Books published by publisher AGS Secondary

A world of history in your hands World History covers 8,000 years—from the beginning of human society to contemporary times. With an easy-to-follow format, this text encourages students to read and gain more understanding about the world they live in. World History correlates with state and national standards for history. Lexile Level 770 Reading Level 3-4 Interest Level 6-12

A world of history in your hands World History covers 8,000 years from the beginning of human society to contemporary times. With an easy-to-follow format, this text encourages students to read and gain more understanding about the world they live in. World History correlates with state and national standards for history. Lexile Level 770 Reading Level 3-4 Interest Level 6-12

American Literature gives students a broad perspective on the rich literary heritage of the United States with its wide-range collection of multicultural, traditional, and nontraditional literary works. A colorful and engaging text, American Literature engages struggling learners with ELL/ESL activities, graphic organizers, and Before Reading and After Reading features. Altogether, they help boost learning success. This newly revised textbook captures more than 400 years of America's literary history, and also includes some of the country's most contemporary authors. New selections have been added, including an excerpt from Chief Joseph's speech "I Will Fight No More Forever" and two poems—"The Great Figure" and "This is Just to Say"—by William Carlos Williams. Lexile Level 820* Reading Level 3-4 Interest Level 8-12 *Lexile level of instructional content is 820; Lexile levels of individual text selections range from 430 to 1550.

American Literature gives students a broad perspective on the rich literary heritage of the United States with its wide-range collection of multicultural, traditional, and nontraditional literary works. A colorful and engaging text, American Literature engages struggling learners with ELL/ESL activities, graphic organizers, and Before Reading and After Reading features. Altogether, they help boost learning success. This newly revised textbook captures more than 400 years of America's literary history, and also includes some of the country's most contemporary authors. New selections have been added, including an excerpt from Chief Joseph's speech "I Will Fight No More Forever" and two poems—"The Great Figure" and "This is Just to Say"—by William Carlos Williams. Lexile Level 820* Reading Level 3-4 Interest Level 8-12 *Lexile level of instructional content is 820; Lexile levels of individual text selections range from 430 to 1550.

A complete introduction to geometry Investigate the world of planes and solids with this revised edition of Geometry. Students go beyond the basics of geometry. Chapter openers and colorful photos invite students into the text. They explore geometric solids, triangles, the Pythagorean Theorem, quadratic equations, length, area, and volume. Throughout, Geometry presents short, lively lessons students can grasp easily. Illustrated examples abound. Features include Estimation Activities, Algebra Review, and Geometry in Your Life. Calculator Practice exercises make use of the special features of graphing calculators. Best of all, students learn to apply geometry to situations in their own lives. Overall, this high-interest, low-readability text makes it easy for you to engage students who struggle with reading, language, or a learning disability. Lexile Level 820 Reading Level 4-5 Interest Level 7-12

Help students grasp English usage concepts Basic English builds and reinforces basic language skills. The high-interest, easy-to-read lessons keep students involved as they learn parts of speech and sentence construction. Frequent examples and activities throughout offer abundant practice.Emphasize skills students need every day Basic English is ideal for students who need extra help with language concepts, or those who are learning English as a second language. The program provides clear instruction with the building-blocks of English usage. Clearly written explanations and relevant examples make learning easy. Plenty of skills practice reinforce lessons on parts of speech, writing skills, and advanced skills such as developing themes and ideas. Engaging format Colorful pages, high-interest graphics, and life-relevant examples and exercises keep students engaged. Short lessons, along with Goals for Learning and Chapter Reviews, reinforce and link new concepts. Lexile Level 650 Reading Level 3-4 Interest Level 6-12

Teach students the math skills they need to enter the workforce Plan a business-oriented curriculum for your students with this full-color, easy-to-read text that focuses on the skills students need on the job. Math for the World of Work covers critical skills like whole numbers, fractions, decimals, averages, estimating, measurements, and ratios. Each skill is introduced in a cross-curricular context that helps students learn about the business world. Lessons are reinforced with problem-solving activities, exercises, and review questions to give students plenty of practice and solidify their understanding of new skills. And features like Application Activities and Technology Connections ensure that students understand how to apply the skills they acquire. Lexile Level 860 Reading Level 3-4 Interest Level 6-12

In World Literature, clear, focused lessons give students the opportunity to explore the works of culturally diverse writers from around the globe. Complete works and excerpts in this newly revised and expanded text are carefully chosen to appeal to students and enrich their understanding of a variety of literary genres. From Chinese and Haitian folktales to expressionist drama and humor, the improved World Literature text and strong support materials enhance students’ understanding of literature. Lexile Level 710* Reading Level 3-4 Interest Level 8-12 *Lexile level of instructional content is 710; Lexile levels of individual text selections range from 740 to 1620.

Help students explore and understand the world around them With the full-color Physical Science text, students learn the properties of matter, elements, compounds, electricity, and sound and light. Students reading significantly below grade level gain practice in working with data and sharpen their abilities to infer, classify, and theorize. Lexile Level 840 Reading Level 3-4 Interest Level 6-12

Appealing graphics boost students’ interest and understanding of chemistry Chemistry—looking at what matter is made of and how it behaves, down to the subatomic level—comes alive with this new text. With enticing, full-color graphics and page layouts that draw students in, Chemistry provides a clear, sound basis of scientific knowledge. Besides presenting chemistry fundamentals, the text offers bonus features that dispel common myths and provide examples of connections between chemistry and the environment, technology, and consumer choices. It also presents real-life problems affecting the world and their chemistry-related solutions. In addition, Investigations and Express Labs give students added exposure to chapter concepts for greater comprehension. A perfect introduction to the field of chemistry. Lexile Level 880 Reading Level 3-4 Interest Level 6-12

Clear presentation of environmental issues Environmental Science presents complex issues in a user-friendly format to increase students' knowledge of scientific facts. The diversity of life, how living things interact with the environment, biomes, energy, water resources, pollution, feeding the world, and protecting biodiversity are all carefully presented in this appealing new text. Lexile Level 870 Reading Level 3-4 Interest Level 6-12 Written to meet national and state standards, Environmental Science helps students sharpen their critical-thinking skills as they interpret data, formulate hypotheses, observe and record information, analyze data, and draw conclusions. With a multitude of related activities and teacher support materials, the new Environmental Science text will provide students with a clear base of knowledge in this essential area of science.