TY - BOOK AU - Vargo,Mari AU - Blass,Laurie TI - Pathways 3 : Reading, Writing, and Critical Thinking SN - 9781133317104 (Student's Book) AV - PE1408 .V37 2014 PY - 2013/// CY - Boston PB - National Geographic Learning KW - English language KW - Rhetoric KW - Handbooks, manuals, etc KW - Writing KW - Reading comprehension KW - Critical thinking KW - B2 (CEFR) KW - High-intermediate KW - Handbooks and manuals N1 - 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." (Book Cover); SCOPE AND SEQUENCE; Unit 1 SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS ; Academic Track: Interdisciplinary; ACADEMIC PATHWAYS: ; Lesson A: Identifying main and supporting ideas - Evaluating supporting arguments ; Lesson B: Understanding related science news reports ; Lesson C: Reviewing paragraph writing - Writing a comparison paragraph; VOCABULARY: Understanding meaning from context - Matching words with definitions - Applying vocabulary in a personalized context - Word Link: pre- - Word Partners: cooperate ; READING: Responding to text and photos - Skimming to make predictions - Identifying main ideas and key details - Identifying supporting ideas - Identifying meaning from context - Skill Focus: Identifying main and supporting ideas; WRITING: Goal: Writing about similarities and differences - Language: Making comparisons - Skill: Reviewing paragraph writing ; VIEWING: Video: Elephant Orphans - Relating video content to a reading text - Viewing for general understanding and specific information ; CRITICAL THINKING: Analyzing a text to identify function - Synthesizing information to identify similarities - Relating ideas to personal experience - CT Focus: Evaluating supporting arguments ; Unit 2 SCIENCE AND DETECTION ; Academic Track: History/Life Science; ACADEMIC PATHWAYS ; Lesson A: Identifying a sequence of events - Distinguishing fact from speculation ; Lesson B: Understanding a personal narrative/opinion article ; Lesson C: Planning and writing an opinion paragraph; VOCABULARY: Understanding meaning from context - Matching words with definitions - Applying vocabulary in a personalized context - Word Link: extra-, com-/con- ; READING: Responding to text and photos - Skimming to make predictions - Identifying main ideas and supporting details - Sequencing historical events - Skill Focus: Identifying a sequence of historical events ; WRITING: Goal: Writing an opinion paragraph about research - Language: Review of modals of obligation and possibility - Skill: Writing an opinion paragraph ; VIEWING: Video: Columbus DNA - Relating video content to a reading text - Viewing for general understanding and specific information ; CRITICAL THINKING: Interpreting evidence - Inferring attitude - Synthesizing information to make comparisons - Analyzing a text to identify sentence types - CT Focus: Distinguishing fact from speculation ; Unit 3 CITY SOLUTIONS ; Academic Track: Sociology; ACADEMIC PATHWAYS: ; Lesson A: Identifying reasons - Evaluating sources ; Lesson B: Reading an interview ; Lesson C: Writing a thesis statement - Writing a descriptive paragraph; VOCABULARY: Understanding meaning from context - Matching words with definitions - Applying vocabulary in a personalized context - Word Partners: income, majority ; READING: Identifying supporting details - Skimming to make predictions - Identifying supporting details and reasons - Identifying meaning from context - Interpreting maps - Skill Focus: Identifying reasons ; WRITING: Goal: Writing a descriptive paragraph about a city - Language: Using the simple past and used to - Skill: Writing a thesis statement ; VIEWING: Video: Solar Solutions - Relating video content to a reading text - Viewing for general understanding and specific information ; CRITICAL THINKING: Synthesizing information and justifying an opinion - Relating ideas to personal experience - CT Focus: Evaluating sources ; Unit 4 DANGER ZONES ; Academic Track: Earth Science; ACADEMIC PATHWAYS ; Lesson A: Organizing your notes - Analyzing and evaluating evidence ; Lesson B: Interpreting information in a multimodal text ; Lesson C: Writing an introductory paragraph - Writing opinion paragraphs; VOCABULARY: Understanding meaning from context - Matching words with definitions - Applying vocabulary in a personalized context - Word Link: vict/vinc - Word Partners: tend (to) ; READING: Interpreting map and textual information - Understanding infographics - Identifying main ideas - Using titles and visuals to make predictions - Scanning for key details - Understanding a process - Identifying supporting ideas and reasons - Skill Focus: Organizing your notes ; WRITING: Goal: Writing opinion paragraphs with recommendations - Language: Using parallel structure - Skill: Writing an introductory paragraph ; VIEWING: Video: Hurricanes - Viewing to confirm predictions - Relating video content to a reading text - Viewing for general understanding and specific information ; CRITICAL THINKING: Synthesizing information from multiple sources - Interpreting infographics to understand a process - CT Focus: Analyzing and evaluating evidence ; Unit 5 THE BUSINESS OF TOURISM ; Academic Track: Economics/Business; ACADEMIC PATHWAYS ; Lesson A: Analyzing causes and effects - Analyzing a writer's argument ; Lesson B: Reading related travel news reports ; Lesson C: Writing well-developed body paragraphs - Writing a short cause-effect essay; VOCABULARY: Understanding meaning from context - Matching words with definitions - Applying vocabulary in a personalized context - Word Link: mot, dom/domin ; READING: Interpreting map and charts - Identifying main ideas and supporting details - Predicting the content of a reading - Identifying meaning from context - Skill Focus: Analyzing causes and effects ; WRITING: Goal: Writing a short essay about geotourism - Language: Using If... (then)... - Skill: Writing well-developed body paragraphs; VIEWING: Video: Galapagos Tourism - Viewing to confirm