SNEAK PEEK

See what's in the next issue of Storyworks

Check out this sneak preview of the September 2023 issue to get a head start on your planning. Just a few weeks until this action-packed issue will be live online at Storyworks Digital!

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NONFICTION

Frozen Earth

Travel back in time to learn about how animals and humans lived during the Ice Age.

Featured Skill: Text Evidence

FICTION

Starring Me, Sophia Sun

Sophia has always wanted to be a TV star—but her big break turns out differently than she expected.

Featured Skill: Plot

PAIRED TEXTS

The History of Fun! / A Playground for All

An article about the history of playgrounds, paired with a Q&A with a boy who designed an inclusive playground for his community

Featured Skill: Connecting Texts

PLAY

The Woman Who Swam With Sharks

A play about Eugenie Clark, a scientist who changed how the world thinks about sharks

Featured Skill: Main Ideas

POEM

Famous

A delightful and heartfelt poem about the different ways one can be famous

Featured Skill: Big Idea

DEBATE

Outdoor Play vs. Video Games

Two kids discuss in letters whether they should have fun outside or play video games.

Featured Skill: Supporting an Opinion

Coming Up This Year in Storyworks

October/November 2023

  • Nonfiction: Lost in Death Valley
    A gripping survival story about three women who got lost in one of the most dangerous places on Earth

  • Play: Undercover Patriots
    A historical-fiction play about a brave girl who was part of a Patriot spy ring that helped America win the Revolutionary War

  • Paired Texts: Malala the Powerful
    An article about the incredible Malala Yousafzai, paired with a heartfelt poem about the power of hope

  • Fiction: The Save 
    Oren makes an incredible save in a lacrosse game, but he can’t help feeling like a fraud. 
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