"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
Clear connections between reading and writing skills help students master both skills naturally.
Academic reading skills and strategies embedded in the unit tasks prepare students to access a variety of realistic academic texts.
Step-by-step writing instruction with integrated grammar and vocabulary provides instruction and practice on a variety of rhetorical forms.
Consistent Integrated critical thinking tasks develop learners' ability to evaluate, analyze, and synthesize information from a wide range of sources." (Publisher's Website)

CONTENTS

Unit 1 HAPPINESS
Academic Track: Health Science

ACADEMIC PATHWAYS
Lesson A: Identifying an author's main idea - Guessing meaning from context
Lesson B: Understanding a classification text
Lesson C: Introduction to the paragraph
Writing a topic sentence

VOCABULARY: Understanding meaning from context - Using new vocabulary in everyday context - Word Partners: factor

READING: Interpreting Infographics - Predicting for main ideas - Understanding the gist - Identifying key details - Using clues in opening sentences - Skill Focus: Identifying main ideas

WRITING: Goal: Writing a paragraph - Grammar: Using simple past tense - Skill: Writing a topic sentence

VIEWING: Video: Longevity Leaders - Guessing meaning from context - Viewing for general understanding - Viewing for specific information

CRITICAL THINKING: Inferring word meaning from context - Analyzing and discussing information - Synthesizing information to identify similarities - CT Focus: Inferring meaning from context

Unit 2 BIG IDEAS
Academic Track: Interdisciplinary

ACADEMIC PATHWAYS
Lesson A: Understanding a biographical text - Identifying supporting ideas
Lesson B: Ranking ideas in order of priority
Lesson C: Supporting the main idea and giving details
Writing a descriptive paragraph

VOCABULARY: Understanding meaning from context - Identifying part of speech from context - Using new vocabulary in everyday context - Word Link: -tion, -able

READING: Interpreting survey information - Predicting for main ideas - Understanding the gist - Identifying key details - Skill Focus: Identifying supporting ideas

WRITING: Goal: Writing a descriptive paragraph - Grammar: Using simple past tense - Skill: Supporting the main idea and giving details

VIEWING: Video: Solar Cooking - Viewing for general understanding - Viewing for specific information

CRITICAL THINKING: Identifying problems and solutions - Synthesizing information to identify similarities - Analyzing and ranking ideas and providing reasons - CT Focus: Deciding on criteria for ranking

Unit 3 CONNECTED LIVES
Academic Track: Anthropology/Sociology

ACADEMIC PATHWAYS
Lesson A: Skimming for gist - Making inferences
Lesson B: Reading a magazine article
Lesson C: Writing a concluding sentence
Writing an opinion paragraph

VOCABULARY: Understanding meaning from context - Using new vocabulary in everyday context - Word Link: -inter, -al - Word Partners: environmentally

READING: Interpreting maps and charts - Predicting for main ideas - Understanding the gist - Identifying key details - Scanning for key details - Skill Focus: Skimming for gist

WRITING: Goal: Writing an opinion paragraph - Grammar: Using present perfect tense - Skill: Writing a concluding sentence

VIEWING: Video: Lamu: Tradition and Modernity - Guessing meaning from context - Viewing for general understanding - Viewing for specific information

CRITICAL THINKING: Synthesizing information to identify similarities - Synthesizing information for group discussion - Analyzing text for function and purpose - CT Focus: Making inferences from a text

Unit 4 DEEP TROUBLE
Academic Track: Interdisciplinary

ACADEMIC PATHWAYS
Lesson A: Interpreting visual information - Examining problems and solutions
Lesson B: Understanding graphic information - Reading an interview
Lesson C: Explaining a chart or graph

VOCABULARY: Understanding meaning from context - Using new vocabulary in everyday context - Word Link: mini- — Word Partners: reduce, informed

READING: Interpreting maps - Understanding the gist - Identifying key details - Identifying purpose - Skill Focus: Interpreting visual information (graph/map)

WRITING: Goal: Writing a paragraph that explains a chart - Grammar: Describing charts and graphs - Skill: Explaining a chart or graph

VIEWING: Video: Saving Bluefish Tuna - Viewing to confirm predictions - Viewing for general understanding - Viewing for specific information

CRITICAL THINKING: Inferring word meaning from context - Evaluating author arguments - Synthesizing textual and visual information for discussion - Analyzing text for key information - CT Focus: Analyzing and evaluating problems and solutions presented in a text

Unit 5 MEMORY AND LEARNING
Academic Track: Health Science/Psychology

ACADEMIC PATHWAYS
Lesson A: Identifying cause and effect in an expository text Lesson B: Synthesizing information from multiple texts Lesson C: Using an outline to plan a paragraph - Writing a paragraph with supporting information

VOCABULARY: Understanding meaning from context - Using new vocabulary in everyday context - Word Link: -ize, trans- — Word Partners: stress

READING: Interpreting Infographics - Understanding the gist - Identifying key details - Classifying information using a T-chart - Identifying main ideas - Skill Focus: Identifying cause and effect

WRITING: Goal: Writing a paragraph with supporting information - Grammar: Using by + gerund - Skill: Using an outline

VIEWING: Video: Memory School - Viewing to confirm predictions - Viewing for general understanding - Viewing for specific information

