Cohen, Robert F. <br/><br/>
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 .
<br/><br/>"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. <br/>  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. <br/>  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. <br/>  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. <br/>  Online assessments allow teachers to track students' progress mastery of material and skills.  A new design with thought provoking images. <br/>  A compelling graphic look makes the content and activities come alive." (Book Cover) TABLE OF CONTENTS: Unit 1 THE BRAIN: Neuroscience and Empathy<br/>  Reading 1: Do Mirror Neurons Give Us Empathy?<br/>  Reading 2: From the Kindness of Strangers: Penniless Across America READING:<br/>  Make and confirm predictions<br/>  Identify the main ideas in a reading<br/>  Identify different types of supporting details<br/>  Scan a text to locate specific information<br/>  Create timelines to enhance note-taking skills<br/>  Summarize information from a text WRITING:<br/>  Organize events using a life map<br/>  Understand the elements of a clear narrative (character, technique, and theme)<br/>  Use quotes appropriately for interest and authenticity<br/>  Edit and revise writing for content, language, and conventions<br/>  Task: Write an autobiographical narrative INFERENCE: Infer and measure an author's degree of certainty VOCABULARY: Infer word meaning from context<br/>  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<br/>  Reading 1: Looking for the Lie<br/>  Reading 2: On the River READING:<br/>  Make and confirm predictions<br/>  Identify the main ideas in a reading<br/>  Identify different types of supporting details<br/>  Scan a text to locate specific information<br/>  Recognize irony in a text WRITING:<br/>  Complete a summary of a text<br/>  Organize ideas using a chart<br/>  Understand the elements and structure of an effective introduction<br/>  Recognize a good thesis statement<br/>  Edit and revise writing for content, language, and conventions<br/>  Task: Write an introductory paragraph with a thesis statement INFERENCE: Interpret the author’s words to understand intention VOCABULARY: Infer word meaning from context<br/>  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<br/>  Reading 1: Gotta Dance<br/>  Reading 2: Kids Learn Poise Through Dance READING:<br/>  Make and confirm predictions<br/>  Make and confirm predictions<br/>  Identify the main ideas in a reading<br/>  Identify different types of supporting details<br/>  Scan a text to locate specific information<br/>  Identify and categorize keywords to aid comprehension<br/>  Identify connecting themes between two texts WRITING:<br/>  Identify paragraph structure including a strong topic sentence, illustration, and conclusion<br/>  Write a unified paragraph<br/>  Edit and revise writing for content, language, and conventions<br/>  Task: Write a topic sentence, illustration, and conclusion INFERENCE: Make inferences to understand someone’s character VOCABULARY: Infer word meaning from context<br/>  Identify and use synonyms<br/>  Identify and create noun and verb collocations<br/>  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?<br/>  Reading 1: Lost in Translation and The Struggle to Be an All-American Girl<br/>  Reading 2: From Bayamon to Brooklyn READING:<br/>  Make and confirm predictions<br/>  Identify the main ideas in a reading<br/>  Identify different types of supporting details<br/>  Scan a text to locate specific information<br/>  Compare, contrast, and categorize information in two readings<br/>  Create an outline and take effective notes while reading WRITING: Complete a summary<br/>  Organize information using an outline and various graphic organizers<br/>  Identify organizational structures and elements of comparison-and-contrast essays<br/>  Combine sentences and ideas to improve clarity and eliminate repetition<br/>  Edit and revise writing for content, language, and conventions<br/>  Task: Write a comparison-and-contrast essay INFERENCE: Infer a character’s meaning VOCABULARY: Infer word meaning from context<br/>  Identify and use synonyms<br/>  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<br/>  Reading 1: Howard Schultz’s Formula for Starbucks©<br/>  Reading 2: Swiping of Industry READING:<br/>  Make and confirm predictions<br/>  Identify the main ideas in a reading<br/>  Identify different types of supporting details<br/>  Scan a text to locate specific information<br/>  Take effective notes that compare positive and negative ideas<br/>  Categorize information from texts WRITING: Organize information into categories<br/>  Use transitional sentences to connect ideas within and between paragraphs<br/>  Edit and revise writing for content, language, and conventions<br/>  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<br/>  Identify synonyms<br/>  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<br/>  Reading 1: Privacy Invasion and Social Media<br/>  Reading 2: Using Social Networking Sites Wisely READING:<br/>  Make and confirm predictions<br/>  Identify the main ideas in a reading<br/>  Identify different types of supporting details, examples, and reasons<br/>  Scan a text to locate specific information<br/>  Create subheadings for note-taking and summarizing<br/>  Summarize problems and solutions using information from two texts WRITING: Organize ideas using a list<br/>  Support a main idea with reasons, facts, examples, and explanations<br/>  Identify organizational structures and elements of cause-and-effect essays<br/>  Edit and revise writing for content, language, and conventions<br/>  Task: Writ a cause-and-effect essay INFERENCE: Infer and understand an argument made by analogy VOCABULARY: Infer word meaning from context<br/>  Categorize vocabulary<br/>  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<br/>  Reading 1: The Cellist of Sarajevo<br/>  Reading 2: The Soloist READING:<br/>  Make and confirm predictions<br/>  Identify the main ideas in a reading<br/>  Identify different types of supporting details<br/>  Scan a text to locate specific information<br/>  Identify and analyze figurative language<br/>  Categorize information from two texts WRITING:<br/>  Analyze the various organizational structures for narrative essays<br/>  Develop an outline to organize ideas and structure for an essay<br/>  Use descriptive language to add depth to writing<br/>  Edit and revise writing for content, language, and conventions<br/>  Task: Write a descriptive, narrative essay INFERENCE: Understand characters’ motivations through close reading of descriptions VOCABULARY: Infer word meaning from context<br/>  Identify connotations of words<br/>  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<br/>  Reading 1: Can Extreme Poverty Be Eliminated?<br/>  Reading 2: Making Ends Meet READING:<br/>  Make and confirm predictions<br/>  Identify and summarize the main ideas in a reading<br/>  Identify different types of supporting details<br/>  Scan a text to locate specific information<br/>  Summarize problems and solutions using information from two texts WRITING:<br/>  Analyze the structure of an argumentative essay<br/>  Create an outline to organize ideas<br/>  Develop arguments, counterarguments, and refutations<br/>  Compose statements of concession<br/>  Edit and revise writing for content, language, and conventions<br/>  Task: Write an argumentative essay INFERENCE: Infer the author’s purpose VOCABULARY: Infer word meaning from context<br/>  Identify synonyms<br/>  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 
<br/><br/> Level: Advanced 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780133382242 (Student book) 0133382249 (Student book) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2013050427 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers.<br/>English language--Spoken English--Problems, exercises, etc.<br/>Listening--Problems, exercises, etc.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Advanced. 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PE1128  / .M444 2015