MyLiteratureLab Getting Started Guide

To accompany Roberts, Literature: An Introduction to Reading and Writing
To request Instructor Access:
www.pearsonschool.com/access_request
Select Language Arts
Select: New Customer
Select Option 3: to request a renewal code to register for multi-year
access to the MyLiteratureLab
Follow registration prompts. An email will be generated with an
access code, url link, and registration information directing you to
PearsonSchool.com/Access.
Once registered, set up your course by choosing the Introduction to
Literature course from the MyLiteratureLab main course menu.
To download additional registration and course creation instructions
please visit: MyTrainingConnection.com – select MyLabs Mastering
tab from screen menu.
The Home page is the dashboard where students can access learning modules, the eText and course
tools as well as see the assignments that have automatically been put on their calendar based on
where they left of the last time they worked and/or entered by the teacher.
Home Page
Open eText
Access multi-media
resources that bring
literature to life
Jump to next activity
on the learning path
See assignment
due dates
All of the Course Tools are conveniently located in the left hand navigation.
Tools marked with an
icon are for teacher access only.
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Communication tools include email, discussion boards,
and live chat.
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Document Sharing enables your to post your own
content or import assignments.
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Instructor Help links teachers to a wealth of self-guided
support to create, customize, and manage courses.
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The Gradebook includes real-time reporting and allows
you to view student activity and progress in multiple
ways, export and share data, add “offline” items, drop
scores, and weight scores
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Activities/Assessment Manager allows you to
customize your course, create your own exercises and
tests, set mastery levels, or edit existing activities.
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Course Settings empowers you to customize your
course, your way.
Content and Organization
MyLiteratureLab is divided into three major parts.
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Reading and Writing About Literature
Personalized instruction, practice and
assessment of critical reading and writing
skills, grammar, research writing, and
understanding literary genres and elements.
Literary Works
Multi-media resources for a wide varitey of
selections and authors to help students with a
deeper understanding and analysis of literary
works.
Writing Practice*
A Writing practice model that includes pre-set
prompts for student response with automatic
essay scoring based on six traits of writing.
An optional module for Non-native English speakers
includes six levels of additional grammar instruction,
practice, and assessment.
To include Writing Practice and Grammar for NonNative Speakers, from Main Menu: Manage Course >
Edit Settings > Edit Coverage > Activate modules by
clicking check box and save changes.
Reading and Writing About Literature
After an initial diagnostic, the student learning path
will populate with the modules that require more
study. The pencil icon indicates more work is
needed, the star icon indicates topics and/or skills
that have already been mastered and need no
further study. You can answer one question in the
Path Builder and submit to unlock your Learning
Path.
1. Click the Access your Learning Path tab.
2. Click to open Study by Module to unlock the
content modules
3. Select a Topic from the left and an Activity
from the right to view the instruction, animations,
and exercises that support that topic. The post test
allows students to demonstrate topic mastery and
move on.
4. As students work through the exercises and
apply learning, they get instant and meaningful
feedback so they can reassess their response and
try again.
One of the activities for each topic area is
the Writing Assignment which opens the
Writing Space. Students respond to preset prompts or prompts customized by
their teacher and can work through
multiple drafts of their essay with access
to a selection of writing resources that are
just a click away.
Once complete, students submit their
essay to the teacher for review and
feedback or for final grading.
Writing Resources include additional instruction,
student and professional writing models, videos, and
access to the Purdue OWL suite of instructional modules.
Literary Works
From Course Home students can access the Learning
Path for Literary Works and open Study by Module to
view the alphabetical list of authors and their works.
Video Essays offer
theatrical presentations to
further expand students’
engagement and
perspective.
Longman Lectures (Lessons)
are especially helpful for
students to approach a
reading on their own,
interpret a work based on
various contexts and
perspectives and offer thoughtprovoking question for
students to consider as they
prepare to write about the
selection.
Selections are richly supported with:
Text-based instruction and information help
students approach a literary work in historic,
social, and/or many other contexts.
video-based lectures, tutorials, and
interactive readings.
interactive and thought provoking practice
and assessment activities to help students
demonstrate understanding while they read,
interpret, and write about a selection.
Interactivities, including
writing prompts, provide
students with multiple
opportunities to practice
writing and compare their
interpretation with a model
response to self-assess their
own understanding and
analysis of a work.
Writing Practice
From Course Home students can access the Learning Path for Writing Practice. This modules gives student a
chance to practice essay writing in a low-stakes environment with instant and guided feedback. Pre-set prompts
covering many engaging topics are auto-graded against the six traits of good writing. After students receive their
feedback they can access additional instruction through the Writing Advisor for any areas that require more work.
The Writing Advisor links
students to additional instruction,
tutorials and models to help them
improve in the context of their
own work.
Students can submit up to 5 drafts for auto-grading prior
to the final submission to the teacher for grading.
Customizing your MyLiteratureLab
Content Coverage
To view, enable, or disable available content within your course, click Course Tools > Course Settings from the left hand navigation.
Edit Coverage Settings
Select whole content modules to include/remove.
AND/OR
Use the Content Coverage list to customize topic-by-topic
Customizing your MyLiteratureLab
Assigning Due Dates
To view, assign, hide, or customize the available content within your course, click Course Tools > Activities/Assessments Manager from the left
hand navigation.
The Activities/Assessment Manager is where you can customize
your course, assign due dates, and preview and/or print content
and add or delete content.
To assign content by due date, adjust mastery levels, and
increase/decrease number of attempts for single
activities/assessments:
Activities Manager > View and Manage Assignments:
• Select course module from the top navigation bar
• Select activity type (homework, quizzes & tests)
• Select module from the drop down – hit go
• Select Topic to further narrow the list – hit go
• Use the Actions drop-down to choose your task – hit go
To bulk upload due dates:
Activities Manager > Change Due Dates and Assignment Status
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Select course module from the top navigation bar
Select activity type (homework, quizzes & tests)
Select module from the drop down – hit go
Select Topic to further narrow the list – hit go
Check all activities you wish to include
Enter Start and End dates
Click Apply to Selected
Remember to save by clicking UPDATE
The eAnthology
The eAnthology includes over 200 selections organized by genre and author. The interactive tools allow teachers
and students to bookmark, highlight, and post notes. Media assets are linked through icons in the margin.
Multi-media resources
include theatrical
presentations, video
lessons, interactive
model essays, and
author interviews.
Gradebook
Students continually monitor their progress through their personal Gradebook. Teachers manage student
work and progress through their comprehensive Gradebook and can view and export data in multiple
ways to help inform and adjust in-class instruction and provide more targeted support where needed.
View by cohort or individual student – monitor progress
on the learning path, on individual assignments, or
performance by topic area.
Individual student views allow you to see overall
performance or drill down to an item level analysis.
Review whole class performance on specific topics
to identify proficiency gaps.
Visit: MyTrainingConnection.com & select MyLabs Mastering download additional support materials.