Middle School Overview
Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics
Eighteen chapters of rules, guidelines, and models, including A Writer's Glossary of Usage
Six Traits and the Writing Process
Thirteen chapters explore the six traits of good writing; personal writing; writing to inform, explain, describe and persuade; writing about literature; and more.
- Introduction to the Writing Process
- Using the Six Traits
- Writing Well-Structured Paragraphs
- Writing Effective Compositions
- Personal Writing
- Writing to Inform and Explain
- Writing to Persuade
- Writing About Literature
- Writing Reports
Skill Building
Six chapters discuss critical thinking and reading, study and test-taking skills, vocabulary development, spelling strategies, and speaking and listening.
- Critical Thinking and Reading
- Critical Reading
- Study and Test-Taking Skills
- Vocabulary Development
- Spelling Strategies
- Speaking and Listening
Literature
Examines how to study literature, famous quotes and characters, mythology and folklore, literary terms and genres, and more.
- 50 Favorite Books for Young Adults
- How to Study Literature
- Literary Allusions
- Famous Quotes and Characters
- Literary Terms and Genres
- Glossary of Grammar, Composition, and Thinking Skills
Students can reference grammar and usage rules, composition guidelines and models, and literary information all in one place! This is a handbook that students can use for middle school, high school and beyond.
Features and Benefits
- one easy-to-read source for grammar and writing
- straightforward format for accessing information
- one handbook for grades 6 to 8 (middle school) and one for grades 9–12 (high school)
- comprehensive coverage of grammar and writing
- an extensive literature section with literary terms, milestones, genres, and tips for literary analysis
- 6 Trait writing and process writing are applied throughout the writing section
- skillbooks for each grade level for practicing language, vocabulary, and test-taking skills
- updates include writing in a web-based world, cyberbullying, and the latest citation styles aligned with MLA, 7th edition, and CMS, 16th edition
Teacher Guides
- student-friendly warm-up activities
- detailed notes for teaching each lesson
- direction for classroom-wide guided instruction
- strategies for differentiating instruction based on ability and learning style
- collaborative learning activities
- suggestions for integrating technology
- activities for English Language Learners
- grammar pretest and posttest for diagnosis
- workplace applications
Assessment Resources
- reproducible pretests and posttests
- chapter tests
- end-of-course tests
- rubrics
- student models