Apple Digital Learning Series
High School Language Arts (Grades 9-12)
Read. Write. Achieve.
The High School Language Arts solution provides an exceptional suite of products that enable students to become analytical readers and writers. The included products enhance students’ literacy and challenge them to become more effective researchers, writers, and speakers. Engaging, interactive activities guide students as they apply writing strategies to a variety of genres.
This solution includes an outstanding collection of educator-recommended products that align to the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) and International Reading Association (IRA) standards.
What’s included
Included in this solution is a one-year subscription for up to 120 unique users for each of the solution’s web-based products.* These products are also available for students to access from home or from any computer with Internet access. For VitalSource Library for Language Arts, the solution includes one set of media and accompanying materials and a license to install the software on 10 computers. High School Language Arts runs on either PowerPC or Intel-based Mac computers.
Standards-based, award-winning products
| Product | Company | Grades |
|---|---|---|
| ClassTools: Writing and Grammar Essentials, Introduction to English Literature and Composition, Critical Reading and Effective Writing, American Literature | Apex Learning, Inc. | 8-12 |
| Modular in design, this standards-based online courseware enables students to develop key language arts skills, explore literature from around the world, and examine the writing process and a variety of writing genres. Students build active reading strategies as they question, predict, clarify, and evaluate events and ideas. | ||
| Get A Clue | FableVision | 5-12 |
| Designed specifically to enhance students’ vocabulary, this program employs the “Words And Their Stories” system. Through an engaging, interactive game, students learn words by deducing their meaning through a series of clues. Using a word in a variety of ways, students assimilate it into their active vocabulary. | ||
| VitalSource Library for Language Arts | VitalSource Technologies | 6-12 |
| This digital collection of over 70 classic novels, short stories, drama, and poetry also includes important references such as The American Heritage® Dictionary for English Language and The Essential Writer’s Handbook. Students can browse and search by subject, genre, location, or date and easily add searchable notes and highlights. | ||
| WriteToLearn | Pearson Knowledge Technologies | 4-12 |
| This innovative tool is designed to develop writing and reading comprehension skills. Students practice essay writing and summarization skills, and their efforts are measured by the Knowledge Analysis Technologies™ engine, which automatically evaluates the meaning of text, not just grammatical correctness or spelling. | ||
*The software license for subscription products is for a one-year period and begins upon activation. Annual renewal fees apply after the first year.
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