The textbook is designed to guide you through three stages. Use this workflow:

Sightlines 7 textbook, published by Prentice Hall Canada (now Pearson), is a Grade 7 English Language Arts anthology designed to align with Canadian curriculum standards. It features a diverse collection of literary forms and multimedia elements intended to develop students' reading, writing, and critical thinking skills. Google Books Key Content Features The anthology is structured around four thematic units and includes a variety of genres: Open Library Literary Genres: A mix of contemporary and classic short stories (e.g., by Edward D. Hoch), poetry, drama, and Tlingit legends like The Revenge of the Blood Thirsty Giant Non-Fiction:

: Featuring both established and new Canadian and world writers.

Some educational publishers now sell individual units as PDFs via platforms like or Google Play Books . Search for " Sightlines 7 Unit 1 " or " Sightlines 7 Identity ." While not common, this is worth checking every few months.

The back of the book (and the digital PDF version) contains a robust glossary of terms. If you don't know what "onomatopoeia" or "narrative point of view" means, the answer is right there.