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

Grade 6p. x Grade 7p. x Grade 8p. x High-Interest, Classic & Contemporary Readings

Mirrors & Windows Differentiates Instruction Guided Instruction Directed Instruction Independent Reading

What Do You Want Your Students to be Able to Do? Research-Based “Gradual Release of Responsibility”

Independent Learners Directed Instruction (Student Assumes More Responsibility) Guided Instruction (Teacher Models Reading Skills & Strategies and Gives Step-by-Step Instruction) Research-Based “Gradual Release of Responsibility”

Easy-to-Use Teacher’s Edition

Teacher’s Edition Reading Level (Easy, Moderate, Challenging) Pacing Time Resources for Differentiation Reading Level (Easy, Moderate, Challenging) Pacing Time Resources for Differentiation

Unit Planning Guide Before Each Unit pp. 2A-2J

Grades 6-8 Unit Opener Grade 6 p.2 Grade 7 p.2 Grade 8 p.2

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Introduction to Unit Genre

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Grade 6p. 8 Grade 7p. 8 Grade 8p. 8

Before Reading During Reading After Reading

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G uided Instruction Teacher Models Step-by-Step Effective Reading Skills and Strategies Grade 6 p.9 Grade 7 p.9 Grade 8 p.9

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Teacher Models Step-by-Step How to Apply Reading Skills and Strategies Guided Instruction

Ends with Mirrors & Windows Question Critical Thinking and Extended Activities Text-to-Self Connection Grade 6 p.23 Grade 7 p.15 Grade 8 p.17

Grade 6p. 68 Grade 7p. 49 Grade 8p. 46

Teacher Assists Students with Reading Skills and Strategies Directed Instruction

Student Reads and Uses Learned Skills and Strategies while Reading Directed Instruction Grade 6 p.70 Grade 7 p.51 Grade 8 p.48

Directed Instruction Teacher Assists Student in Responding to All Levels of Questions Grade 6 p.71 Grade 7 p.55 Grade 8 p.53

Grade 6p. 104 INDEPENDENT READING Grade 7p. 105 Grade 8p. 104

Independent Reading Student Reads

Independent Reading Students Monitor Their Reading Comprehension

Independent Reading Students Answer Post-Reading Questions Grade 6 p.111 Grade 7 p.110 Grade 8 p.128

Readings to Extend and Connect Grade 6 p.119 Grade 7 p.125 Grade 8 p.129

Grade 6p. 120 WRITING Grade 7p. 126 Grade 8p. 130

Writing At the End of Each Unit

Student Model Annotations Refer to Rubric Revision Checklist Writing

Test Practice (Writing, Revising & Reading) Vocabulary and Spelling Grammar and Style Comparing Literature Cross-Curricular Connections (Informational, Primary Sources, Literature, Science, Historical & Cultural) Features in Every Unit at Every Grade

Grade 6p. 128 TEST PRACTICE Grade 7p. 134 Grade 8p. 138

Grade 6 p.67,40 Grade 7 p.16,48 Grade 8 p.45,31

Comparing Literature Grade 6 p Grade 7 p Grade 8 p.78-85

Text-to-Text Connections Informational Text Connection Literature Connections Primary Source Connections Grade 6 p.50 Grade 7 p.61 Grade 8 p.61

Text-to-World Connections Grade 6 p.20 Grade 7 p.79 Grade 8 p.27

Cross-Curricular Connections

Grade 6 p.798 Grade 7 p.820 Grade 8 p.871

Print Support and Technology

Student Edition Package Student Edition Student Edition CD-ROM Power Practice CD-ROM Teacher Edition Package Annotated Teacher’s Edition Interactive ATE EMC Launchpad Assessment Program Assessment Resource ExamView® Skill Development by Unit Planning Program Program Planning Guide E-Lesson Planner CD-ROM Differentiated Instruction for English Language Learners for Developing Readers for Advanced Students Differentiated Instruction on CD/DVD Media Package PowerPoint Presentations Critical Viewing Visual Teaching Package Audio Library Reading and Writing Mirrors & Windows Complete Program

A good teacher knows when to act as a sage on the stage and when to act as a guide on the side. Jamie McKenzie, “The Wired Classroom”

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