Description:

Passages features accessible literature with a communication focus for students preparing for college.
Passages is organized into six themed units:
- Genre Focus
- Science and Technology
- Personal Focus
- Media
- Issues
- Communication

Key Features:
- Extensive and varied set of resources providing opportunities for extension and individualization
- Support in modifying instruction to reflect varied abilities
- Comprehension strategies focus on exploring prior knowledge and engaging in higher order critical and metacognitive thinking
- Visual communication, including media literacy, viewing and representing