TY - BOOK AU - English,Andrew K. AU - English,Laura Monahon TI - NorthStar 4: Reading & Writing SN - 9780133382235 (Student book) AV - PE1128 .M444 2015 PY - 2015/// CY - White Plains, NY PB - Pearson Education KW - English language KW - Textbooks for foreign speakers KW - Spoken English KW - Problems, exercises, etc KW - Listening N1 - "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: Prodigies - Genius: Nature or Nurture? ; Reading 1: A Genius Explains; Reading 2: 10,000 Hours to mastery; READING; Make and confirm predictions ; Identify the main idea of each paragraph in a reading ; Identify and categorize details and examples ; Scan a text to locate specific information ; Distinguish voice in quotations; WRITING; Identify and write the topic sentence controlling idea of a summary paragraph ; Distinguish between sentence fragments and complete sentences ; Use strategies to correct sentence fragments ; Edit and revise writing for content, language, and conventions ; Task: Write a summary paragraph; INFERENCE; Infer the writer's assumptions; VOCABULARY; Infer word meaning from context ; Recognize and use word forms (nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs); GRAMMAR; Identify and categorize a range of modal and semi-modal verbs; VIDEO: Small Wonders (ABC News); ASSESSMENTS: Check What You Know, Checkpoints 1 and 2, Unit 1 Achievement Test; Unit 2: Overcoming obstacles - Facing Life's Obstacles ; Reading 1: The Education of Frank McCourt; Reading 2: Marla Runyan; READING; Make and confirm predictions ; Identify the main ideas in a reading ; Construct chronology from a reading ; Identify different types of supporting details ; Scan a text to locate specific information ; Recognize the use of synonyms and antonyms to reinforce word meaning; WRITING ; Write a comparison paragraph ; Identify and write topic sentences, supporting sentences, and a concluding sentence in a paragraph ; Recognize inappropriate supporting ideas within a text; Edit and revise writing for content, language, and conventions; Task: Write a biographical paragraph; INFERENCE; Infer the meaning of idioms and expressions from context; VOCABULARY; Infer word meaning from context ; Identify synonyms ; Classify words ; Analyze relationships between words; GRAMMAR; Recognize and use gerunds and infinitives; VIDEO: A Child's Voice (ABC News); ASSESSMENTS: Check What You Know, Checkpoints 1 and 2, Unit 2 Achievement Test; Unit 3: Medicine - Making Medical Decisions ; Reading 1: Genetic Testing and Disease: Would you want to know?; Reading 2: Norman Cousins's Laughter Therapy; READING; Make and confirm predictions ; Demonstrate understanding of and use a timeline to sequence events ; Identify and categorize the main ideas in a reading ; Identify different types of supporting details ; Scan a text to locate specific information; WRITING; Organize ideas using a tree map and other organizers ; Identify the introduction, body, and conclusion of an opinion essay ; Identify the parts of an effective introduction ; Write a comparison-and-contrast paragraph ; Edit and revise writing for content, language, and conventions ; Task: Write and opinion essay; INFERENCE; Infer the degree of support; VOCABULARY; Infer word meaning from context; Analyze relationships between words (similar and different meanings); GRAMMAR; Recognize and use past unreal conditionals; VIDEO: A Sleep Clinic (Video Activity); ASSESSMENTS: Check What You Know, Checkpoints 1 and 2, Unit 3 Achievement Test; Unit 4: Animal Intelligence - Instinct or Intellect? ; Reading 1: Extreme Perception and Animal Intelligence; Reading 2: How smart are animals?; READING; Make and confirm predictions ; Identify the main ideas in a reading ; Identify the different types of supporting details ; Scan a text to locate specific information; Recognize the role of quoted speech; WRITING; Organize ideas using Wh- questions ; Summarize sources and data ; Paraphrase details from text ; Edit and revise writing for content, language, and conventions ; Task: Write a summary in journalistic style; INFERENCE; Infer writer's meaning and identify hedging language; VOCABULARY; Infer word meaning from context ; Identify synonyms ; Analyze relationships between words (similar and different meaning) ; Recognize Latin and Greek word roots; GRAMMAR; Recognize