Pacemaker American Literature

Item #: GF3391

Sale Price: $56.99

Interest Level:

Gr. 6–Adult

Reading Level:

Gr. 3–4

Lexile Level:

710

Foundational

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Please click the links below to see suggested replacement series:
Many Voices: The American Tradition
Connections Literature: American Voices

Theme based anthology shows American writers at their best!

Designed to spark students’ interest and help them realize their fullest potential, this multicultural collection of short stories, essays, autobiographies, and poems is organized by theme, including suspense, adventure, and conflict. Students will read short stories, poetry, memoirs, a play, and much more. These selections represent the experiences of people from many different cultures and backgrounds. They will meet interesting characters and be transported to other times and places. Students will read about conflicts big and small. What ties together these selections is that they are part of the tradition of American Literature.

Features:

• Presents a wide variety of literary genres and terms to enhance students’ knowledge.
• Encourages students to relate literature to their own lives with high-interest, thematic organization.
• Builds students’ confidence by pre-teaching vocabulary and motivates students with stimulating, critical-thinking questions.

Table of Contents: The Strange and Unexpected, Looking Back, Accepting a Challenge, Close to the Earth, The Struggle Within, Close to the Heart, and Danger and Adventure.