Cohen, Robert F.
NorthStar 5 : Reading & Writing / Rober F. Cohen and Judy L. Miller. - 4th ed. - White Plains, NY : Pearson Education, 2015. - xix, 259 p. : ill. in col. ; 26 cm. - NorthStar .
"Building on the success of the previous editions, Northstar, Third Edition continues to engage and motivate students with new and updated contemporary topics delivered through a seamless integration of print and online components. What is special about the new edition? Blended approach with MyEnglishLab.
Online activities offer support and expansion, fully blending the student book with MyEnglishLab for extra practice, ongoing assessment, and instant feedback. New and updated themes and topics.
Presented in a variety of genres--including literature and lectures--and in authentic reading and listening selections, the content challenges and engages students intellectually. Explicit skills instruction.
The inclusion of 2-3 explicit language skills in every unit allows students to build their language proficiency. New and revised assessments tied to learning outcomes.
Online assessments allow teachers to track students' progress mastery of material and skills. A new design with thought provoking images.
A compelling graphic look makes the content and activities come alive." (Book Cover) TABLE OF CONTENTS: Unit 1 THE BRAIN: Neuroscience and Empathy
Reading 1: Do Mirror Neurons Give Us Empathy?
Reading 2: From the Kindness of Strangers: Penniless Across America READING:
Make and confirm predictions
Identify the main ideas in a reading
Identify different types of supporting details
Scan a text to locate specific information
Create timelines to enhance note-taking skills
Summarize information from a text WRITING:
Organize events using a life map
Understand the elements of a clear narrative (character, technique, and theme)
Use quotes appropriately for interest and authenticity
Edit and revise writing for content, language, and conventions
Task: Write an autobiographical narrative INFERENCE: Infer and measure an author's degree of certainty VOCABULARY: Infer word meaning from context
Recognize and use word forms (nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs) GRAMMAR: Recognize, form, and use past unreal conditionals VIDEO: Memory Boost (ABC News) ASSESSMENTS: Check What You Know, Checkpoint 1 and 2, Unit 1 Achievement Test Unit 2 LYING: Lies and Truth
Reading 1: Looking for the Lie
Reading 2: On the River READING:
Make and confirm predictions
Identify the main ideas in a reading
Identify different types of supporting details
Scan a text to locate specific information
Recognize irony in a text WRITING:
Complete a summary of a text
Organize ideas using a chart
Understand the elements and structure of an effective introduction
Recognize a good thesis statement
Edit and revise writing for content, language, and conventions
Task: Write an introductory paragraph with a thesis statement INFERENCE: Interpret the author’s words to understand intention VOCABULARY: Infer word meaning from context
Identify negative and positive connotations of words GRAMMAR: Identify and use double comparatives for emphasis and to focus readers’ attention VIDEO: Why Do Kids Lie? (ABC News) ASSESSMENT: Check What You Know, Checkpoints 1 and 2, Unit 2 Achievement Test Unit 3 PERSONALITY – The Road to Success
Reading 1: Gotta Dance
Reading 2: Kids Learn Poise Through Dance READING:
Make and confirm predictions
Make and confirm predictions
Identify the main ideas in a reading
Identify different types of supporting details
Scan a text to locate specific information
Identify and categorize keywords to aid comprehension
Identify connecting themes between two texts WRITING:
Identify paragraph structure including a strong topic sentence, illustration, and conclusion
Write a unified paragraph
Edit and revise writing for content, language, and conventions
Task: Write a topic sentence, illustration, and conclusion INFERENCE: Make inferences to understand someone’s character VOCABULARY: Infer word meaning from context
Identify and use synonyms
Identify and create noun and verb collocations
Identify and create hyphenated adjectives GRAMMAR: Distinguish between and use identifying and nonidentifying adjective clauses VIDEO: Dale Carnegie Training Institute ASSESSMENTS: Check What You Know, Checkpoints 1 and 2, Unit 3 Achievement Test Unit 4 CROSS-CULTURAL INSIGHTS – What Is Lost In Translation?
