English Language Arts at a Glance Grades 6–12

SpringBoard® transforms teaching practices and student learning in English Language Arts... with a strategically developed, comprehensive instructional program. Combining rigorous instruction, performance-based assessments, and immersive professional learning, SpringBoard prepares students for success in Advanced Placement® courses and in college-level work.

Beginning with the End in Mind Effective instructional planning tools, back mapped to assessments, help teachers adapt the program to specific student needs.

Context and Instructional Sequence tells the story of the unit so teachers understand its purpose.

AP® Connections calls out specific skills and knowledge connected to AP course descriptions and college readiness skills.

Instruction and Pacing Guide shows clearly how activities connect to and support the Embedded Assessment.

Independent Reading provides suggestions and guidelines for choosing and using outside texts.

A Road Map of Every Unit A variety of texts, tools, and activities in a clear learning sequence.

Embedded Assessments are performance-based tasks built around rigorous standards and designed to measure student mastery of skills and knowledge.

Variety of Texts includes both literary and informational texts (including nonprint media) that challenge and engage students.

Goals clearly state explicit outcomes and Literary Terms for each unit. build subject-specific and

cross-discipline vocabulary.

Academic Vocabulary Language and Writer’s Craft integrates grammar and language meaningfully in the context of the unit.

FPO

Work Worth Doing SpringBoard activities are strategically scaffolded to help students develop and master essential ELA skills and knowledge.

Strategies suggest a variety of research-based approaches to meet learning targets.

Learning Targets show standards in student-friendly language.

Before-During-After Reading guides close reading and deep text analysis.

Plan-Teach-Assess-Adapt provides a flexible road map for teachers that includes suggestions, strategies, and opportunities for assessment and differentiation.

Standards Alignments call out college and career readiness standards explicitly.

Key Ideas and Details pose text-dependent questions that lead to deeper understanding of the meaning behind the words in a text. Teacher Edition Callout Boxes

Text Complexity includes Lexile, qualitative, and read-task measures for an overall evaluation of text.

Differentiating Instruction offers suggestions to support and extend learning.

Teacher to Teacher provides insights from expert SpringBoard teacher-writers.

Assessment Drives Instruction Each Instructional Unit is built around a performance-based Embedded Assessment, so students understand the purpose of every lesson.

Assignments align to the rigorous tasks typical of common assessments and national exams.

Scoring Guides align to standards and set clear expectations for performance.

Check Your Understanding provides fast, formative assessments to measure students’ progress on learning targets.

SpringBoard Digital Seamless integration for instructional continuity.

24/7 online access.

Differentiation Resources personalize instruction through Writing Workshops, Close Reading Workshops, and Spanish/English glossary.

Teacher Resources are just a click away and include Blackline Masters, graphic organizers, parent letters, a grammar handbook, ELL supports, and more.

The SpringBoard Online Community connects educators with a peer-to­peer Online Learning Community and resources, including a video for sharing best practices and addressing daily instructional needs.

Planning and Reports Assessments Communications Tools

Organization Tools cover student enable messaging and portfolio with multiple-choice, for teachers include performance, development and provide a channel short answer, and Lesson Planner, standards mastery, for teacher-to-student feedback. technology-enhanced Teacher Notebook, item analysis, and items can be printed or Class Manager, and trend data. delivered online. Gradebook.

Editable Student and Teacher Editions provide interactive text marking tools (underline, circle, highlight, sticky notes).

Correlations Viewer makes it easy to search and find where standards are addressed.

Interactive Tools are included under each question so students can type, draw, or upload responses.

Interactivity Enriches Teaching and Learning

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