Empowering Striving Readers in Grades 9–12

Engage helps teachers ASSESS ongoing learning progress, DISCOVER skills gaps, and PERSONALIZE instruction using standards-based lessons and activities!

What to expect with Engage:

Standards-based instruction and assessment: Systematic scope and sequence, pacing guides, assessments, and instructional routines that help build targeted literacy skills
Personalized learning experience: Scaffolded instruction and meaningful practice opportunities provide explicit and systematic supports to help students achieve grade-level proficiency
Foundational skills support: Phonemic awareness, phonics, and spelling instruction and practice for early literacy needs

Before You Read

An introduction to the reading activates prior knowledge and builds background.
Key words from the reading are introduced and practiced.
The recurring Note It! feature helps students prepare for theend-of-unit Writing.
A Reading Strategy supports reading comprehension.
Key Academic Vocabulary words help students comprehend and discuss text across different subject areas.
Skill lessons provide students with the analysis tools for evidence-based discussions.

Students prepare for the reading by meeting the author and previewing the text.
A Book Trailer sparks students’ interest in the reading.
Students then engage with a variety of literary and informational readings—both canonical texts and texts by new voices.

Rate the Reading and Summarize and Synthesize sections support reading comprehension and critical thinking.
Study Group discussion encourages students to express their own evidence-based ideas about the text.
Analyze the Reading asks text‑specific and text-dependent questions that build to discussions and a writing task.

Each unit presents two grammar points and provides explicit grammar, usage, and writing instruction.
Writing activities, as well as pair and group work, encourage communication.
Grammar Tutorials help students understand and review grammar rules and explanations.

A variety of text genres help develop reading skills.
Students are introduced to various careers as they meet people who work in the different fields of study.

In this section, students learn and practice essential tools for writing.
The Writing Prompt is a culminating task that integrates skills to demonstrate understanding.
A student model introduces students to a variety of writing styles.
Process writing steps guide students to complete and present writing assignments.

Students revisit the Essential Question at the end of the unit and apply their knowledge in a discussion.
Suggestions are provided for independent reading and viewing related to the unit theme.

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