Reading 1: Lost in Translation and The Struggle to Be an All-American Girl
Reading 2: From Bayamon to Brooklyn READING:
Make and confirm predictions
Identify the main ideas in a reading
Identify different types of supporting details
Scan a text to locate specific information
Compare, contrast, and categorize information in two readings
Create an outline and take effective notes while reading WRITING: Complete a summary
Organize information using an outline and various graphic organizers
Identify organizational structures and elements of comparison-and-contrast essays
Combine sentences and ideas to improve clarity and eliminate repetition
Edit and revise writing for content, language, and conventions
Task: Write a comparison-and-contrast essay INFERENCE: Infer a character’s meaning VOCABULARY: Infer word meaning from context
Identify and use synonyms
Recognize suffixes to create related word forms GRAMMAR: Recognize and use adverb clauses of comparison and contrast VIDEO: Japanese Gardens ASSESSMENTS: Check What You Know, Checkpoints 1 and 2, Unit 4 Achievement Test Unit 5 BUSINESS – Size matters in Business
Reading 1: Howard Schultz’s Formula for Starbucks©
Reading 2: Swiping of Industry READING:
Make and confirm predictions
Identify the main ideas in a reading
Identify different types of supporting details
Scan a text to locate specific information
Take effective notes that compare positive and negative ideas
Categorize information from texts WRITING: Organize information into categories
Use transitional sentences to connect ideas within and between paragraphs
Edit and revise writing for content, language, and conventions
Task: Write an essay describing advantages and disadvantages INFERENCE: Interpret the author’s intention to provide information or express an opinion VOCABULARY: Infer word meaning from context
Identify synonyms
Recognize and use idiomatic expressions GRAMMAR: Distinguish between and use infinitives and gerunds VIDEO: Giving Back (ABC News) ASSESSMENTS: Check What You Know, Checkpoints 1 and 2, Unit 5 Achievement Test Unit 6 SOCIAL MEDIA – Staying Connected
Reading 1: Privacy Invasion and Social Media
Reading 2: Using Social Networking Sites Wisely READING:
Make and confirm predictions
Identify the main ideas in a reading
Identify different types of supporting details, examples, and reasons
Scan a text to locate specific information
Create subheadings for note-taking and summarizing
Summarize problems and solutions using information from two texts WRITING: Organize ideas using a list
Support a main idea with reasons, facts, examples, and explanations
Identify organizational structures and elements of cause-and-effect essays
Edit and revise writing for content, language, and conventions
Task: Writ a cause-and-effect essay INFERENCE: Infer and understand an argument made by analogy VOCABULARY: Infer word meaning from context
Categorize vocabulary
Recognize and use idiomatic expressions GRAMMAR: Recognize and use adverb clauses and discourse connectors to express cause and effect VIDEO: Making the Grade (ABC News) ASSESSMENTS: Check What You Know, Checkpoints 1 and 2, Unit 6 Achievement Test Unit 7 THE ARTS – The Cellist of Sarajevo
Reading 1: The Cellist of Sarajevo
Reading 2: The Soloist READING:
Make and confirm predictions
Identify the main ideas in a reading
Identify different types of supporting details
Scan a text to locate specific information
Identify and analyze figurative language
Categorize information from two texts WRITING:
Analyze the various organizational structures for narrative essays
Develop an outline to organize ideas and structure for an essay
Use descriptive language to add depth to writing
Edit and revise writing for content, language, and conventions
Task: Write a descriptive, narrative essay INFERENCE: Understand characters’ motivations through close reading of descriptions VOCABULARY: Infer word meaning from context
Identify connotations of words
Use participles as adjectives GRAMMAR: Recognize and use the passive voice VIDEO: Interlochen Arts Academy ASSESSMENTS: Check What You Know, Checkpoints 1 and 2, Unit 7 Achievement Test Unit 8 POVERTY – The End of Poverty
Reading 1: Can Extreme Poverty Be Eliminated?
Reading 2: Making Ends Meet READING:
Make and confirm predictions
Identify and summarize the main ideas in a reading
Identify different types of supporting details
Scan a text to locate specific information
Summarize problems and solutions using information from two texts WRITING:
Analyze the structure of an argumentative essay
Create an outline to organize ideas
Develop arguments, counterarguments, and refutations
Compose statements of concession
Edit and revise writing for content, language, and conventions
Task: Write an argumentative essay INFERENCE: Infer the author’s purpose VOCABULARY: Infer word meaning from context
Identify synonyms
Identify negative and positive connotations of words GRAMMAR: Recognize and use noun clauses in apposition VIDEO: Young Innovators (CBC News) ASSESSMENTS: Check What You Know, Checkpoints 1 and 2, Unit 8 Achievement Test
Level: Advanced
9780133382242 (Student book) 0133382249 (Student book)
2013050427
English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers.
English language--Spoken English--Problems, exercises, etc.
Listening--Problems, exercises, etc.
Advanced.
