Gale In Context: Middle School
RELIABLE RESOURCES FOR A NEW GENERATION OF RESEARCHERS
ALIGN WITH TEACHING STANDARDS
Over 300 topic pages provide content that supports national and state curriculum standards for grades 6 to 8 in English language arts, social studies, and science.
COVER A WIDE RANGE OF TOPICS
Content is written explicitly for middle school students on a variety of topics, including government, U.S. and world history, geography, literature, science, and social issues.
ACCOMMODATE DIFFERENT LEARNING STYLES
Features a variety of nonfiction, informational text, and formats, including books, images, audio, video, newspapers, primary sources, and more to support learning.
PROVIDE AUTHORITATIVE INFORMATION
Content is provided from proprietary Gale, UXL, and Lucent Books® titles and from leading sources, such as National Geographic, NPR, NASA, AP video news, and more.
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Provide an Accessible, Efficient Platform
PLATFORM TOOLS
Accommodate learners with on-demand article translation into 50 languages and ReadSpeaker text-to-speech technology into more than 20 languages.
CITATION TOOLS
Integrated directly into the user’s workflow, MLA, APA, Chicago, and Harvard style citations are supported and can be easily exported to citation services like EasyBib or NoodleTools.
HIGHLIGHTS AND NOTES
Organize, save, and share highlights and annotations within content.
SEARCH FUNCTIONS
Researchers can search by Lexile range or find content based on basic, intermediate, and advanced levels of complexity.
MASTER WORKFLOW
Expand access and increase discovery by integrating Gale resources into your learning management system. Add to that the power of Google Workspace for Education and Microsoft 365 tools, which enable users to easily share, save, and download content— including highlights and notes.
PART OF THE AWARD-WINNING GALE IN CONTEXT SUITE
The Gale In Context suite of student databases meets the needs of today’s learners with a user-friendly, mobile-responsive design. Eye-catching, engaging, topical resources provide current, authoritative, media-rich content that seamlessly integrates with curriculum-aligned materials that span core subject areas.
GET THE MOST VALUE OUT OF YOUR INVESTMENT
Gale In Context: For Educators gives teachers the power to amplify the rich content within Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints in their classrooms.
When used in conjunction with For Educators, teachers can:
- Access prebuilt lesson plans for literature resources with differentiation tools and quizzes to check for student understanding.
- Use curation tools to collect a variety of resources into lesson folders, making it easier to pair Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints content with other contextual Gale content or outside materials and links that might be useful.
- Customize assignments to embed instructions, writing prompts, or critical-thinking questions, all within existing student workflows.
FEATURED TESTIMONIAL
“Access to databases made it easier to find spoken language sources for my students with reading disabilities and for my English-language learners to interact with. My students appreciate the fact that they could read any article in either English or Spanish.”
- Kyle Knott, Special Education Teacher, Sequoia Middle School Fresno, CA
Additional Details
subjects covered
- Government
- Political Science & Diplomatic Studies
- U.S. History
- World History
Platform Features & Tools
Translation Tools
ReadSpeaker text-to-speech technology, and on-demand text translation into over 50 languages.
Workflow Tools
Google Workspace for Education and Microsoft 365 tools enable users to share, save, and download content—including highlights and notes. Learn More
Citation Tools
Integrated directly into the user’s workflow, formatted citations can be easily imported from single or multiple documents to services like EasyBib or NoodleTools. MLA-, APA-, and Chicago-style citations are supported.
Reviews & Testimonials
“This is a fantastic resource to engage younger students in the habits of responsible, academic research at an early age. It is an excellent tool for encouraging information literacy especially as there are many different content formats and sources. It is highly recommended for school and public libraries.”
