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020 _a9780133382235 (Student book)
020 _a0133382230 (Student book)
040 _cJCRC
050 0 0 _aPE1128
_b.M444 2015
100 1 _aEnglish, Andrew K.
245 1 0 _aNorthStar 4 :
_bReading & Writing /
_cAndrew K. English and Laura Monahon English
250 _a4th ed.
264 1 _aWhite Plains, NY :
_bPearson Education,
_c2015.
300 _axix, 266 pages :
_bill. in col. ;
_c26 cm.
440 _aNorthStar
505 _a"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.
505 _aWhat is special about the new edition?
505 _aBlended approach with MyEnglishLab.
505 _aOnline activities offer support and expansion, fully blending the student book with MyEnglishLab for extra practice, ongoing assessment, and instant feedback.
505 _aNew and updated themes and topics.
505 _aPresented in a variety of genres--including literature and lectures--and in authentic reading and listening selections, the content challenges and engages students intellectually.
505 _aExplicit skills instruction.
505 _aThe inclusion of 2-3 explicit language skills in every unit allows students to build their language proficiency.
505 _aNew and revised assessments tied to learning outcomes.
505 _aOnline assessments allow teachers to track students' progress mastery of material and skills.
505 _aA new design with thought provoking images.
505 _aA compelling graphic look makes the content and activities come alive." (Book Cover)
505 _aTABLE OF CONTENTS:
505 _aUnit 1: Prodigies - Genius: Nature or Nurture?
_tReading 1: A Genius Explains
_tReading 2: 10,000 Hours to mastery
505 _aREADING
_tMake and confirm predictions
_tIdentify the main idea of each paragraph in a reading
_t Identify and categorize details and examples
_tScan a text to locate specific information
_tDistinguish voice in quotations
505 _aWRITING
_tIdentify and write the topic sentence controlling idea of a summary paragraph
_tDistinguish between sentence fragments and complete sentences
_tUse strategies to correct sentence fragments
_tEdit and revise writing for content, language, and conventions
_tTask: Write a summary paragraph
505 _aINFERENCE
_tInfer the writer's assumptions
505 _aVOCABULARY
_t Infer word meaning from context
_tRecognize and use word forms (nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs)
505 _aGRAMMAR
_tIdentify and categorize a range of modal and semi-modal verbs
_tVIDEO: Small Wonders (ABC News)
_tASSESSMENTS: Check What You Know, Checkpoints 1 and 2, Unit 1 Achievement Test
505 _aUnit 2: Overcoming obstacles - Facing Life's Obstacles
_tReading 1: The Education of Frank McCourt
_t Reading 2: Marla Runyan
505 _aREADING
_tMake and confirm predictions
_t Identify the main ideas in a reading
_tConstruct chronology from a reading
_t Identify different types of supporting details
_t Scan a text to locate specific information
_tRecognize the use of synonyms and antonyms to reinforce word meaning
505 _aWRITING:
_tWrite a comparison paragraph
_tIdentify and write topic sentences, supporting sentences, and a concluding sentence in a paragraph
_tRecognize inappropriate supporting ideas within a text
_t Edit and revise writing for content, language, and conventions
_tTask: Write a biographical paragraph
505 _aINFERENCE
_tInfer the meaning of idioms and expressions from context
505 _aVOCABULARY
_tInfer word meaning from context
_tIdentify synonyms
_tClassify words
_tAnalyze relationships between words
505 _aGRAMMAR
_tRecognize and use gerunds and infinitives
_t VIDEO: A Child's Voice (ABC News)
_tASSESSMENTS: Check What You Know, Checkpoints 1 and 2, Unit 2 Achievement Test
505 _aUnit 3: Medicine - Making Medical Decisions
_tReading 1: Genetic Testing and Disease: Would you want to know?
_tReading 2: Norman Cousins's Laughter Therapy
505 _aREADING
_tMake and confirm predictions
_t Demonstrate understanding of and use a timeline to sequence events
_t Identify and categorize the main ideas in a reading
_t Identify different types of supporting details
_tScan a text to locate specific information
505 _aWRITING
_tOrganize ideas using a tree map and other organizers
_tIdentify the introduction, body, and conclusion of an opinion essay
_t Identify the parts of an effective introduction
_t Write a comparison-and-contrast paragraph
_t Edit and revise writing for content, language, and conventions
_tTask: Write and opinion essay
505 _aINFERENCE
_tInfer the degree of support
505 _aVOCABULARY
_tInfer word meaning from context
_tAnalyze relationships between words (similar and different meanings)
505 _aGRAMMAR
_tRecognize and use past unreal conditionals
_t VIDEO: A Sleep Clinic (Video Activity)
_tASSESSMENTS: Check What You Know, Checkpoints 1 and 2, Unit 3 Achievement Test
505 _a Unit 4: Animal Intelligence - Instinct or Intellect?
_tReading 1: Extreme Perception and Animal Intelligence
_tReading 2: How smart are animals?
505 _aREADING
_tMake and confirm predictions
_t Identify the main ideas in a reading
_tIdentify the different types of supporting details
_tScan a text to locate specific information
_tRecognize the role of quoted speech
505 _aWRITING
_t Organize ideas using Wh- questions
_t Summarize sources and data
_t Paraphrase details from text
_tEdit and revise writing for content, language, and conventions
_tTask: Write a summary in journalistic style
505 _aINFERENCE
_t Infer writer's meaning and identify hedging language
505 _aVOCABULARY
_tInfer word meaning from context
_tIdentify synonyms
_t Analyze relationships between words (similar and different meaning)
_tRecognize Latin and Greek word roots
505 _aGRAMMAR
_tRecognize and use identifying adjective clauses
_t VIDEO: Talk to the Animals (ABC News)
_tASSESSMENTS: Check What You Know, Checkpoints 1 and 2, Unit 4 Achievement Test
505 _aUnit 5: Longevity - Too Much of a Good Thing?
