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Alfano, O’Brien, Envision Writing and Researching Arguments, 4th Edition ©2014For upper-level and AP English this concise and practical guide teaches core skills in analysis, argument, and research, using both contemporary examples to capture student interest and key principles from classical rhetoric to reinforce core concepts. Students will learn how to analyze and compose arguments, design

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Cross-curricular for high school and AP courses Lester, Writing Research Papers, 15th Edition, ©2015This definitive research paper guide can accompany any course where research writing is central - Writing Research Papers combines a traditional and practical approach to the research process with the latest information on electronic research and presentation.

Ballenger, The Curious Researcher, 8th Ed., ©2015For Upper Level and AP English, our most accessible research guide features an inquiry-based approach and offers a wide variety of examples. This guide offers a motivational tone and conversational style, that encourages lively writing and is an appealing alternative to traditional research texts.

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Beebe et al., Communication Principles for a Lifetime, 5th Edition ©2014Connecting theory to application, this accessible text focuses on five fundamental principles of self-awareness, verbal and non-verbal messages, listening barriers, and adapting messages as appropriate. Step-by-step instruction and self-assessment opportunities help students gauge their understanding.

Beebe, Beebe, Public Speaking An Audience- Centered Approach, 9th Edition ©2015The unique, audience-centered approach emphasizes that success in public speaking depends on how listeners interpret the message. This text teaches the importance of analyzing and considering the audience at every point in the speech-making process and guides students through the step-by-step process addressing the dynamics of diverse audiences and narrowing the gap between the classroom and the real world.

DeVito, The Essential Elements of Public Speaking, 5th Edition ©2015This highly interactive text helps students think about the choices they face in preparing and presenting speeches — including choices based on ethical considerations. While developing practical public speaking skills, this text will help students become critical thinkers and listeners, give them instruction in analyzing and

adapting to different audiences, and help them use supporting materials and visual aids.


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Burroway, Imaginative Writing: The Elements of Craft, 4th Edition, ©2015This creative writing text covers all four genres: creative nonfiction, fiction, poetry, and drama. The top-down organization addresses elements of craft (Image, Voice, Character, Setting, and Story) in the first part of the text while the second part explores specific genres (Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Poetry, and Drama).

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