predictions - Relating video content to a reading text - Viewing for general understanding and specific information ; CRITICAL THINKING: Synthesizing information from multiple sources - Relating ideas to personal experience - Making inferences - CT Focus: Analyzing a writer's argument ; Unit 6 LANDSCAPE AND IMAGINATION ; Academic Track: Literature/Humanities ; ACADEMIC PATHWAYS: ; Lesson A: Understanding referencing and cohesion - Understanding figurative languages ; Lesson B: Interpreting a travel narrative and a novel extract ; Lesson C: Writing a concluding paragraph - Writing an explanatory essay; VOCABULARY: Understanding meaning from context - Matching words with definitions - Applying vocabulary in a personalized context - Word Link: vid/vis, migr-; READING: Responding to text and photos - Using captions and visuals to make predictions - Identifying main ideas - Identifying supporting details - Understanding similes - Identifying meaning from context - Identifying events to complete a timeline - Skill Focus: Understanding referencing and cohesion ; WRITING: Goal: Writing an explanatory essay about literature - Language: Adding information with appositive phrases - Skill: Writing a concluding paragraph ; VIEWING: Video: Rock Artists of Australia - Viewing to confirm predictions - Relating video content to a reading text - Viewing for general understanding and specific information ; CRITICAL THINKING: Making inferences - Personalizing information in a reading - Identifying similes - CT Focus: Understanding figurative language ; Unit 7 GLOBAL APPETITES ; Academic Track: Interdisciplinary; ACADEMIC PATHWAYS ; Lesson A: Interpreting visual information - Inferring a writer's tone and purpose ; Lesson B: Understanding an environmental report ; Lesson C: Using an outline to plan an essay - Writing a persuasive essay; VOCABULARY: Understanding meaning from context - Matching words with definitions - Using new vocabulary in everyday context - Word Partners: intensive, negative ; READING: Understanding infographics - Identifying key details - Using titles and visuals to make predictions - Identifying meaning from context - Identifying main ideas - Skill Focus: Interpreting visual information ; WRITING: Goal: Writing a persuasive essay - Language: Using adjective clauses to add information - Skill: Using an outline to plan an essay ; VIEWING: Video: The Greendex - Relating video content to a reading text - Viewing for general understanding and specific information ; CRITICAL THINKING: Synthesizing information from multiple sources - Personalizing information in a reading - Justifying an opinion - CT Focus: Inferring a writer's tone and purpose ; Unit 8 MEDICAL INNOVATORS ; Academic Track: Health/Medicine; ACADEMIC PATHWAYS ; Lesson A: Finding subjects in complex sentences - Making inferences ; Lesson B: Understanding an article on technology ; Lesson C: Researching information for an essay - Writing a research-based essay; VOCABULARY: Understanding meaning from context - Matching words with definitions - Applying vocabulary in a personalized context - Word Link: trans-; labor - Word Partners: procedure ; READING: Understanding information in a timeline - Identifying supporting details - Identifying meaning from context - Identifying main ideas - Skimming to make predictions - Using visual and textual clues to make predictions - Understanding referencing - Skill Focus: Finding subjects in complex sentences; WRITING: Goal: Writing a research-based essay about an innovator - Language: Referring to sources using quotes and paraphrases - Skill: Researching information for an essay; VIEWING: Video: Healthcare Innovator - Relating video content to a reading text - Viewing for general understanding and specific information ; CRITICAL THINKING: Synthesizing information from multiple sources - Relating ideas to personal experience - Inferring a writer's audience - Inferring the purpose of an anecdote - CT Focus: Making inferences; Unit 9 WORLD LANGUAGES ; Academic Track: Anthropology/Linguistics; ACADEMIC PATHWAYS: ; Lesson A: Understanding degrees of certainty - Considering counterarguments ; Lesson B: Understanding a persuasive text ; Lesson C: Using a graphic organizer to plan an essay - Writing an argument essay ; VOCABULARY: Understanding meaning from context - Matching words with definitions - Using new vocabulary in everyday context - Word Link: lingu - Word Partners: attitude ; READING: Identifying supporting details - Identifying meaning from context - Identifying main ideas - Interpreting maps and charts - Interpreting visual information - Skill Focus: Understanding degrees of certainty; WRITING: Goal: Writing a persuasive essay about language - Language: Using words and phrases for presenting counterarguments - Skill: Using a graphic organizer to plan an essay; VIEWING: Video: Enduring Voices - Relating video content to a reading text - Viewing for general understanding and specific information - Using Prior Knowledge; CRITICAL THINKING: Synthesizing information from multiple sources - Applying information to own experience - Understanding predictors - CT Focus: Considering counterarguments; Unit 10 SURVIVAL INSTINCT ; Academic Track: Psychology; ACADEMIC PATHWAYS: ; Lesson A: Identifying adverbial phrases - Inferring a writer's purpose ; Lesson B: Understanding a factual text and personal narrative ; Lesson C: Planning and writing a descriptive narrative; VOCABULARY: Understanding meaning from context - Using new vocabulary in everyday context - Brainstorming words to describe emotions - Word Link: sci - Word Partners: reaction; READING: Identifying meaning from context - Identifying key details - Responding to text and photos - Using visual and textual clues to make predictions - Identifying main ideas of paragraphs - Organizing information in a Venn diagram - Skill Focus: Identifying adverbial phrases; 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