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)

For low-intermediate (A2/B1 - CEFR) ESL learners.