NorthStar 2 : Reading & Writing /
Natasha Haugnes and Beth Maher
- 4th ed.
- xix, 221 pages : ill. in col. ; 26 cm.
- NorthStar .
"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: Work - Finding the Ideal Job Reading 1: Finding the Ideal Job Reading 2: The Ideal Job Reading: Make and confirm predictions identify the main ideas in a reading identify the main ideas in a reading Identify different types of supporting details Scan a text to locate specific information Predict content of a reading from visuals Writing: Organize ideas in a list identify the topic sentence of a paragraph Support a main idea with details and examples Edit and revise writing for content, language, and conventions Inference: Infer the author's opinion Vocabulary: Infer word meaning from context Grammar: Distinguish between and use possessive and descriptive adjectives Video: Interview with a Skydiving Instructor, Video Activity Unit 2: Student Life - Creative Thinking Reading 1: Can We Teach Creative Thinking in Schools? Reading 2: Tips for Success in College: How to Be Creative Reading: Make and confirm predictions Identify the main ideas in a reading Identify different types of supporting details Scan a text to understand chronology Recognize examples in a text Writing: Organize ideas in a chart Add information to give extra support to the reader Edit and revise writing for content, language, and conventions Task: Write a paragraph telling a story with a topic sentence, supporting details, and a conclusion Inference: Infer connections between general statements and examples Vocabulary: Infer word meaning from context Grammar: Recognize and use past tense with regular/irregular past simple forms Video: College Students Spark Creativity in Kids, Voice of America Unit 3: Money - Making Money Reading 1: Making Money Reading 2: I Made It Myself 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 Compare information from two readings Writing: Write sentence of comparison Organize ideas using a cluster diagram Edit and revise writing for content, language, and conventions Task: Write a well-organized paragraph with clear explanations Inference: Infer information about situations in the future Vocabulary: Infer word meaning from context Recognize antonyms Grammar: Recognize and use the comparative form of adjectives Video: The History of Money Unit 4: Etiquette - Subway Etiquette Reading 1: A Civilized Suggestion Reading 2: Riding the Subway in Japan 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 the main elements of a story (background information, conflict, climax, and resolution) Compare and contrast information from two readings Writing: Write responses to letters Organize ideas in a list Create sentences using parallel structure Edit and redraft writing for content, language, and conventions Task: Write an informal Web page Inference: Infer the author's attitude Vocabulary: Infer word meaning from context Recognize word forms (nouns, verbs, adjectives) Grammar: Recognize and use imperatives to give instructions and make polite requests Video: How to Ask for a Date Unit 5: Food - We Are What We Eat Reading 1: A New Fish in Town Reading 2: Making Sense of the American Diet Reading: Make and confirm predictions Identify the main ideas in each paragraph of a reading Identify different types of supporting details Scan a text to locate specific information Analyze advantages and disadvantages Writing: Organize ideas using an e-chart Support main ideas with reasons Express contrasting ideas using but and however Edit and revise writing for content, language, and conventions Inference: Infer facts Vocabulary: Infer word meaning from context Recognize and use word forms (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs) Grammar: Recognize and use too much/too many/too + adjective Video: Food from the Hood Unit 6: Heroes - The Heart of a Hero Reading 1: What Is a Hero? Reading 2: Book Review: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 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 in a reading Writing: Organize ideas using a list and an outline Add examples and explanations to give extra support to the reader Edit and revise writing for content, language, and conventions Task: Write a paragraph telling a story Inference: Infer meaning from metaphors Vocabulary: Infer word meaning from context Recognize and use word forms (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs) Grammar: Recognize and use time clauses in the present tense Video: All for One, ABC News Unit 7: Health - What's Your Medicine? Reading 1: Leech Reading 2: Gross Medicine Reading: Use a title and headings to predict content Identify the main ideas in a reading Identify different types of supporting details Scan a text to locate specific information Take double entry notes to interact with the text Writing: Organize ideas using a cluster diagram Signal basic chronological sequence using time order words Edit and revise writing for content, language, and conventions Task: Write a personal narrative paragraph Inference: Use inferences to make judgments about information in a text Vocabulary: Infer word meaning from context Grammar: Recognize and use a variety of adverbs of manner Video: Chinese Medicine Unit 8: Endangered Cultures Reading 1: Will Indigenous Cultures Survive? Reading 2: The Penan Reading: Study a map Use a title to predict content Identify the main ideas in a reading Identify different types of supporting details and examples Scan a text to locate specific information Understand the purpose of quoted speech in a text Support general statements in one text with examples from another text Writing: Organize ideas using an outline Take notes from a reading to support an opinion Support a main ideas with reasons Recognize and write concluding sentences Edit and revise writing for content, language, and conventions Task: Write a paragraph that makes a prediction Inference: Infer the author's attitude Vocabulary: Infer word meaning from context Grammar: Recognize and use be going to to make predictions Recognize and use will to make predictions Recognize and use the present progressive to describe future events Video: Maori Cultures