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Additional Materials

Reference Guides support students in understanding the ELA skills built into the ELA Guidebooks. The Curriculum Guide is a teacher resource that provides an overview of the ELA Guidebooks program. It should be read before planning and teaching begins.

 

Please note: In order to be prepared for a possible future Continuous or Distance Learning environment, LDOE recommends purchasing one unit reader per student in order to smoothly transition to learning at home. Download the grades 9-12 curriculum guide referenced below. Download the grades 3-5 curriculum guide referenced below.

 

Grades 9-12

Item Price
Curriculum Guide: Grades 9-12 (2020) $9.15
Reference Guide: Grades 9-12 (2022) $9.89

 

Grades 3-5

Item Price
Curriculum Guide: Grades 3-5 (2022) $9.35
Reference Guide: Grades 3-5 (2022) $7.89
 

Continuous Learning Guidebook Companions

Continuous Learning Guidebook Companions have been specifically created for implementing ELA Guidebooks in an analog or low-tech distance (home) learning situation. You should purchase these resources if you plan to implement ELA Guidebooks in a low-tech, distance learning model. Download the LDOE's implementation guidelines » (Please note: In order to be prepared for a possible future Continuous or Distance Learning environment, LDOE recommends purchasing one unit reader per student in order to smoothly transition to learning at home. Grades 9-12 also require the Student Handouts to successfully implement the Continuous Learning Companion Unit.)

 

Item Companion Unit Reader Price Student Handouts Price Total Price
Grade 3: Louisiana Purchase $4.57 N/A $4.57
Grade 3: Because of Winn-Dixie $6.30 N/A $6.30
Grade 4: The Whipping Boy $5.50 N/A $5.50
Grade 4: American Revolution $6.50 N/A $6.50
Grade 5: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe $6.97 N/A $6.97
Grade 5: The Birchbark House $7.10 N/A $7.10
Grade 6: Steve Jobs $5.70 N/A $5.70
Grade 6: If Stones Could Speak $5.84 N/A $5.84
Grade 7: The Giver $6.37 N/A $6.37
Grade 7: Written in the Bone $6.37 N/A $6.37
Grade 8: Flowers for Algernon $6.97 N/A $6.97
Grade 8: Call of the Wild $8.50 N/A $8.50
Grade 9: Joy Luck Club $7.64 $4.29 $11.93
Grade 10: Things Fall Apart $5.30 $4.92 $10.22
Grade 11: The Great Gatsby $5.84 $3.86 $9.70
Grade 12: Hamlet $7.17 $4.23 $11.40
 

2022 Editions Guidebook Price List

The 2022 edition Guidebooks are for grades 3-5. (Please note: In order to be prepared for a possible future Continuous or Distance Learning environment, LDOE recommends purchasing one unit reader per student in order to smoothly transition to learning at home.)  Visit the ELA Guidebooks Grades 9-12 Curriculum Hub and view the units that are currently available. Please note when purchasing digital materials for students and additional license must be purchased for teacher access.

 

2022 Unit Reader Price List

Item Print Digital Print Plus Digital
Grade 3: Unit Reader  $10.75 $9.68 $14.51
Grade 3: Cajun Folktales $7.98 $7.18 $10.77
Grade 3: Because of Winn Dixie $4.00 $3.60 $5.40
Grade 3: Treasure Island $5.65 $5.09 $7.63
Grade 3: Louisiana Purchase $5.05 $4.55 $6.82
Grade 4: Unit Reader  $10.25 $9.23 $13.84
Grade 4: The Whipping Boy $4.00 $3.60 $5.40
Grade 4: Hurricanes $6.20 $5.58 $8.37
Grade 4: Pushing Up the Sky $5.63 $5.07 $7.60
Grade 4: American Revolution $4.90 $4.41 $6.62
Grade 5: The Birchbark House $9.25 $8.33 $12.49
Grade 5: Making of a Scientist  $11.10 $9.99 $14.99
Grade 5: Wonderstruck $6.50 $5.85 $8.78
Grade 5: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe  $8.75 $7.88 $11.81
Grade 5: Shutting Out the Sky  $7.00 $6.30 $9.45

