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Blass, Laurie 1952-

Pathways Foundations : Reading, Writing, and Critical Thinking / Laurie Blass and Mari Vargo. - Boston, MA : National Geographic Learning, 2014. - xvi, 160 p. : col. ill., maps ; 28 cm. - Pathways .

Includes index.

"Pathways is National Geographic Learning's new five-level academic skills series that features reading & writing and listening & speaking strands to help learners develop the language skills needed to achieve academic success. Learners develop academic literacy skills through content, images and video from National Geographic. This innovative series provides learners with a pathway to success!
With Pathways learners:
DEVELOP academic literacy skills
CONNECT to the real world through content from National Geographic
ACHIEVE academic success Features:
National Geographic articles, video, maps, and graphs engage students with academic content in a variety of genres and formats.
Clear connections between reading and writing skills help students become more effective readers and writers.
Academic reading skills and strategies, embedded in the unit tasks, prepare students to comprehend a variety of realistic academic texts.
Step-by-step writing instruction, with integrated grammar and vocabulary, provides practice of a variety of rhetorical forms modeled on the academic classroom.
Integrated critical thinking tasks develop learners’ ability to evaluate, analyze, and synthesize information from a wide range of sources." (Publisher's Website) CONTENTS: Scope and Sequence Explore a Unit Unit 1 Our World
Academic Track: Sociology / Anthropology Unit 2 Risk Takers
Academic Track: Psychology / Sociology Unit 3 On the Move
Academic Track: Interdisciplinary Unit 4 Following a Dream
Academic Track: Interdisciplinary Unit 5 The Information Age
Academic Track: Interdisciplinary Unit 6 Saving the Wild
Academic Track: Interdisciplinary Unit 7 Forgotten Heroes
Academic Track: History/Engineering Unit 8 Alien Worlds
Academic Track: Science/Technology

9781285450575 (Student Book) 9781285442174 (Teacher's Guide)


English language--Rhetoric--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
English language--Writing--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Reading comprehension--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Critical thinking--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

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