Weaving It Together 2 : Connecting Reading and Writing /
Milada Broukal.
- 4th ed.
- Boston, MA : National Geographic Learning, 2015.
- vii, 202 p. : ill. in col. ; 26 cm.
- Weaving It Together .
Includes Vocabulary Index, Editing Symbols, and Grading Rubric.
Unit 1 - YOUR PERSONALITY READING 1: Right Brain, Left Brain WRITING 1: SKILLS - The Paragraph; Capitalization Rules; The Title PRACTICE - Writing about yourself READING 2: Let's Face It WRITING 2: SKILLS - Joining Compound Sentences with and, but, or or PRACTICE - Writing about another person Unit 2 - FOOD READING 1: Live a Little: Eat Potatoes! WRITING 1 SKILLS - The Topic Sentence PRACTICE - Writing about food or drink READING 2: Bugs, Rats, and Other Tasty Dishes WRITING 2: SKILLS - Supporting Sentences / Concluding Sentences PRACTICE - Writing about a special food Unit 3 - CELEBRATIONS AND SPECIAL DAYS READING 1: Tihar: Festival of Lights WRITING 1: SKILLS - Describing a Process; Punctuation: Comma (,) with Items in a Series PRACTICE - Writing about a special event READING 2: Celebrating a Fifteenth Birthday WRITING 2: SKILLS - Main and Dependent Clauses; Writing a Dependent Clause with before or after PRACTICE - Writing about a celebration Unit 4 - AMAZING PEOPLE READING 1: Barrington Irving's Dream to Fly WRITING 1: SKILLS - Unit; Irrelevant Sentences PRACTICE - Writing about the qualities of a person or a pet READING 2: The Fearless Fiennes WRITING 2: SKILLS - Introducing Examples PRACTICE - Writing about a person Unit 5 - NATURE ATTACKS! READING 1: Lightning WRITING 1: SKILLS - Writing a Narrative Paragraph with Time Words; The Comma (,) with Time and Place Expressions PRACTICE - Writing about a frightening experience READING 2: Chasing Storms WRITING 2: SKILLS - Introducing Reasons with because PRACTICE - Writing about dangerous weather Unit 6 - INVENTIONS READING 1: The GoPro Camera WRITING 1: SKILLS - Introducing Effects with so and therefore PRACTICE - Writing about an invention READING 2: Changing Living Things? WRITING 2: SKILLS - Giving an Opinion; Transitions Showing Addition PRACTICE - Writing about biotechnology Unit 7 - CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS READING 1: Flowers, Dishes, and Dresses WRITING 1: SKILLS - Comparing and Contrasting; Showing Contrast with however; Showing Similarity with similarly and likewise PRACTICE - Writing about wedding customs READING 2: What's in a Name? WRITING 2: SKILLS - Writing Business Letters PRACTICE - Writing a business letter Unit 8 - READINGS FROM LITERATURE READING 1: Months WRITING 1: SKILLS - Using Adjectives in Poems PRACTICE - Writing a poem READING 2: Fate WRITING 2: SKILLS - Using Adjectives and Adverbs PRACTICE - Writing a folktale Vocabulary Index Editing Symbols Grading Rubric
"Weaving It Together helps learners build reading and writing skills through relevant readings and carefully structured writing exercises. By balancing these two necessary competencies, learners seamlessly develop both language and academic skills." (Publisher's Website)