Books with title AMERICAN LITERATURE SKILLS WORKBOOK

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.

An ideal introduction to a diverse mix of genres and styles With Exploring Literature, students begin to appreciate a wider scope of literary works. The newly updated and expanded text includes a full range of selections to draw readers in—from fables, myths, tall tales, and legends to short stories, nonfiction, poetry, and drama. Students experience the works of classic and contemporary authors, including Mark Twain, Gwendolyn Brooks, W. W. Jacobs, Shakespeare, Yoshiko Uchida, and other respected American and international authors. New authors featured in this edition are Barack Obama and Natasha Trethewey. Now even more visually appealing, the revised Exploring Literature text focuses students’ attention. In addition, the Teacher’s Edition offers numerous ELL activities and instructions for integrating graphic organizers into the lessons. Many activities for increasing learning are also provided on the Teacher’s Resource Library. Lexile Level 880* Reading Level 3-4 Interest Level 8-12 * Lexile level of instructional content is 880; Lexile levels of individual text selections range from 540 to 1500.

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.