Friday, October 26, 2012

EMC offers "spooktacular" reads for your students!



EMC offers “spooktacular” reads for your students!

Looking for a way to bring the Halloween spirit into your classroom? EMC has many spooky tales to engage your students this Halloween season. One of our favorites here at EMC is the classic, Frankenstein:

“It was a dreary night of November that I beheld the accomplishment of my toils…[B]y the glimmer of the half-extinguished light, I saw the dull yellow eye of the creature open; it breathed hard, and a convulsive motion agitated its limbs.”

This is how Victor Frankenstein describes his creation, the most famous fiend in the history of horror fiction. Today, over one hundred and eighty years after it was written, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus remains the most widely known and influential example of Gothic Romance. More than a horror story, Frankenstein explores the timeless themes of creation and responsibility.

EMC’s Access Edition of Frankenstein is a multilayered piece of reading and includes the following:
·         A biography of the author, Mary Shelley,
·          The historical context of Frankenstein
·         The characters
·         Echoes and illustrations
·         Plot analysis
·         Creative writing activities
·         Projects
·         Selections for additional reading: The Story of Prometheus and The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
·         Glossary
·         Handbook of Literary Terms
·         Assessment Manual 

For more ghostly and mysterious reads check out all of EMC Masterpiece Series Access Edition readers at http://www.emcp.com/product_catalog/index.php?GroupID=74. Happy Halloween!



Monday, October 8, 2012

Join the Common Core State Standards Network


Now you can join in the conversation about the common core standards by joining the CCSS--Common Core State Standards Network Group on LinkedIn.

The CCSS Network Group is a national network of school leaders and teachers committed to assuring CCSS readiness by 2014! Have something to say?

Join LinkedIn for free to participate in the conversation. When you join, you can comment and post your own discussions.
Click here to join the group.