_tReading 1: Death Do Us Part
_tReading 2: Toward Immortality: The Social Burden of Longer Lives
505 _aREADING
_tMake and confirm predictions
_t Identify the main ideas in a reading
_t Identify different types of supporting details
_tScan a text to locate specific information
_tAnalyze titles and headings to improve comprehension
505 _aWRITING
_t Organize ideas using a cause-and-effect diagram
_tUse an idea web to relate different topics to a central theme
_tRecognize and use figurative language to add depth to writing
_tWrite and opinion paragraph
_t Edit and revise writing for content, language, and conventions
_tTask: Write a descriptive essay
505 _aINFERENCE
_tInfer characters' attitudes and feelings
505 _a VOCABULARY:
_tInfer word meaning from context
_tRecognize connotations and implied meanings
_tRecognize and use common adjective suffixes
505 _aGRAMMAR
_tDistinguish between and use the simple past, present perfect, and present perfect continuous verb tenses
_tVIDEO: Living Longer (ABC News)
_tASSESSMENTS: Check What You Know, Checkpoints 1 and 2, Unit 5 Achievement Test
505 _aUnit 6: Generosity - Making a Difference
_tReading 1: Justin Lebo
_tReading 2: Some Take the Time Gladly and Problems with Mandatory Volunteering
505 _aREADING
_tMake and confirm predictions
_t Identify the main ideas in a reading
_t Identify different types of supporting details, examples and reasons
_tScan a text to locate specific information
_t Recognize persuasive language
505 _aWRITING
_tOrganize ideas for an argument using a chart
_tIdentify and organize positions, arguments, and counterarguments
_tIdentify and write effective introductions, thesis statements, and conclusions
_tWrite an opinion letter supported with examples from a text
_t Edit and revise writing for content, language, and conventions
_tTask. Write a persuasive essay
505 _aINFERENCE
_tInfer the meaning of people's reactions
505 _aVOCABULARY
_tInfer word meaning from context
_tAnalyze relationships between words (similar and different meanings)
_tRecognize and use word forms (nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs)
_tInfer meaning of phrasal verbs
505 _aGRAMMAR
_tRecognize and use concessions to support an opinion while recognizing counterarguments
_t VIDEO: Local Teen Awarded for Making Difference (NBC News)
_tASSESSMENTS: Check What You Know, Checkpoints 1 and 2, Unit 6 Achievement Test
505 _aUnit 7: Education - The Empty Classroom
_tReading 1: Teaching to the World from Central New Jersey
_tReading 2: The Fun They Had
505 _aREADING
_tMake and confirm predictions
_tIdentify the main ideas in a reading
_t Identify different types of supporting details
_t Scan a text to locate specific information
_t Follow chronological sequence of a timeline
_tRecognize the speaker in direct speech
505 _aWRITING
_tOrganize ideas using a chart
_tRecognize various types of organization in a comparison-and-contrast essay
_tIdentify and use subordinators and transitions to introduce points of comparison or contrast
_t Edit and revise writing for content, language, and conventions
_t Task: Write a comparison-and-contrast essay
505 _aINFERENCE
_tInfer the writer's degree of concern about the topic
505 _aVOCABULARY
_tInfer word meaning from context
_tRecognize and use word forms (nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs)
505 _aGRAMMAR
_t Distinguish between and use direct and indirect speech
_tVIDEO: Homework Holiday (ABC NEWS)
_tASSESSMENTS: Check What You Know, Checkpoints 1 and 2, Unit 7 Achievement Test
505 _aUnit 8: Technology - Managing Your Smartphone
_tReading 1: Addicted to Your Smartphone? Here's What to Do
_t Reading 2: Unplugging Wired Kids: A Vacation from Technology and Social Media
505 _aREADING
_tMake and confirm predictions
_tIdentify the main ideas in a reading
_t Identify different types of supporting details
_t Scan a text to locate specific information
_tIdentify referents for the pronoun it
_tIdentify and categorize problems and solutions from a text
505 _aWRITING
_tWrite summary statements
_tOrganize ideas using a flowchart
_tUse subordinators, prepositional phrases, and transitions to clearly signal cause-and-effect relationships
_t Edit and revise writing for content, language, and conventions
_t Task: Write a cause-and-effect essay
505 _aINFERENCE
_tInfer meaning of writer's appeal to authority with experts' quotes
505 _aVOCABULARY
_tInfer word meaning from context
_tUnderstand implied meaning and degrees of intensity
505 _aGRAMMAR
_tRecognize and use common phrasal verbs
_t VIDEO: Kids and Video Games (NBC NEWS)
_tASSESSMENTS: Check What You Know, Checkpoints 1 and 2, Unit 8 Achievement Test
650 0 _aEnglish language
_vTextbooks for foreign speakers.
650 0 _aEnglish language
_xSpoken English
_vProblems, exercises, etc.
650 0 _aListening
_vProblems, exercises, etc.
700 1 _aEnglish, Laura Monahon
856 _uhttps://pearsonerpi.com/en/elt/eap/northstar-reading-and-writing-level-4-student-book-with-myenglishlab-338223
_zPublisher's Website.
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