This article explains how to locate the curriculum materials and and resources available with the Odell Education High School Literacy Program (National and Texas Editions).
If your district has purchased multiple Great Minds products, you can toggle to Odell Education High School Literacy Program using the drop-down on the top navigation bar.
Program and Course Resources
To access program and grade-level resources, open the grade level drop-down and select Resources.
Under Program Resources, you'll find:
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The Program Guide is the core reference document for the Odell High School Literacy Program. It explains the program's philosophy, structure, and how to navigate and use it in the classroom.
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The Literacy Toolbox comprises graphic organizers (tools), tool exemplars, reference guides, and checklists, carefully designed to support student success throughout the learning progressions of the units
- Program Support Suite is a collection of videos designed to provide overview information about the program and its unit offerings. The suite includes videos that address program-wide information, including an introduction to the curriculum, preparing a lesson, and an overview of the Literacy Toolbox. The suite also includes brief video introductions to each unit, organized by grade level.
- Implementation Supports includes the Implementation Guide, a resource that provides guidance on planning, pacing, and implementing the program's units and resources in classrooms.
- About is a general informational page covering background on Odell High School Literacy Program (HSLP), including a brief overview of the program's philosophy and structure.
Under Course Resources, you can access course resources specific to each grade level. These include Course at a Glance and Pacing Guidance.
Unit Resources
First, select your grade level at the top left to access the curriculum and related resources for your grade.
Once you've selected your grade level, select the tab for the desired unit.
Foundation Unit
The Foundation Unit is the first unit of the course and can be accessed from the first tab in the unit list. This unit is intended to give teachers an understanding of students’ incoming reading, writing, discussion, and presentation skills through exposure to a breadth of literacy skills and analytical processes that will be developed throughout the year.
Development Units
Development Units are choice units organized around whole-text instruction, featuring either full-length works (e.g., Hamlet) and supplemental texts or a topic (e.g., artificial intelligence) that is developed through a set of related, whole texts. Each grade offers six Development Units, and teachers choose which ones to teach rather than covering all six — giving flexibility to match student needs and interests.
Application Unit
The Application Unit is the final unit of the course. In the unit list, use the right arrow button to navigate to the Application Unit tab. In this unit, students review texts and topics they have encountered throughout the year and choose a text or topic they want to explore further.
Unit Tools
All units contain a selection of unit tools including:
- The Culminating Task assesses the skills and knowledge from the unit.
- The Text Overview identifies the texts used in the unit and includes recommendations for independent choice reading texts.
- Unit Materials includes all materials required for the unit.
Section Resources
Each unit includes 4-5 sections with the following categories:
- Section Overview introduces the section by explaining what content will be explored.
- Lessons and Resources contains the 5-10 lessons within the section and accompanying resources.
- Materials contains the student materials for the section.
- Reference Guides are informational handouts that outline key literacy concepts and processes.
- Question Sets check students' comprehension and level of understanding of text.
Select a drop-down to expand the resource list and access the resources within each category.
