Reason, rationality, and reform were perhaps the biggest buzzwords of the Enlightenment era and the themes of much of the writing that appeared at that time. As thinkers increasingly began turning a critical eye towards accepted beliefs and practices, such luminaries as Voltaire, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Paine took up their pens to illuminate the social injustices and injuries to personal freedom that pervaded their societies. The fascinating lives of these writers and many others—running the gamut from novelists, dramatists, and poets to satirists, social critics, and more—are profiled within these pages.
Social Studies: New Jersey is a core comprehensive program that takes students on a fascinating journey to explore the people, places, and events that have impacted New Jersey's history. This basal program combines rich content with colorful graphics and interactive text to highlight core concepts and provide a better understanding for students. Each unit is structured with powerful reading support tools to help reinforce the main ideas and accurately organize information.
A bimonthly magazine for the learners of English at upper intermediate and advanced levels (B2-C1). Features: language, music, economy, politics, literature, mass media, social problems, nature, and new technologies. Audio, scripts and worksheets included.
A bimonthly magazine for the learners of English at upper intermediate and advanced levels (B2-C1). Features: language, music, economy, politics, literature, mass media, social problems, nature, and new technologies.
Literacy by Design provides direct instruction in comprehension, vocabulary, fluency, and writing, as well as many different opportunities for students to practice skills in these areas. The program connects instruction to content areas through texts linked to science and social studies themes that correlate to grade-level national standards.