Grades 6–8
South Carolina StudySync 6–8: A Comprehensive Middle School ELA Curriculum
Bring Literature to Life for Every Learner
In Grades 6–8, instruction is focused on strong skills and standards-based programming that will provide the foundation for success in high school and beyond while still affording teachers the flexibility to customize the curriculum to the specific needs of their students and teaching style. Every day, students interact with high-quality classic and contemporary literature that’s rigorous, culturally relevant, and presented in a highly engaging digital format.
StudySync:
- Includes six units per grade for 180 days of integrated reading, writing, listening, and speaking instruction.
- Features a continuously growing library of over 2000 classic and contemporary texts.
- Supports interchangeable print and digital use.
- Enhances instruction with rich multimedia and digital tools.
- Automatically embeds scaffolds, so ALL students can reach their potential.
Components for South Carolina StudySync 6–8
StudySync’s print and digital resources are designed to be used interchangeably for teachers and students in all types of classrooms. The print materials support the digital platform so that teachers and students can switch seamlessly between individual devices, shared devices, or device-free structures depending on levels of access and the needs of students.
Digital Components
South Carolina Student Digital Subscription
In the South Carolina StudySync digital student platform, 6–8 students can access assignments, view completed work in their binder, and search a digital library of texts including pivotal works from South Carolina authors. When students log in, they view assignments that have yet to be completed. Upon selecting an assignment, they automatically gain access to any scaffolds or graphic organizers associated with that lesson.
South Carolina Teacher Digital Subscription
In the South Carolina StudySync digital teacher platform, teachers can view all the lessons and components in a unit, including South Carolina lessons and point of use standards. The platform additionally houses Prompts, Blasts, Skills, and Texts in the South Carolina StudySync Library, including those featuring South Carolina authors, topics, and people; student work and a grade book; and customizable student settings for language proficiency and supplemental language.
Print Components
StudySync’s targeted print materials support the digital platform as well as varying levels of access to curricular content and the needs of middle school students.
Student Reading and Writing Companion
The print Student Edition allows students to transition to offline work seamlessly. It includes every text from the Thematic units, as well as all accompanying Think Questions, Skills Focus, and Writing Prompts. Sample student annotations appear in the margins of every First Read and Close Read text to provide students with a model for effective annotation and analysis. The Student Edition also includes Writing Process, Writing Skill, and Grammar lessons from the Extended Writing Project
South Carolina Teacher’s Edition Print Companion
The print South Carolina Teacher’s Edition places key components of lesson plans, scaffolds, and supplemental materials alongside reproductions of pages from the print Student Edition, providing teachers with point-of-use tools for instruction, scaffolding, and extension.
Print Novels and Full-Length Works
Take advantage of our robust offering of print novels. For Grades 6–8, two Novel Studies accompany each thematic unit and include comparative reading and writing lessons. Use our novels for full-class study, literature circles, independent reading, or in a reading workshop model—also perfect for building intentional and connected classroom libraries!