CRITICAL THINKING: Inferring author opinion from the text - Synthesizing information for group discussion - Analyzing text for function and purpose - CT Focus: Applying a new method for internalization

Unit 6 DANGEROUS CURES
Academic Track: Medicine

ACADEMIC PATHWAYS




Lesson A: Identifying pros and cons - Identifying figurative language
Lesson B: Reading a biographical account
Lesson C: Showing both sides of an issue
Writing a process paragraph

VOCABULARY: Understanding meaning from context - Using new vocabulary in everyday context - Identifying part of speech from context - Word Link: dis- — Word Partners: relief

READING: Comparing text and images - Understanding the gist - Identifying key details - Skill Focus: Identifying pros and cons

WRITING: Goal: Writing a persuasive paragraph - Grammar: Making concessions - Skill: Convincing a reader that something is true

VIEWING: Video: The Frog Licker - Viewing to confirm predictions - Viewing for general understanding - Viewing for specific information

CRITICAL THINKING: Synthesizing information to identify similarities - Synthesizing information for group discussion - Analyzing and organizing information into an outline - Analyzing text for function and purpose - CT Focus: Identifying for figurative language

Unit 7 NATURE'S FURY
Academic Track: Earth Science

ACADEMIC PATHWAYS
Lesson A: Identifying sequence in an expository text
Lesson B: Synthesizing information from multiple texts
Lesson C: Using a time line to plan a paragraph - Writing a process paragraph

VOCABULARY: Understanding meaning from context - Using new vocabulary in everyday context - Identifying part of speech from context - Word Partners: occur, experience

READING: Interpreting maps and captions - Understanding the gist - Identifying key details - Identifying main ideas - Identifying supporting examples - Skill Focus: Identifying sequence

WRITING: Goal: Writing a process paragraph - Grammar: Verb forms for describing a process - Skill: Organizing a process paragraph

VIEWING: Video: Lightning - Viewing to confirm predictions - Viewing for general understanding - Viewing for specific information

CRITICAL THINKING: Synthesizing information to identify similarities - Analyzing and discussing content - Inferring and identifying reasons - CT Focus: Evaluating sources for reliability, and purpose

Unit 8 BUILDING WONDERS
Academic Track: Anthropology and Sociology/Archaeology

ACADEMIC PATHWAYS
Lesson A: Scanning for specific information
Lesson B: Reading a comparison text
Lesson C: Using a Venn diagram to plan a paragraph
Writing a comparison paragraph

VOCABULARY: Understanding meaning from context - Using new vocabulary in everyday context - Word Link: trans- — Word Partners: style

READING: Analyzing and relating textual information - Understanding the gist - Identifying supporting details - Identifying main ideas - Skill Focus: Scanning for specific information

WRITING: Goal: Writing a comparison paragraph - Grammar: Using comparative adjectives - Skill: Identifying and writing about things you wish to compare

VIEWING: Video: The Pyramids of Giza - Viewing to confirm predictions - Viewing for general understanding - Viewing for specific information

CRITICAL THINKING: Using prior knowledge to reflect on content - Evaluating arguments - Analyzing information to complete a Venn diagram - CT Focus: Identifying and analyzing similarities and differences (e.g., using graphic organizers)

Unit 9 FORM AND FUNCTION
Academic Track: Life Science

ACADEMIC PATHWAYS
Lesson A: Distinguishing facts from theories
Lesson B: Synthesizing information from related texts
Lesson C: Paraphrasing and summarizing
Writing a summary

VOCABULARY: Understanding meaning from context - Using new vocabulary in everyday context - Identifying synonyms - Word Partners: theory, involved

READING: Interpreting text and images - Understanding the gist - Identifying supporting details - Identifying main ideas - Skill Focus: Identifying and differentiating theories from facts

WRITING: Goal: Writing a summary - Grammar: Using synonyms - Skill: Explaining key ideas of a passage in your own words

VIEWING: Video: Flying Reptiles - Using prior knowledge - Viewing for general understanding - Viewing for specific information

CRITICAL THINKING: Synthesizing information to identify similarities - Applying theories to different scenarios - Analyzing and discussing content - Analyzing text for function and purpose - CT Focus: Evaluating evidence

Unit 10 MOBILE REVOLUTION
Academic Track: Business and Technology

ACADEMIC PATHWAYS
Lesson A: Taking notes on an expository text
Lesson B: Reading linked texts in a blog
Lesson C: Using a T-chart to plan a paragraph
Writing a problem-solution paragraph

VOCABULARY: Understanding meaning from context - Using new vocabulary in everyday context - Word Partners: challenge, imagine

READING: Interpreting maps, charts, and captions - Understanding the gist - Identifying sequence - Identifying main ideas - Skill Focus: Taking notes and using graphic organizers

WRITING: Goal: Writing a problem-solution paragraph - Grammar: Using modals to discuss abilities and possibilities - Skill: Describing a problem and suggestion a solution

VIEWING: Video: Cell Phone Trackers - Viewing to confirm predictions - Viewing for general understanding - Viewing for specific information

CRITICAL THINKING: Synthesizing information to identify similarities - Analyzing and discussing information - Identifying problems and solutions - CT Focus: Relating information to personal experience