2022 Student Handouts Price List

Item Print Digital Print Plus Digital
Grade 3: Because of Winn-Dixie (2022) $7.39 $6.65 $9.98
Grade 3: Stories Julian Tells (2022) $5.50 $4.95 $7.43
Grade 3: Cajun Folktales (2022) $7.16 $6.44 $9.67
Grade 3: Treasure Island (2022) $7.10 $6.39 $9.59
Grade 3: Louisiana Purchase (2022) $6.24 $5.62 $8.42
Grade 3: Application Unit (2022) $4.95 $4.46 $6.68
Grade 4: The Whipping Boy (2022) $5.44 $4.90 $7.34
Grade 4: Hurricanes (2022) $6.30 $5.67 $8.51
Grade 4: Lightning Thief (2022) $6.59 $5.93 $8.90
Grade 4: Pushing Up the Sky (2022) $8.01 $7.21 $10.81
Grade 4: American Revolution (2022) $8.36 $7.52 $11.29
Grade 4: Application Unit (2022) $5.05 $4.55 $6.82
Grade 5: Shutting Out the Sky (2022) $6.87 $6.18 $9.27
Grade 5: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (2022) $7.16 $6.44 $9.67
Grade 5: The Birchbark House (2022) $6.36 $5.72 $8.59
Grade 5: Making of a Scientist (2022) $7.10 $6.39 $9.59
Grade 5: Wonderstruck (2022) $6.01 $5.41 $8.11
Grade 5: Application Unit (2022) $4.95 $4.46 $6.68

2022 Unit Readers with Student Handouts Price List

Item Print Digital Print Plus Digital
Grade 3: Cajun Folktales (2022) $17.35 $15.62 $23.42
Grade 3: Because of Winn Dixie (2022) $13.50 $12.15 $18.23
Grade 3: Treasure Island (2022) $14.73 $13.26 $19.89
Grade 3: Louisiana Purchase (2022) $12.43 $11.19 $16.78
Grade 4: The Whipping Boy (2022) $10.15 $9.14 $13.70
Grade 4: Hurricanes (2022) $13.88 $12.49 $18.74
Grade 4: Pushing Up the Sky (2022) $16.30 $14.67 $22.01
Grade 4: American Revolution (2022) $16.08 $14.47 $21.71
Grade 5: Shutting Out the Sky (2022) $13.75 $12.38 $18.56
Grade 5: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (2022)  $14.70 $13.23 $19.85
Grade 5: Making of a Scientist (2022)  $16.13 $14.52 $21.78
Grade 5: The Birchbark House (2022) $12.63 $11.37 $17.05
Grade 5: Wonderstruck (2022) $11.68 $10.51 $15.77

2022 Teacher's Guide Price List

Note: Minimum order of five copies required per ship to location.

Item Price
Grade 3: Stories Julian Tells (2023)  $19.70
Grade 3: Cajun Folktales (2023)  $22.10
Grade 3: Because of Winn-Dixie (2023) $23.24
Grade 3: Treasure Island  (2023) $25.17
Grade 3: Louisiana Purchase (2023) $20.10
Grade 3: Application Unit (2023) $11.44
Grade 4: The Whipping Boy (2023) $32.52
Grade 4: Hurricanes (2023)  $33.82
Grade 4: Lightning Thief  (2023) $21.70
Grade 4: Pushing Up the Sky (2023) $22.37
Grade 4: American Revolution (2023) $25.50
Grade 4: Application Unit (2023) $11.44
Grade 5: Shutting Out the Sky (2023) $21.22
Grade 5: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (2023) $23.59
Grade 5: The Birchbark House (2023) $24.95
Grade 5: Making of a Scientist (2023) $22.09
Grade 5: Wonderstruck (2023) $18.46
Grade 5: Application Unit (2023) $11.44
 

2020 Editions Guidebook Price List (Version 3.0)

The 2020/21 edition Guidebooks are for grades 9-12 (version 3.0). (Please note: In order to be prepared for a possible future Continuous or Distance Learning environment, LDOE recommends purchasing one unit reader per student in order to smoothly transition to learning at home.)  Visit the ELA Guidebooks Grades 9-12 Curriculum Hub and view the units that are currently available.  Please note when purchasing digital materials for students an additional license must be purchased for teacher access.

