TY  - BOOK
AU  - Barton,Laurie
AU  - Dupaquier,Carolyn
TI  - NorthStar 3: Reading & Writing (5th ed.) 
SN  - 9780135226995 (Student book)
AV  - PE1128 .M444 2015
PY  - 2020///
CY  - White Plains, NY
PB  - Pearson Education
KW  - English language
KW  - Textbooks for foreign speakers
KW  - Spoken English
KW  - Problems, exercises, etc
KW  - Listening
KW  - Speaking
KW  - B1+ (CEFR)
KW  - Intermediate
N1  - "NorthStar, Fifth Edition is an integrated-skills English course that empowers adult and young adult English language learners to achieve their academic and personal goals. Current and thought-provoking topics promote language development and critical thinking skills.
; Building on the success of previous editions, this new fifth edition engages and motivates students with new and updated content; What is new in the fifth edition?
; New and updated content with a new theme keeps students motivated
; The new design and imagery bring the activities to life
; Learning outcomes are created using the Global Scale of English (GSE) so students can track their progress more easily
; Every unit offers note-taking practice and writing skill development
; Scaffolded critical thinking activities are clearly marked to help students develop their  academic skills
; Academic Word List words are highlighted to help students identify essential vocabulary
; New and updated activities in MyEnglishLab provide additional practice online
; ExamView Test Generator allows teachers to customize assessments
; Students can complete activities, listen to audio, and watch video on the go with the Pearson Practice English App." (Book Cover); SCOPE AND SEQUENCE; Unit 1: SPORTS AND OBSESSION
; Reading 1: An Interview with Travis Binns -- Reading 2: High School Star Hospitalized for Eating Disorder
; Inference: Inferring certainty
; Note-Taking: Taking notes on a key words and phrases
; Reading: Recognizing quotations and reported speech
; Grammar: Modals of ability
; Revise: Adding information for clarity; Final Writing Task: A factual report
; Video: A professional BMX Biker
; Assessments: Pre-Unit Diagnostic: Check What You Know -- Checkpoint 1 -- Checkpoint 2 -- Unit Achievement Test
; Unit Project: Write a factual report about the life and accomplishments of an athlete; Unit 2: THE CONSEQUENCES OF FRAUD
; Reading 1: Catch Me If You Can: The Frank Abagnale Story -- Reading 2: The Michelle Brown Story: Identity Theft; Note-Taking:
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; Assessments:; Unit Project:; Unit 3: EXPLORING THE RED PLANET
; Reading 1: Mars: Our New Home? -- Reading 2: Timeline for a Mission to Mars; Inference:
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; Assessments: Pre-Unit Diagnostic: Check What You Know -- Checkpoint 1 -- Checkpoint 2 -- Unit Achievement Test
; Unit Project:; Unit 4: LANGUAGE AND POWER
; Reading 1: Men, Women, and Language -- Reading 2: The Question of Global English; Inference:
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; Unit 5: CAREERS OF THE FUTURE
; Reading 1: Meet Your New Boss: You -- Reading 2: Great Jobs for the Twenty-first Century
; Inference: Inferring attitudes and feelings
; Note-Taking: Taking notes with signposts
; Reading: Using titles and headings to identify main ideas
; Grammar: Simple past, present perfect, and present perfect progressive
; Revise: Using figurative language

; Final Writing Task: A descriptive essay
; Video: The long lives of the residents of Acciaroli
; Assessments: Pre-Unit Diagnostic: Check What You Know -- Checkpoint 1 -- Checkpoint 2 -- Unit Achievement Test
; Unit Project: Create a job posting for a fictional job using a guide to include necessary information
; Unit 6: WHAT IS ECOTOURISM?
; Reading 1: Tourist in a Fragile Land -- Reading 2: A Travel Journal; Inference:
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; Unit 7: CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
; Reading 1: Life in Prison is Still Life: Why Should a Killer Live? / Why Do We Kill People to Show That Killing People is Wrong? -- Reading 2: Charts: Global Facts About Capital Punishment
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; Assessments: Pre-Unit Diagnostic: Check What You Know -- Checkpoint 1 -- Checkpoint 2 -- Unit Achievement Test
; Unit Project:; Unit 8: IS OUR CLIMATE CHANGING?
; Reading 1: Global Climate Change -- Reading 2: Solving the Problems of Climate Change
; Inference: Inferring purpose
; Note-Taking: Taking notes with symbols
; Reading: Identifying cohesive devices of contrast
; Grammar: Future modals
; Revise: Using conjunctions and transitions to show cause and effect
; Final Written Task: A cause-and-efffect essay
; Video: Family living
; Assessments: Pre-Unit Diagnostic: Check What You Know -- Checkpoint 1 -- Checkpoint 2 -- Unit Achievement Test
; Unit Project: Research and create a presentation about climate change
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