Books published by publisher American Guidance Service

Teach your students to become well-informed consumers Consumer Mathematics presents basic math skills used in everyday situations—paying taxes, buying food, banking and investing, and managing a household. The full-color text helps students and young adults become wiser, more informed consumers. Lexile Level 850 Reading Level 3-4 Interest Level 6-12

A skills-based program that helps build a foundation for independent living Everyday Life Skills is a comprehensive, career development program for high school students making the transition to postsecondary life. This full-color, easy-to-read textbook and video series focus on the important “how to live and work” issues not always covered by regular curricular materials. From maintaining a healthy body and a safe home to finding and keeping a job, Everyday Life Skills prepares young adults for a successful life after high school. Lexile Level 820 Reading Level 3-4 Interest Level 8-12

Help your students discover the world World Geography covers the rich variety of life on earth its physical geography, people, environment, cultures, economies, and political issues. With its easy-to-follow format, this lavishly illustrated text encourages students to read and gain a better understanding about the world in which they live. Special features of World Geography include key statistical information about world nations (Geo-Stats), Map Skills, Writing About Geography, and Geography in Your Life with an emphasis on careers, technology, and basic courses of study. Lexile Level 790 Reading Level 3-4 Interest Level 6-12

From Wikipedia: The term composition (from Latin com- "with" and ponere "to place"), in written language, refers to the collective body of important features established by the author in their creation of literature. Most often, composition relates to narrative works of literature, but may also relate to essays, biographies, and other works. ~ In narratives (primarily fiction), composition includes, but is not limited to, Outline, the organisation of thoughts and/or ideas which is used to determine organisational technique - Plot, the course or arrangement of events - Theme, the unifying subject or idea - Dialogue, a reciprocal conversation between two or more persons - Characterisation, the process of creating characters - Setting, the time and location in which the composition takes place - Description, definitions of things in the composition - Style, specifically, the linguistic style of the composition - Setting tone or mood, conveying one or more emotions or feelings through words Voice, the individual writing style of the author - Tone, which encompasses the attitudes toward the subject and toward the audience.