PE1128 / .M444 2015
NorthStar 5 : Reading & Writing / Rober F. Cohen and Judy L. Miller. - 4th ed. - White Plains, NY : Pearson Education, 2015. - xix, 259 p. : ill. in col. ; 26 cm. - NorthStar .
"Building on the success of the previous editions, Northstar, Third Edition continues to engage and motivate students with new and updated contemporary topics delivered through a seamless integration of print and online components. What is special about the new edition? Blended approach with MyEnglishLab.
Online activities offer support and expansion, fully blending the student book with MyEnglishLab for extra practice, ongoing assessment, and instant feedback. New and updated themes and topics.
Presented in a variety of genres--including literature and lectures--and in authentic reading and listening selections, the content challenges and engages students intellectually. Explicit skills instruction.
The inclusion of 2-3 explicit language skills in every unit allows students to build their language proficiency. New and revised assessments tied to learning outcomes.
Online assessments allow teachers to track students' progress mastery of material and skills. A new design with thought provoking images.
A compelling graphic look makes the content and activities come alive." (Book Cover) TABLE OF CONTENTS: Unit 1 THE BRAIN: Neuroscience and Empathy
Reading 1: Do Mirror Neurons Give Us Empathy?
Reading 2: From the Kindness of Strangers: Penniless Across America READING:
Make and confirm predictions
Identify the main ideas in a reading
Identify different types of supporting details
Scan a text to locate specific information
Create timelines to enhance note-taking skills
Summarize information from a text WRITING:
Organize events using a life map
Understand the elements of a clear narrative (character, technique, and theme)
Use quotes appropriately for interest and authenticity
Edit and revise writing for content, language, and conventions
Task: Write an autobiographical narrative INFERENCE: Infer and measure an author's degree of certainty VOCABULARY: Infer word meaning from context
Recognize and use word forms (nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs) GRAMMAR: Recognize, form, and use past unreal conditionals VIDEO: Memory Boost (ABC News) ASSESSMENTS: Check What You Know, Checkpoint 1 and 2, Unit 1 Achievement Test Unit 2 LYING: Lies and Truth
Reading 1: Looking for the Lie
Reading 2: On the River READING:
Make and confirm predictions
Identify the main ideas in a reading
Identify different types of supporting details
Scan a text to locate specific information
Recognize irony in a text WRITING:
Complete a summary of a text
Organize ideas using a chart
Understand the elements and structure of an effective introduction
Recognize a good thesis statement
Edit and revise writing for content, language, and conventions
Task: Write an introductory paragraph with a thesis statement INFERENCE: Interpret the author’s words to understand intention VOCABULARY: Infer word meaning from context
Identify negative and positive connotations of words GRAMMAR: Identify and use double comparatives for emphasis and to focus readers’ attention VIDEO: Why Do Kids Lie? (ABC News) ASSESSMENT: Check What You Know, Checkpoints 1 and 2, Unit 2 Achievement Test Unit 3 PERSONALITY – The Road to Success
Reading 1: Gotta Dance
Reading 2: Kids Learn Poise Through Dance READING:
Make and confirm predictions
Make and confirm predictions
Identify the main ideas in a reading
Identify different types of supporting details
Scan a text to locate specific information
Identify and categorize keywords to aid comprehension
Identify connecting themes between two texts WRITING:
Identify paragraph structure including a strong topic sentence, illustration, and conclusion
Write a unified paragraph
Edit and revise writing for content, language, and conventions
Task: Write a topic sentence, illustration, and conclusion INFERENCE: Make inferences to understand someone’s character VOCABULARY: Infer word meaning from context
Identify and use synonyms
Identify and create noun and verb collocations
Identify and create hyphenated adjectives GRAMMAR: Distinguish between and use identifying and nonidentifying adjective clauses VIDEO: Dale Carnegie Training Institute ASSESSMENTS: Check What You Know, Checkpoints 1 and 2, Unit 3 Achievement Test Unit 4 CROSS-CULTURAL INSIGHTS – What Is Lost In Translation?