 

2020 Unit Reader Price List

Item Print Digital Print Plus Digital
Grade 9: Photojournalism $26.16 $23.54 $35.32
Grade 9: A Lesson Before Dying $9.62 $8.66 $12.99
Grade 9: The Joy Luck Club $11.13 $10.02 $15.03
Grade 9: Romeo and Juliet $4.85 $4.37 $6.55
Grade 9: The Teenage Brain $12.63 $11.37 $17.06
Grade 10: Life of Pi $15.30 $13.77 $20.66
Grade 10: Hamilton: The Revolution $8.35 $7.52 $11.28
Grade 10: Things Fall Apart $10.18 $9.17 $13.75
Grade 10: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks $11.80 $10.62 $15.93
Grade 10: Bioethics (2022) $8.45 $7.60 $11.41
Grade 11: The Great Gatsby $5.63 $5.07 $7.61
Grade 11: Friday Night Lights $11.58 $10.43 $15.64
Grade 11: Film In America (2022) $8.75 $7.88 $11.81
Grade 11: The Warmth of Other Suns $6.90 $6.21 $9.32
Grade 11: Homeownership $18.35 $16.52 $24.78
Grade 12: Education $9.23 $8.31 $12.47
Grade 12: Hamlet $15.08 $13.58 $20.36
Grade 12: In the Time of the Butterflies (2022) $7.25 $6.53 $9.79
Grade 12: 1984 $15.93 $14.34 $21.51
Grade 12: Artificial Intelligence $17.05 $15.35 $23.02

2020 Student Handouts Price List

Item Print Digital Print Plus Digital
Grade 9: Photojournalism $4.35 $3.92 $5.87
Grade 9: A Lesson Before Dying $4.35 $3.92 $5.87
Grade 9: The Joy Luck Club $4.29 $3.87 $5.80
Grade 9: Romeo and Juliet $4.86 $4.38 $6.57
Grade 9: The Teenage Brain $4.86 $4.38 $6.57
Grade 9: Application Unit (Grades 9-12) $4.92 $4.43 $6.65
Grade 10: Life of Pi $4.32 $3.89 $5.84
Grade 10: Hamilton: The Revolution $4.15 $3.74 $5.61
Grade 10: Things Fall Apart $4.92 $4.43 $6.65
Grade 10: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks $4.09 $3.69 $5.53
Grade 10: Bioethics (2022) $4.72 $4.25 $6.37
Grade 10: Application Unit (Grades 9-12) $4.80 $4.32 $6.48
Grade 11: The Great Gatsby $3.86 $3.48 $5.22
Grade 11: Friday Night Lights $4.49 $4.05 $6.07
Grade 11: Film In America (2022) $4.49 $4.04 $6.06
Grade 11: The Warmth of Other Suns $6.46 $5.82 $8.73
Grade 11: Homeownership $3.35 $3.02 $4.53
Grade 11: Application Unit (Grades 9-12) $4.80 $4.32 $6.48
Grade 12: Education $4.63 $4.17 $6.26
Grade 12: Hamlet $4.23 $3.81 $5.72
Grade 12: In the Time of the Butterflies (2022) $4.53 $4.08 $6.12
Grade 12: 1984 $5.89 $5.31 $7.96
Grade 12: Artificial Intelligence $4.40 $3.96 $5.94
Grade 12: Application Unit (Grades 9-12) $4.92 $4.43 $6.65