and use identifying adjective clauses; VIDEO: Talk to the Animals (ABC News); ASSESSMENTS: Check What You Know, Checkpoints 1 and 2, Unit 4 Achievement Test; Unit 5: Longevity - Too Much of a Good Thing? ; Reading 1: Death Do Us Part; Reading 2: Toward Immortality: The Social Burden of Longer Lives; 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 ; Analyze titles and headings to improve comprehension; WRITING; Organize ideas using a cause-and-effect diagram ; Use an idea web to relate different topics to a central theme ; Recognize and use figurative language to add depth to writing ; Write and opinion paragraph ; Edit and revise writing for content, language, and conventions ; Task: Write a descriptive essay; INFERENCE; Infer characters' attitudes and feelings; VOCABULARY; Infer word meaning from context ; Recognize connotations and implied meanings ; Recognize and use common adjective suffixes; GRAMMAR; Distinguish between and use the simple past, present perfect, and present perfect continuous verb tenses; VIDEO: Living Longer (ABC News); ASSESSMENTS: Check What You Know, Checkpoints 1 and 2, Unit 5 Achievement Test; Unit 6: Generosity - Making a Difference ; Reading 1: Justin Lebo; Reading 2: Some Take the Time Gladly and Problems with Mandatory Volunteering; 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 ; Recognize persuasive language; WRITING; Organize ideas for an argument using a chart ; Identify and organize positions, arguments, and counterarguments ; Identify and write effective introductions, thesis statements, and conclusions; Write an opinion letter supported with examples from a text ; Edit and revise writing for content, language, and conventions ; Task. Write a persuasive essay; INFERENCE; Infer the meaning of people's reactions; VOCABULARY; Infer word meaning from context ; Analyze relationships between words (similar and different meanings) ; Recognize and use word forms (nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs) ; Infer meaning of phrasal verbs; GRAMMAR; Recognize and use concessions to support an opinion while recognizing counterarguments; VIDEO: Local Teen Awarded for Making Difference (NBC News) ; ASSESSMENTS: Check What You Know, Checkpoints 1 and 2, Unit 6 Achievement Test; Unit 7: Education - The Empty Classroom ; Reading 1: Teaching to the World from Central New Jersey; Reading 2: The Fun They Had; 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 ; Follow chronological sequence of a timeline ; Recognize the speaker in direct speech; WRITING; Organize ideas using a chart ; Recognize various types of organization in a comparison-and-contrast essay ; Identify and use subordinators and transitions to introduce points of comparison or contrast ; Edit and revise writing for content, language, and conventions ; Task: Write a comparison-and-contrast essay; INFERENCE; Infer the writer's degree of concern about the topic; VOCABULARY; Infer word meaning from context ; Recognize and use word forms (nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs); GRAMMAR; Distinguish between and use direct and indirect speech; VIDEO: Homework Holiday (ABC NEWS); ASSESSMENTS: Check What You Know, Checkpoints 1 and 2, Unit 7 Achievement Test; Unit 8: Technology - Managing Your Smartphone ; Reading 1: Addicted to Your Smartphone? Here's What to Do ; Reading 2: Unplugging Wired Kids: A Vacation from Technology and Social Media; 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 referents for the pronoun it ; Identify and categorize problems and solutions from a text; WRITING; Write summary statements ; Organize ideas using a flowchart ; Use subordinators, prepositional phrases, and transitions to clearly signal cause-and-effect relationships ; Edit and revise writing for content, language, and conventions ; Task: Write a cause-and-effect essay; INFERENCE; Infer meaning of writer's appeal to authority with experts' quotes; VOCABULARY; Infer word meaning from context ; Understand implied meaning and degrees of intensity; GRAMMAR; Recognize and use common phrasal verbs; VIDEO: Kids and Video Games (NBC NEWS); ASSESSMENTS: Check What You Know, Checkpoints 1 and 2, Unit 8 Achievement Test UR - https://pearsonerpi.com/en/elt/eap/northstar-reading-and-writing-level-4-student-book-with-myenglishlab-338223 ER -