STARLits

Prepare your students for California’s standards using the literature you love. Each unit includes classroom-ready blackline masters that teach the substance of timeless literature through the content of the standards and include practice in the format of multiple-choice testing – and much more.

If you are concerned about API scores, then STARLits are for you! Each STARLits unit is thorough, kid-friendly, and comprehensive. STARLits offer the “missing pieces” in the support packages provided through your textbook adoption to help you make the most of your preparation and teaching time. These units are simply the best—there is nothing like them available anywhere else. So take a look at STARLits, and then watch your students take the STAR by storm!

Anthology Identifier: Literature selections are chosen from all the major anthologies. The actual text is included only where an asterisk (*) follows the title. Click here to download a PDF file of all STARLits titles annotated by anthology and grade level(s).

Standards Identifier: Click here to download a PDF file of all STARLits titles with specific notations of how many standards-based multiple choice questions are provided for each title at each grade level. Updated frequently; please check back with us. And do check our News page often for titles coming soon.

StoryLits

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Each 60+ page StoryLits unit contains five content sections plus supporting pages:

Table of Contents and Standards Matrix
(Click on each title to download its contents page and matrix.)

1.0 Vocabulary (sample) Synonyms Multiple meaning words Words in context Word origins 2.0 Comprehension of Informational Texts (sample ) Usually at least one functional reading      (ads, recipes, technical directions, maps) Plus at least one textual reading such as      (factual reading on issues related to the title, biographical information,       news items, science items, historical documents, applications) 3.0 Literary Response and Analysis (sample ) Standards-based selection quiz Dialectical Journals Multiple graphic Organizers Focus Questions 2.0 Writing Applications (sample ) Full support for two or more grade-level specific styles. Each supported writing style includes:     One-page overview     Literature-specific prompt     Graphic organizer(s)     Peer Response Sheet 1.0 Writing Strategies & 1.0 Writing Conventions (sample ) Multiple choice questions covering every required standard in both conventions and writing strategies. Great for use Daily Oral Language practice pages, as mini-STAR quizzes throughout a unit, or as pre-STAR testing prep. Answer Key with grade-specific standards annotations. (sample —identifying titles removed)

StoryLits Titles
(Click on each title below to see its table of contents and standards matrix.)

STORYLits……….…...$39.00 single teacher license / $97.00 site license to copy per title

NOTE: Titles marked with an asterisk (*) contain the text of the selection.

Anthology Identifier: Not sure which stories are in your anthology? Click here to download a list of all STARLits titles annotated by textbook anthology and grade level(s) supported.

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MiniLits
Each 30+ page MiniLits unit contains abbreviated versions of the STORYLits described above, with the exception of Reading Standard 2.0 – Comprehension of Informational Texts. Since the MiniLits selections are already informational in nature, the 2.0 and 3.0 Reading Standards have been combined, and no additional informational readings have been added.

(Click on each title below to see its contents page and standards matrix.)

MiniLits…………………$25.00 single teacher license / $63.00 site license to copy per title

Anthology Identifier: Not sure which stories are in your anthology? Click here to download a list of all STARLits titles annotated by textbook anthology and grade level(s) supported.

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MaxiLits
Each 80+ page MaxiLits unit contains extended versions of the STORYLits units described above. Because these are longer works, MaxiLits are divided into Parts One and Two and contain eight rather than five content sections. Click on titles to see contents pages and standards matrix.

MaxiLits……….....……$69.00 single teacher license /$170.00 site license to copy per title

Anthology Identifier: Not sure which stories are in your anthology? Click here to download a list of all STARLits titles annotated by textbook anthology and grade level(s) supported.

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MegaLits
Each MegaLits title contains extended versions of the STORYLits units described above. Because these are longer works, MegaLits are divided into chapter sections and include extensive support:

• Teacher notes
• Chapter by Chapter Synopses
• Pre-Reading Activities
• Standards-Based Vocabulary Support (Multiple Choice Format)
• Standards-Based Literary Response and Analysis (Multiple Choice Format)
• Writing Strategies 1.0 & Conventions (Multiple Choice Format)
• Writing Applications 2.0 (Multiple, fully supported prompts throughout)
• Dialectical Journals
• Graphic Organizers
• Answer Key

Note: Because these novels are commonly taught at multiple grade levels, the answer keys are not annotated with specific standards as in the STORYLits model above. However, the questions themselves have been aligned with specific standards and do lend themselves to annotation with little difficulty.

MegaLits…………… $95.00 single teacher license / $240.00 site license to copy per title

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