2020 Unit Readers with Student Handouts Price List

Item Print Digital Print Plus Digital
Grade 9: Photojournalism $30.26 $27.23 $40.85
Grade 9: A Lesson Before Dying $13.37 $12.04 $18.05
Grade 9: The Joy Luck Club $15.17 $13.66 $20.48
Grade 9: Romeo and Juliet $9.46 $8.52 $12.78
Grade 9: The Teenage Brain $17.24 $15.52 $23.28
Grade 9: Application Unit (Grades 9-12) N/A
Grade 10: Life of Pi $19.37 $17.44 $26.15
Grade 10: Hamilton: The Revolution $12.25 $11.03 $16.54
Grade 10: Things Fall Apart $14.85 $13.37 $20.05
Grade 10: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks $15.64 $14.08 $21.12
Grade 10: Bioethics (2022) $12.92 $11.63 $17.44
Grade 10: Application Unit (Grades 9-12) N/A
Grade 11: The Great Gatsby $9.24 $8.32 $12.48
Grade 11: Friday Night Lights $15.82 $14.24 $21.36
Grade 11: Film In America (2022) $12.99 $11.69 $17.54
Grade 11: The Warmth of Other Suns $13.11 $11.80 $17.70
Grade 11: Homeownership $21.45 $19.31 $28.96
Grade 11: Application Unit (Grades 9-12) N/A
Grade 12: Education $13.61 $12.25 $18.38
Grade 12: Hamlet $19.16 $17.16 $25.74
Grade 12: In the Time of the Butterflies (2022) $11.53 $10.38 $15.57
Grade 12: 1984 $21.57 $19.42 $29.12
Grade 12: Artificial Intelligence $21.20 $19.08 $28.62
Grade 12: Application Unit (Grades 9-12) N/A

2020 Teacher's Guide Price List

Note: Minimum order of five copies required per ship to location.

Teaching Guide Title (2020-2023) Price
Grade 9: Photojournalism (2022) $14.57
Grade 9: A Lesson Before Dying (2022) $16.10
Grade 9: The Joy Luck Club (2023) $14.88
Grade 9: Romeo and Juliet (2023) $18.28
Grade 9: The Teenage Brain (2023) $15.15
Grade 9: Application Unit (2022) $9.30
Grade 10: Life of Pi (2023) $16.55
Grade 10: Hamilton: The Revolution (2023) $14.02
Grade 10: Things Fall Apart (2023) $14.28
Grade 10: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2023) $13.95
Grade 10: Bioethics (2022) $13.84
Grade 10: Application Unit (2022) $9.30
Grade 11: The Great Gatsby (2023) $15.35
Grade 11: Friday Night Lights (2023) $16.55
Grade 11: Film in America (2022) $13.50
Grade 11: The Warmth of Other Suns (2023) $15.75
Grade 11: Homeownership (2023) $13.69
Grade 11: Application Unit (2022) $9.30
Grade 12: Education (2023) $13.69
Grade 12: Hamlet (2023) $18.02
Grade 12: In the Time of the Butterflies (2023) $16.35
Grade 12: 1984 (2023) $17.09
Grade 12: Artificial Intelligence (2023) $11.95
Grade 12: Application Unit (2022) $9.30

2018 Edition Guidebook Price List

The 2018/19 edition Guidebooks are for: grades K-2 (version 1.0); grades 3-8 (version 3.0); grades 9-12 (version 2.0).

Please note: In order to be prepared for a possible future Continuous or Distance Learning environment, LDOE recommends purchasing one unit reader per student in order to smoothly transition to learning at home.) Grades K-2 v1.0 print Unit Readers are available upon request. Please note when purchasing digital materials for students an additional license must be purchased for teacher access.

 

2018 Unit Reader Price List

Item Print Digital Print Plus Digital
Grade 3: Unit Reader (Second Edition) $10.40 $9.36 $14.04
Grade 4: Unit Reader (Second Edition) $9.86 $8.88 $13.32
Grade 5: Making of a Scientist $11.00 $9.90 $14.85
Grade 5: The Birchbark House $9.50 $8.55 $12.83
Grade 5: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe $9.00 $8.10 $12.15
Grade 5: Wonderstruck $7.25 $6.53 $9.79
Grade 5: Shutting Out the Sky $7.00 $6.30 $9.45
Grade 6: Steve Jobs $9.50 $8.55 $12.83
Grade 6: Hatchet $8.50 $7.65 $11.48
Grade 6: Out of the Dust $6.75 $6.08 $9.12
Grade 6: The Witch of Blackbird Pond $5.53 $4.98 $7.47
Grade 6: If Stones Could Speak $4.00 $3.60 $5.40
Grade 7: Written in Bone $3.75 $3.38 $5.07
Grade 7: Christmas Carol $8.15 $7.34 $11.01
Grade 7: The Giver $12.20 $10.98 $16.47
Grade 7: Memoir (Second Edition) $10.00 $9.00 $13.50
Grade 7: Behind the Scenes $19.00 $17.10 $25.65
Grade 8: Call of the Wild $6.58 $5.93 $8.89
Grade 8: The Tell-Tale Heart $8.50 $7.65 $11.48
Grade 8: Flowers for Algernon (Second Edition) $16.25 $14.63 $21.94
Grade 8: Sugar Changed the World $5.50 $4.95 $7.43
Grade 8: Conservation $7.50 $6.75 $10.13

