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The Texas Student Edition includes a special preface that goes over the Texas Skills and a guid to Academic Success that involves understanding the TEKS and Texas Assessment Strategies. The sections are as follows: literary elements (plot, conflict, and setting; analyzing character and point of view; understanding theme), language and culture (sensory language, imagery, and style; the language of poetry; myths, legends and tales), and nonfiction with purpose (biography and autobiography; information argument, and persuasion; the power of research). This text book was created in consultation with Reading and Literary Specialists, Media Specialists, English Learners Specialists, Curriculum Specialists, Teacher Advisors and Texas Teacher Reviewers.