Six thematic units per level organized around a Big Question engaging videos that explore the big question and key themes in the unit three readings per unit from a wide range of genres including informational texts, biographies, and poems, as well as classic and contemporary literature key vocabulary taught explicitly before each reading clear and step-by-step grammar presentations followed by thorough and focused practice skills workshops and hands-on projects to provide students the opportunity to demonstrate their mastery of content and language skills all Student Editions come with access to the Pearson English Portal.