2018 Student Handouts Price List

Item Print Digital Print Plus Digital
Grade 3: Cajun Folktales $3.20 $2.88 $4.32
Grade 3: Louisiana Purchase $3.37 $3.04 $4.55
Grade 3: Because of Winn-Dixie $4.23 $3.81 $5.72
Grade 3: Treasure Island $3.20 $2.88 $4.32
Grade 3: Stories Julian Tells $3.20 $2.88 $4.32
Grade 4: Whipping Boy $3.31 $2.98 $4.47
Grade 4: Lightning Thief $3.00 $2.70 $4.05
Grade 4: Pushing Up the Sky $3.63 $3.27 $4.91
Grade 4: Hurricanes $3.60 $3.24 $4.86
Grade 4: American Revolution $3.49 $3.15 $4.72
Grade 5: Making of a Scientist $3.54 $3.19 $4.78
Grade 5: The Birchbark House $3.00 $2.70 $4.05
Grade 5: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe $3.03 $2.73 $4.10
Grade 5: Wonderstruck $3.20 $2.88 $4.32
Grade 5: Shutting Out the Sky $3.09 $2.79 $4.18
Grade 6: Steve Jobs $3.94 $3.55 $5.32
Grade 6: Hatchet $4.10 $3.69 $5.54
Grade 6: Out of the Dust $4.06 $3.66 $5.49
Grade 6: The Witch of Blackbird Pond $3.31 $2.98 $4.47
Grade 6: If Stones Could Speak $4.05 $3.65 $5.47
Grade 7: Written in Bone $3.49 $3.15 $4.72
Grade 7: Christmas Carol $4.75 $4.28 $6.42
Grade 7: The Giver $5.03 $4.53 $6.80
Grade 7: Memoir $3.77 $3.40 $5.09
Grade 7: Behind the Scenes $4.11 $3.70 $5.55
Grade 8: Call of the Wild $5.09 $4.59 $6.88
Grade 8: The Tell-Tale Heart $4.86 $4.38 $6.57
Grade 8: Flowers for Algernon $4.57 $4.12 $6.17
Grade 8: Sugar Changed the World $4.06 $3.66 $5.49
Grade 8: Conservation $4.00 $3.60 $5.40

2018 Unit Reader with Student Handouts Price List

Item Print Digital Print Plus Digital
Grade 3: Unit Reader $27.35 $24.62 $36.93
Grade 4: Unit Reader $26.64 $23.98 $35.97
Grade 5: Making of a Scientist $14.29 $12.87 $19.30
Grade 5: The Birchbark House $12.25 $11.03 $16.54
Grade 5: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe $11.78 $10.61 $15.91
Grade 5: Wonderstruck $10.20 $9.18 $13.77
Grade 5: Shutting Out the Sky $9.84 $8.86 $13.29
Grade 6: Steve Jobs $13.19 $11.88 $17.81
Grade 6: Hatchet $12.35 $11.12 $16.68
Grade 6: Out of the Dust $10.56 $9.51 $14.26
Grade 6: The Witch of Blackbird Pond $8.59 $7.73 $11.60
Grade 6: If Stones Could Speak $7.80 $7.02 $10.53
Grade 7: Written in Bone $6.99 $6.30 $9.44
Grade 7: Christmas Carol $12.65 $11.39 $17.08
Grade 7: The Giver $16.98 $15.29 $22.93
Grade 7: Memoir $13.52 $12.17 $18.26
Grade 7: Behind the Scenes $22.86 $20.58 $30.87
Grade 8: Call of the Wild $11.42 $10.28 $15.42
Grade 8: The Tell-Tale Heart $13.11 $11.80 $17.70
Grade 8: Flowers for Algernon $20.57 $18.52 $27.77
Grade 8: Sugar Changed the World $9.31 $8.38 $12.57
Grade 8: Conservation $11.25 $10.13 $15.19

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