"Within the Units of Study, there are six books and one CD-ROM of additional resources. The three ring-bound units are Personal Narrative, The Literary Essay, and Research-Based Information Writing. The three remaining books are A Guide to the Common Core Writing Workshop, Writing Pathways Grades 6-8, and the If...Then...Curriculum."
"Then in Unit 2, The Literary Essay: Analyzing Craft and Theme, students return to literary essays, writing arguments and counterarguments about themes in texts, supporting their positions with details of plot, character, and author’s ..."