NorthStar : Focus on Reading and Writing

by Miller, Judy L.; Cohen, Robert F.

• ISBN13: 9780201694215
• ISBN10: 0201694212
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-06-01
• Publisher: Pearson College Div

Summary

Clear and easy-to-follow, the NorthStar listening/speaking and reading/writing books follow the same unique unit outline. Each unit is flexible enough to customize for your individual classroom needs. And while the exercises in steps 1 to 4 are essential for comprehension of the topic, you can choose from exercises 5 to 7 or assign those activities for homework.

Table of Contents

Introduction	ix
1 MY TIME IN A BOTTLE	1	(22)
Theme: Addiction
Reading One: My Time in a Bottle, Mickey Mantle	5	(5)
Reading Two: Mick's Toughest Inning, Cathy Burke	10	(4)
Grammar: Unreal Conditionals	14	(3)
Style: Elements of Autobiographical Writing	17	(6)
2 A BRIDGE ACROSS THE GENERATIONS	23	(28)
Theme: Aging
Reading One: Senior Citizens at Wilton High	28	(6)
Reading Two: I Don't Feel or Look My Age, Susan Scalone-Bonnici	34	(7)
Grammar: Noun Clauses	41	(3)
Style: Introductory Paragraphs and Thesis Statements	44	(7)
3 THE ROAD TO SUCCESS	51	(24)
Theme: Personality
Reading One: Gotta Dance, Jackson Jodie Daviss	55	(7)
Reading Two: Keeping Your Confidence Up, Dennis O'Grady	62	(6)
Grammar: Identifying and Nonidentifying Adjective Clauses	68	(3)
Style: Paragraph Development--Supporting a Topic Sentence with Illustration and Conclusion	71	(4)
4 WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE	75	(26)
Theme: Our Environment--Water
Reading One: The Great Flood of '93, Alan Mairson	80	(6)
Reading Two: The Bounty of the Sea, Jacques Cousteau	86	(5)
Grammar: Adverb Clauses and Discourse Connectors Expressing Cause and Effect	91	(4)
Style: Cause-and-Effect Essays	95	(6)
5 WHAT IS LOST IN TRANSLATION?	101	(28)
Theme: Crosscultural Insights
Reading One: Lost in Translation, Eva Hoffman, and The Struggle to Be an All-American Girl, Elizabeth Wong	105	(7)
Reading Two: In One School, Many Sagas, Alan Riding	112	(6)
Grammar: Adverb Clauses of Comparison and Contrast	118	(3)
Style: Comparison and Contrast Essays	121	(8)
6 THE LANDSCAPE OF FAITH	129	(24)
Theme: Religion
Reading One: Peace Prevails, Claudia Dreifus	133	(5)
Reading Two: Religion, Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia	138	(6)
Grammar: Definite and Indefinite Articles with Count and Non-Count Nouns	144	(3)
Style: Writing a Definition Essay	147	(6)
7 MANAGING A CAREER	153	(28)
Theme: Business
Reading One: The Expanding Role of Temps, Hal Lancaster	156	(6)
Reading Two: Coca Cola Thinks International, Alan M. Rugman and Richard M. Hodgetts	162	(6)
Grammar: Specific Uses of Gerunds and Infinitives	168	(5)
Style: Cover Letters and Resumes	173	(8)
8 WHEN THE SOLDIER IS A WOMAN	181	(24)
Theme: The Military
Reading One: Women at War, Glamour	185	(6)
Reading Two: In Peace, Women Warriors Rank Low, James C. McKinley, Jr	191	(6)
Grammar: Direct and Indirect Speech	197	(3)
Style: Paragraph Development--Writing a Summary	200	(5)
9 THE CELLIST OF SARAJEVO	205	(24)
Theme: The Arts
Reading One: The Cellist of Sarajevo, Paul Sullivan	209	(4)
Reading Two: The Soloist, Mark Salzman	213	(7)
Grammar: Reporting Ideas and Facts with Passives	220	(3)
Style: Using Descriptive Language	223	(6)
10 THE RIGHT TO READ	229	(32)
Theme: First Amendment Issues
Reading One: Book Banning Must Be Stopped, Marcia Cohen	233	(6)
Reading Two: Some Books That Have Been Banned from School Libraries	239	(9)
Grammar: Review of Verb Tenses	248	(7)
Style: Argumentative Essays	255	(6)
Answer Key	261