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for Grades 6 – 8

Designed to Build Knowledge and
Skills Systematically & Coherently

Remember–Knowledge Builds on Knowledge!
  • Aligned to the 2023 Core Knowledge Sequence & the CCSS
  • Intentionally constructed to develop reading comprehension, vocabulary, grammar, spelling and writing skills, while simultaneously building content knowledge
  • Each unit includes a Teacher Guide, Student Book, Student Activity Book and Teacher Handbook for Working with ELL Students

CKLA Grade 6

Unit 1: Flying Lessons & Other Stories
Unit 2: Calling All Minds: How to Think and Create Like an Inventor
Unit 3: The Heritage of Ancient Greece and Rome
Unit 4: The Iliad, the Odyssey, and Other Greek Stories
Unit 5: The Tragedy of Julius Caesar
Unit 6: 90 Miles to Havana
Unit 7: The Blessings of Liberty – Vol. 1
Unit 8: Realms of Gold – Vol. 1

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Available for Free Download and/or Purchase

CKLA Grade 7

Unit 1: Hello Universe
Unit 2: The Tempest
Unit 3: Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Unit 4: The Time Machine
Unit 5: Realms of Gold – Vol. 2
Unit 6: The Genius of the Harlem Renaissance
Unit 7: Anne Frank’s Tales from the Secret Annex
Unit 8: Code Talker

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Available for Free Download
Will be available for Purchase February 1, 2023

CKLA Grade 8

Unit 1: In Progress: Short Stories About Young Latinos
Unit 2: Frankenstein
Unit 3: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Unit 4: The Genius of the Harlem Renaissance, Part II
Unit 5: A More Perfect Union
Unit 6: The Squatter and the Don
Unit 7: The Importance of Being Earnest
Unit 8: Realms of Gold – Vol. 3

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In Development
Will be available May 1, 2023