Perspectives in Literature
Perspectives in Literature is a comprehension-based program that introduces grade 6 students to new and relevant selections from a variety of authors, genres, and backgrounds. Teachers will lead students through literary works that will broaden their understanding of the world. Students will learn how to use reading strategies so they can get the most out of their reading. As they read, analyze, and evaluate literary works, students will learn to apply the same principles to their own communication and respond what they read from a biblical worldview.
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Perspectives in Literature Student Edition, 3rd ed.
SKU520320$64.60This student edition offers readings on themes like relationships, overcoming evil, and making right choices, with literary depictions of life and culture. It includes author and genre highlights, and glossaries for literary terms and vocabulary.
Literature 6 Trove eStudent Edition, 3rd ed.
SKU547968$33.96This literature textbook builds 6th grade reading comprehension by providing students with grade-level-appropriate selections that represent different genres, cultural backgrounds, and life experiences. To provide opportunities for biblical thinking, each unit is centered on a biblical worldview shaping theme.
Literature 6 Print & Trove eStudent Edition, 3rd ed.
SKU548578$67.93This literature textbook builds 6th grade reading comprehension by providing students with grade-level-appropriate selections that represent different genres, cultural backgrounds, and life experiences. To provide opportunities for biblical thinking, each unit is centered on a biblical worldview shaping theme.
Perspectives in Literature Activities, 3rd ed.
SKU520338$37.05This workbook offers independent practice for reflecting on and writing about readings, including unit reviews, writing assignments, and visual organizers to help students process and organize content in preparation for assessments.
Literature 6 Trove eActivities, 3rd ed.
SKU546341$37.05The 6th grade reading student activity workbook provides worksheets for independent practice and reinforcement of the skills taught in the lessons, including comprehension, composition, and biblical worldview shaping.
Literature 6 Activities & Trove eActivities, 3rd ed.
SKU547133$38.95The 6th grade reading student activity workbook provides worksheets for independent practice and reinforcement of the skills taught in the lessons, including comprehension, composition, and biblical worldview shaping.
Perspectives in Literature Assessments, 3rd ed.
SKU520353$7.02The 6th grade Perspectives in Literature Assessments packet includes the benefits of both elementary comprehension assessments and secondary (middle-high school) literature unit tests. Unit tests offer assessment of the literature selections and skills covered in each unit while cold-read tests will both assess the students' reading comprehension skills and prepare them for standardized testing.
Literature 6 Trove eAssessments, 3rd ed.
SKU549105$7.02The 6th grade Perspectives in Literature digital assessment set includes the benefits of both elementary comprehension assessments and secondary (middle-high school) literature unit assessments.
A Single Shard
SKU534727$8.54A Single Shard
Island of the Blue Dolphins
SKU534735$8.54Island of the Blue Dolphins
The Book of Three
SKU534719$7.59The Book of Three
Perspectives in Literature Teacher Edition, 3rd ed.
SKU520312$87.40This three-volume teacher edition fosters thoughtful reading with vibrant illustrations, discussion questions, and diverse literary genres. It includes lesson plans, rubrics, and novel studies like The Book of Three and Island of the Blue Dolphins.
Perspectives in Literature Activities Answer Key, 3rd ed.
SKU520346$37.05The activities answer key includes copies of all student activities from the Grade 6 Perspectives in Literature activities workbook with overprint answers for easy grading.
Perspectives in Literature Assessments Answer Key, 3rd ed.
SKU520361$13.06The 6th grade Perspectives in Literature Assessments answer key includes copies of the student assessments packet with overprint answers for easy grading. This packet includes 69 reading checks (1 for each selection), 6 cold-read tests to assess reading comprehension, (1 for each unit), and 6 content review tests (1 for each unit). Assessments align with educational objectives from the Perspectives in Literature student edition.
Reading 6 Student Text, 2nd ed.
