“The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows.” Sydney J. Harris

1. presents Connecting with Literature “The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows.” Sydney J. Harris

2. Engage Motivate Challenge

3. Rising to the Challenge: Are High School Graduates Prepared for College and Work? A Study of Recent High School Graduates, College Instructors, and Employers.* • High school graduates, college instructors, and employers agree that students are significantly underprepared in writing and math. 2. Areas in which there are gaps include graduates’ abilities to read and understand complicated material, think analytically, apply what they learn to real-world problems, and communicate orally. 3. A low percentage of graduates surveyed said they were challenged in high school. A large majority of graduates said they would have worked harder in high school if more challenging courses had been offered. *Peter D. Hart Research Associates/Public Opinion Strategies prepared for Achieve, Inc., Feb. 2005.

4. Closing the Gap Between High School Graduation and College Readiness Preparing Students for College and Work “…a strong positive relationship exists between the amount and kind of high school coursework students take and their readiness for college. The more courses students take and the more challenging those courses, the more likely these students will be college ready and will persist to a college degree.” (Crisis at the Core; Preparing All Students for College.) J. David Armstrong, Jr., Chancellor Division of Community Colleges and Workforce Education; Cheri Pierson Yecke, Ph.D, Chancellor, K-12 April 18, 2006, Florida Department of Education

5. Great Selections in Literature from The Kite Runnerby Khaled Hosseini “Getting It Right at Ground Zero” by Rudolph Giuliani / “Land of the Living” by Lucy Kaplansky / “On This Day in 2001” by Garrison Keillor Connecting with Literature • Relevant “The Rising of the Moon” by Lady Augusta Gregory • High-Interest “Catch the Moon” by Judith Ortiz Cofer • Classic “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner • Contemporary “Learning to Love America” by Shirley Geok-Lin Lim “The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows.” Sydney J. Harris “The Ravine” by Graham Salisbury

6. Grades 6-10 Key Features • Engaging and motivating readers with three types of connections to the text • Three levels of reading support: guided, directed, independent • Gradual release of responsibility leads students to become independent learners • Assessment practice after selections (gr. 9-12) and at end of unit (all grades)

7. Connecting with Literature Three types of connections: • Text-to-Self Connections Reader’s Context questions before reading Mirrors & Windows questions after reading 2. Text-to-Text Connections (three types) Informational Text Connection Primary Source Connections Literature Connections 3. Text-to-World Connections (cross–curricular) Science Culture History World History Literary Humanities Social Studies

9. Grades 6, 7, 8: Contents in Brief • Eight units • Emphasis on theme (“Meeting the Unexpected,” “Facing Challenges,” etc.) • Highlighting genre within each theme • Two units on fiction • Two units on nonfiction (literary and informational) • Two units on poetry • One unit on drama • One unit on the oral tradition • Introducing independent reading at the end of each unit

10. Grades 9-10: Contents in Brief • Six units • Emphasis on genre • Unit 1: Fiction • Unit 2: Nonfiction • Unit 3: Poetry • Unit 4: Drama • Unit 5: Folk Literature • Emphasis on independent reading • Unit 6: Independent Reading (Strategies and Skills) • Units 1-5 end with a collection of independent readings organized by theme

11. Gradual Release in Grade 10, Unit 1: Fiction A. Guided Reading (ATE Red background) 1. Model–“The Open Window” 2. Understanding the Plot–3 selections B. Directed Reading (ATE Blue background) 1. Understanding Point of View—2 selections 2. Understanding Character—2 selections 3. Understanding Setting—3 selections 4. Understanding Theme—3 selections C. Independent Reading (ATE Green background) 1. Theme: Choices 2. Twelve selections

12. Develop Critical Thinking

13. Critical Thinking Skills

16. Expert Writing Models

17. End-of-Unit: For Your Reading List *EMC Access Editions featured at appropriate grade levels

18. Access Edition Lexile Reading Levels Available EMC Titles Lexile Level * • The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain 990L • The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain 950L • All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Remarque 830L • The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver 900L • The Call of the Wild by Jack London 1120L • Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton 1160L • Frankenstein by Mary Shelley 1170L • The Giver by Lois Lowry 760L • Great Expectations by Charles Dickens 1200L • Hamlet by Shakespeare NP* • Hatchet by Gary Paulsen 1020L • High Elk’s Treasure by Virginia Driving Sneve 820L • Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë 890L • Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes 800L • A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare NP* • My Ántonia by Willa Cather 1010L • Nectar in a Sieve by Kamala Markandaya 900L • Night by Elie Wiesel 590L • Othello by William Shakespeare 1370L • Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

19. Grades 11-12: Contents in Brief • Emphasis on chronology & literary analysis • Nine units divided into parts based on theme or literary movements • Highlights • Understanding Literary Forms • Author Focus • Comparing Literature • Understanding Literary Criticism • Literature of the Americas (Grade 11) and Literature of the World (Grade 12) • Development of the English Language (Grade 12) • Independent readings at the end of each part

20. Grades 11-12 Key Features Chronological organization: Time periods divided into parts based on themes and literary movements In-depth literature study: Author Focus & Understanding Literary Forms Emphasis on literary analysis: Comparing Literature and Understanding Literary Criticism Assessment practice after selections and at end of unit

21. Unit Opener Grade 11, The Modern Era (Unit 5)

22. Time Lines cover Literature, American, and World History Grade 11, The Modern Era (Unit 5)

23. Author Focus Grade 11, The Modern Era (Unit 5)

24. Understanding Literary Forms Grade 11, The Modern Era (Unit 5)

25. Focus on the Novel Grade 11, The Modern Era (Unit 5)

26. Understanding Literary Criticism • Understanding Literary Criticism workshops focus on six major theories of criticism. • Reader-response criticism • Biographical-historical criticism • 3. Psychological criticism • 4. Political criticism • 5. Sociological criticism • 6. Feminist-Gender criticism

27. Understanding Literary Criticism Grade 11, Expanding Frontiers (Unit 4)

28. Comparing Literature Grade 11, The Modern Era (Unit 5)

29. Multiple Selections by Authors

30. Rigorous Literary Topics

31. Other Features within the Unit • Grammar and Style • Vocabulary and Spelling • Comparing Literature • Connections • End-of-Unit materials • For Your Reading List • Speaking and Listening Workshop • Writing Workshop • Test-Taking Workshop

32. Meeting the Standards

33. Make it happen. Connecting with Literature “The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows.” Sydney J. Harris