Reading 1: Lost in Translation and The Struggle to Be an All-American Girl
Reading 2: From Bayamon to Brooklyn READING:
Make and confirm predictions
Identify the main ideas in a reading
Identify different types of supporting details
Scan a text to locate specific information
Compare, contrast, and categorize information in two readings
Create an outline and take effective notes while reading WRITING: Complete a summary
Organize information using an outline and various graphic organizers
Identify organizational structures and elements of comparison-and-contrast essays
Combine sentences and ideas to improve clarity and eliminate repetition
Edit and revise writing for content, language, and conventions
Task: Write a comparison-and-contrast essay INFERENCE: Infer a character’s meaning VOCABULARY: Infer word meaning from context
Identify and use synonyms
Recognize suffixes to create related word forms GRAMMAR: Recognize and use adverb clauses of comparison and contrast VIDEO: Japanese Gardens ASSESSMENTS: Check What You Know, Checkpoints 1 and 2, Unit 4 Achievement Test Unit 5 BUSINESS – Size matters in Business
Reading 1: Howard Schultz’s Formula for Starbucks©
Reading 2: Swiping of Industry READING:
Make and confirm predictions
Identify the main ideas in a reading
Identify different types of supporting details
Scan a text to locate specific information
Take effective notes that compare positive and negative ideas
Categorize information from texts WRITING: Organize information into categories
Use transitional sentences to connect ideas within and between paragraphs
Edit and revise writing for content, language, and conventions
Task: Write an essay describing advantages and disadvantages INFERENCE: Interpret the author’s intention to provide information or express an opinion VOCABULARY: Infer word meaning from context
Identify synonyms
Recognize and use idiomatic expressions GRAMMAR: Distinguish between and use infinitives and gerunds VIDEO: Giving Back (ABC News) ASSESSMENTS: Check What You Know, Checkpoints 1 and 2, Unit 5 Achievement Test Unit 6 SOCIAL MEDIA – Staying Connected
Reading 1: Privacy Invasion and Social Media
Reading 2: Using Social Networking Sites Wisely READING:
Make and confirm predictions
Identify the main ideas in a reading
Identify different types of supporting details, examples, and reasons
Scan a text to locate specific information
Create subheadings for note-taking and summarizing
Summarize problems and solutions using information from two texts WRITING: Organize ideas using a list
Support a main idea with reasons, facts, examples, and explanations
Identify organizational structures and elements of cause-and-effect essays
Edit and revise writing for content, language, and conventions
Task: Writ a cause-and-effect essay INFERENCE: Infer and understand an argument made by analogy VOCABULARY: Infer word meaning from context
Categorize vocabulary
Recognize and use idiomatic expressions GRAMMAR: Recognize and use adverb clauses and discourse connectors to express cause and effect VIDEO: Making the Grade (ABC News) ASSESSMENTS: Check What You Know, Checkpoints 1 and 2, Unit 6 Achievement Test Unit 7 THE ARTS – The Cellist of Sarajevo
Reading 1: The Cellist of Sarajevo
Reading 2: The Soloist READING:
Make and confirm predictions
Identify the main ideas in a reading
Identify different types of supporting details
Scan a text to locate specific information
Identify and analyze figurative language
Categorize information from two texts WRITING:
Analyze the various organizational structures for narrative essays
Develop an outline to organize ideas and structure for an essay
Use descriptive language to add depth to writing
Edit and revise writing for content, language, and conventions
Task: Write a descriptive, narrative essay INFERENCE: Understand characters’ motivations through close reading of descriptions VOCABULARY: Infer word meaning from context
Identify connotations of words
Use participles as adjectives GRAMMAR: Recognize and use the passive voice VIDEO: Interlochen Arts Academy ASSESSMENTS: Check What You Know, Checkpoints 1 and 2, Unit 7 Achievement Test Unit 8 POVERTY – The End of Poverty
Reading 1: Can Extreme Poverty Be Eliminated?
Reading 2: Making Ends Meet READING:
Make and confirm predictions
Identify and summarize the main ideas in a reading
Identify different types of supporting details
Scan a text to locate specific information
Summarize problems and solutions using information from two texts WRITING:
Analyze the structure of an argumentative essay
Create an outline to organize ideas
Develop arguments, counterarguments, and refutations
Compose statements of concession
Edit and revise writing for content, language, and conventions
Task: Write an argumentative essay INFERENCE: Infer the author’s purpose VOCABULARY: Infer word meaning from context
Identify synonyms
Identify negative and positive connotations of words GRAMMAR: Recognize and use noun clauses in apposition VIDEO: Young Innovators (CBC News) ASSESSMENTS: Check What You Know, Checkpoints 1 and 2, Unit 8 Achievement Test
Level: Advanced
9780133382242 (Student book) 0133382249 (Student book)
2013050427
English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers.
English language--Spoken English--Problems, exercises, etc.
Listening--Problems, exercises, etc.
Advanced.
PE1128 / .M444 2015