SKU519991$64.60Reading 6 offers stories and classical literature with biblical principles to develop critical-thinking, literary analysis, and vocabulary. It includes works by authors like Charles Dickens, Kenneth Grahame, Emily Dickinson, and Robert Browning.
Reading 6 Trove eStudent Edition, 2nd ed.
SKU550376$33.96Reading 6 Trove eWorktext, 2nd ed.
SKU550137$37.05Reading 6 Assessments and Answer Key, 2nd ed.
SKU513622$12.35Reading 6 Assessments and Answer Key include twelve reproducible assessments as well as suggestions for grading. Each assessment includes grade-level appropriate selections in a variety of genres. Questions assess a student's comprehension and vocabulary skills. These black line masters are also available in a bundle with the Teacher’s Edition and on Teacher Tools Online.
Reading 6 Trove eAssessments, 2nd ed.
SKU552158$6.54A Father's Promise
SKU031229$7.69A Father’s Promise by Donnalynn Hess is historical fiction set during WWII. Adolf Hitler’s ominous statements seem only a distant threat to eleven-year-old Rudi Kaplan until the Nazi forces invade Poland and bomb his home city of Warsaw. Rudi finds out that he is Hitler’s enemy not only because he is a Pole but also because he is a Jew.
BJ BookLinks: A Father's Promise (guide only)
SKU124461$18.05An in-depth study of this novel links literature (for use with Reading 6) to content areas and life skills. It develops a student's ability to understand and evaluate what he reads. A laminated folder provides background information and enrichment activities in useful storage pockets. The teaching guide includes lessons, practical Scriptural applications, and dozens of reproducible activity pages. Includes teaching guide only.
Reading 6 Teaching Visuals Flip Chart, 2nd ed.
SKU129304$38.95The Reading 6 (2nd Edition) Teaching Visuals Flip Chart (10 ¾” x 11”) engage students with a variety of character-building stories as well as classical literature selections from which biblical principles are drawn. An emphasis on literary elements, higher-level thinking skills, and vocabulary enrichment is a bridge to the traditional literature classes that begin in junior high.
Reading 6 Teacher's Edition, 2nd ed.
SKU514869$91.20This two-volume Teacher Edition uses lesson plans and discussion guides to help you teach character-building stories and classic literature, emphasizing literary elements, critical thinking, vocabulary, and biblical principles.
Reading 6 Worktext Teacher's Edition, 2nd ed.
SKU128348$37.05The teacher’s version of the Student Worktext provides overprinted answers to the student exercises and printable vocabulary quizzes for your student.
How We Teach Literature 6
Reading Process
Students and teachers will find suggested reading strategies incorporated into each selection. Before Reading sections give students the necessary background information and literary terms for comprehension. During Reading questions encourage students to focus on key details. After Reading questions encourage them to evaluate and respond to selections using critical-thinking skills.
Engaging Approach
Middle school students will explore grade-level-appropriate selections with engaging illustrations and photos designed to draw them in to each reading and give opportunities for visual analysis and interpretation.
Cultural Diversity
Authors, illustrators, and selections represent a variety of backgrounds.
Differentiated Instruction
Educators will find options for guiding students of different ability levels. The teacher edition includes suggestions for ELLs, struggling readers, and advanced readers. The novel studies provide high, medium, and low reading options for sixth-grade readers.
Literature 6 Educational Materials
Student Edition
The student edition provides students with grade-level-appropriate selections from a variety of genres and cultural backgrounds. The Reading Process guides students through each selection with reading strategies and literary skills in Before Reading, During Reading, and After Reading sections.
Activities
The student activities provide independent practice and reinforcement of the skills taught in the lessons. They also provide composition and informal assessment opportunities.
Teacher Edition
The three-volume teacher edition provides a lesson pathway for guiding students toward success in reading comprehension and development of a biblical worldview. It includes a variety of teaching strategies, discussion questions, optional projects, and suggestions to encourage student engagement, enrichment, and retention. At the end of each unit, Think Again activities take students through the writing process to develop a composition that relates selections to the key biblical worldview theme.