Amplify ELA features high-quality lessons grounded in great books, with powerful tools to immerse Michigan students in reading, writing, and speaking.
Rigor that's rewarding
Bring great literature to life while meeting the Michigan Standards for English Language Arts.
Engage and inspire
Middle school students gradually widen their perspectives as they read, write, speak, listen, view, and represent.
Rich media
Powerful multimedia brings students into great works in fresh ways.
Make it relevant
Classics connect to what middle school students care about most.
Designed for today’s world
Inspire next-level engagement with a digitally forward program.
Multimedia lessons are grounded in the standards—and designed for the way Michigan middle schoolers learn today.
Immersive apps
Students use technology and digital media strategically and capably—like learning about unreliable narrators while storyboarding "The Tell-Tale Heart."
Multicultural literature
Students actively seek to understand other perspectives and cultures. In Summer of the Mariposas, five Hispanic sisters set out on their own odyssey—a universal journey that is immersed in their culture.
Videos of poetry readings
Poetry becomes real and immediate, with a poet’s own words about a beloved place.
Amplify Library
Students have access to over 700 titles—including poetry, rhetoric, and Spanish selections—to download and read offline.
Differentiation with the click of a button
With cutting-edge tools, students are given the individualized support they deserve.
Differentiated instruction with the click of a button and instant feedback tools allow you to give each Michigan student the support they need.
Differentiated Writing Prompts
Core instruction is based on UDL principles. Five additional levels of support bring the rest of your students into the same text—whether they're English learners or reading below or above grade level.
Insights at your fingertips
Every time you log in, you’ll see how each class is doing—and who might need to hear a quick word from you today.
Homework on the go
Students can complete their Solo work in class, at home, or even via mobile devices—and you can check on their progress at any time.
Personalized and fun Vocab App
Students begin the day with vocabulary work grounded in literature and differentiated for their needs—including multilingual glossaries for English learners.
More time teaching, less time grading
Next-generation assessments take the headache out of grading.
With intelligent feedback tools and embedded assessments, Amplify ELA makes it easy to monitor student progress and intervene where needed—no matter where teaching and learning is taking place.
Daily Exit Tickets
Keep close track of student learning by checking in quickly at the end of each class.
Autoscored student writing
This teacher favorite assesses focus, use of evidence, and conventions—so you can spend time on more substantial remarks.
Clarify and Compare performance tasks
Students learn from great literature--then apply what they’ve learned to fresh reads
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Daily Exit Tickets
Keep close track of student learning by checking in quickly at the end of each class.
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Autoscored student writing
This teacher favorite assesses focus, use of evidence, and conventions--so you can spend time on more substantial remarks.
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Clarify and Compare performance tasks
Students learn from great literature--then apply what they’ve learned to fresh reads
Key differentiators
What sets Amplify ELA apart
- 1. A flexible, blended program built for Michigan student success
- 2. Great literature with fresh instruction to master the Michigan Standards for English Language Arts
- 3. Next-level engagement through immersive multimedia resources
- 4. Five levels of differentiation to keep all students on the same page
- 5. Embedded assessments mean more time teaching, less time grading