Through the study of literature, art, music, and other classroom activities, students learn about the search through the ages for utopia and the struggles to grasp and maintain it on both personal and societal levels, while examining why ideas about utopia undergo change.
The Student Literature Workbook includes student activity pages that support lessons and each unit’s short stories and
Rabbi Elijah Daniels is invited to a Native American sweat lodge ceremony, where he meets and befriends the leaders of the nearby Antchu community. When a spiritual leader confesses to the murder of his wife, the tribe asks the rabbi, who is also an attorney, to take his case. The rabbi’s concern over the ethics of representing a confessed murderer fades when the evidence against the elder doesn’t seem to add up. Something’s amiss, and the rabbi finds himself risking his reputation and even his life to find the
In order to develop a secure defense against a hostile alien race's next attack, government agencies breed child geniuses and train them as soldiers. A brilliant young boy, Andrew "Ender" Wiggin lives with his kind but distant parents, his sadistic brother Peter, and the person he loves more than anyone else, his sister Valentine. Peter and Valentine were candidates for the soldier-training program but didn't make the cut--young Ender is the Wiggin drafted to the orbiting Battle School for rigorous military tra
Paws in the Big Apple: Winter Adventures in New York City takes readers on a magical journey with four sibling kitties –Willie, Ayla, Skunk, and Alto—as they explore the wonders of New York City during the winter holidays. From the lights of the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree to the enchanting displays along Fifth Avenue, the book captures the city’s festive charm, embodying the spirit of peace, hope, and joy. The curious kitties marvel at iconic landmarks like Central Park blanketed in snow, the Statue of Liberty standing tall against a crisp winter sky, a
OpenSciEd Middle School science program addresses all middle school NGSS standards. This comprehensive science curriculum empowers students to question, design, investigate, and solve the world around them.
The tide never rolls in quite the same way twice. Each swelling of the waves takes with it a little bit of the earth and leaves a little bit behind on the shore. In the same way, none of us arrives in quite the same world—and none of us leaves it unchanged. In Autobiographies and Memoirs, we will explore the unique ways in which each of us experiences the world. How do we each transform it into a place that is a little bit different—and completely our own?
The Student Literature Workbook
IM Geometry is problem-based core curriculum rooted in content and practice standards to foster learning and achievement for all. Students learn by doing math, solving problems in mathematical and real-world contexts, and constructing arguments using precise language. Teachers can shift their instruction and facilitate student learning with high-leverage routines that guide them in understanding and making connections between concepts and procedures.
The Student Mathematician’s Journal presents simulated or real-life problems that encourage students to think, write, and read like mathematicians. They are asked to reflect on what they have learned and communicate in writing on worksheets.
In this unit, students gain a deeper understanding of numbers by focusing on important overarching concepts, representation of numbers, comparing numbers and pl