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 thinking about back-to-school resources for the secondary English Language Arts teacher in your life, first on the list should be the
</span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=ebsco-e862xna"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">eBook High School Collection</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
 in the </span><a href="https://mel.org/welcome"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Michigan eLibrary</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">. With free access to hundreds of full-text literary classics,
 anthologies, short stories, grammar books, hi-lo titles, biographies, writing guides and analyses, MeL offers a wide range of content to support student learning. Additionally, links to individual titles and search result lists can easily be added to any classroom
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">If students are just getting their feet wet with the classics, then there are a wealth of titles by and about individual authors like
</span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e862xna&bquery=herman+melville&type=0&searchMode=And&site=ehost-live&scope=site"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Herman
 Melville</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">,
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 Hawthorne</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">, and
</span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e862xna&bquery=jack+london&type=0&searchMode=And&site=ehost-live&scope=site"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Jack
 London</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.  There are also over
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 Shakespeare-related texts</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">, offering full-length plays, sonnets, criticism and analysis. To help struggling readers, many of these titles are found in
</span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e862xna&bquery=ST+Illustrated+Classics+NOT+study+guide&type=1&searchMode=And&site=ehost-live&scope=site"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Saddleback’s
 Illustrated Classics</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> series which have several companion
</span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e862xna&bquery=illustrated+classics+AND+study+guides+NOT+(+black+and+white+cinema+)&type=1&searchMode=And&site=ehost-live&scope=site"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">study
 guides</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Grammar & Writing<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Whether learners need a review of the
</span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e862xna&AN=2719540&site=ehost-live&scope=site&ebv=EB&ppid=pp_155"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">12
 (conjugated) verb tenses</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> (You knew there were 12, right?) or a simple refresh,<i>
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 Grammar Made Easy</span></i></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> is easy to follow with readable charts and a detailed index. Also found in this collection is the
<span class="MsoHyperlink"><i><span style="color:black;text-decoration:none"><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e862xna&AN=2803644&site=ehost-live&scope=site">APA/MLA
 Guidelines -7<sup>th</sup> & 8<sup>th</sup> Editions: A Quick Study Digital Reference Guide<span style="color:black;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none">.</span><span style="color:windowtext;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none"> This guide includes quick
 tips on academic integrity, formatting, mechanics, research, style, and citation.</span></a></span></i></span></span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:black;text-decoration:none"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Hi-Lo Books</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">According to Rinaldi & Averill in the text,</span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e862xna&AN=861225&site=ehost-live&scope=site&ebv=EB&ppid=pp_Cover"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<i>Practical Ways to Engage All Struggling Readers: A Multi-tiered Instructional Approach Using Hi-Lo Book</i>s</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">, “Hi-lo books offer struggling readers access to well-written and compelling
 fiction and nonfiction across all grades. These books present age-appropriate content—something that will grab a student’s interest (i.e., high-interest)—at a readability level that is accessible (i.e., low-readability).” There are
</span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e862xna&bquery=hi-lo+books&type=0&searchMode=And&site=ehost-live&scope=site"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">hundreds
 of hi-lo readers</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> within the MeL eResources. One series that is especially popular with secondary students is the
</span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e862xna&bquery=ST+orca+soundings&type=0&searchMode=And&site=ehost-live&scope=site"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Orca
 Soundings series</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">There is much more to explore in the eBook High School Collection, including countless
</span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e862xna&bquery=biography+or+autobiography+or+memoir&type=0&searchMode=And&site=ehost-live&scope=site"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">biographies
 and memoirs</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">, titles on
</span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e862xna&bquery=(+society+or+culture+)+OR+(+social+issues+or+social+problems+)&type=1&searchMode=And&site=ehost-live&scope=site"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">society
 and social issues</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">, and
</span><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e862xna&bquery=mental+health+AND+teen*&type=1&searchMode=And&site=ehost-live&scope=site"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">mental
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