On the Record™ is designed to help students build comprehension, close-reading and analytical skills with exercises and activities that include:

• Text-based discussion questions
• Close reading that requires students to analyze text and cite evidence
• Direct comprehension instruction
• Self-selected independent reading
• Stretch Texts

• Go On the Record activities reinforce platform themes
• In Go Off the Record activities, students record their responses to books
• Direct instruction on traits-based writing skills
• In-depth essay writing
• Stretch Texts writing tasks

• Demonstrate independence in reading and writing
• Build strong, wide-ranging content knowledge
• Respond to varying demands of audience, task, purpose and discipline
• Comprehend as well as critique