The library offers access to all short-form texts from the different units for your grade level. You can browse the titles and read any of them independently, regardless of lesson assignments.
Click on Library at the top of your Threads & Themes page to access.
When you open a text from the library, you see the full article view, to include the article text, headline, author/source attribution, and images.
A toolbar will give you access to the following functions:
Share - opens a pop-up with a direct URL to the article, you can copy the link to share the text.
Text size - adjusts the font size of the article text using +/– controls, the page reformats in real time.
Listen (audio) - text-to-speech read-aloud of the full article, highlights paragraphs as you read so you could follow along visually.
Paragraph count - displays the total number of paragraphs in the text, shown alongside the listen tool.
Citation generator - a floating feature that auto-fills article title, date, publication, and URL. You can add author/contributor details and copy the formatted citation.
