Visions C Language, Literature, Content

by McCloskey, Mary Lou; Stack, Lydia

• ISBN13: 9780838452493
• ISBN10: 0838452493
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-03-27
• Publisher: CENGAGE ELT

Summary

VISIONS is our newest four-level language development program that supports students from the newcomer level through transition into mainstream classrooms. By incorporating fine literature with content, students learn and amply practice the skills they need to meet grade-level standards while being introduced to the academic language needed for school success!

Table of Contents

Mysteries	p. 1
	p. 2
Reading Strategy: Make Inferences Using Text Evidence	p. 4
The Loch Ness Monster (excerpt from an information book)	p. 5
Across Content Areas: Math: Understand Length	p. 13
	p. 14
Reading Strategy: Find the Main Idea and Supporting Details	p. 16
Mystery of the Cliff Dwellers (excerpt from a textbook)	p. 17
Across Content Areas: Social Studies: Read a Population Map	p. 25
	p. 26
Reading Strategy: Compare the Text to Your Own Experiences	p. 28
Yawning (informational text)	p. 29
Across Content Areas: Math: Read a Bar Graph	p. 37
	p. 38
Reading Strategy: Use Chronology to Locate and Recall Information	p. 40
The Sneak Thief (mystery)	p. 41
Across Content Areas: Language Arts: Learn Words About the Law	p. 49
	p. 50
Reading Strategy: Identify Imagery	p. 52
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (legend)	p. 53
Across Content Areas: Social Studies: Read a Timeline	p. 63
Apply and Expand	p. 64
Listening and Speaking Workshop: Describe an Animal	p. 64
Viewing Workshop: Analyze a Mystery Movie	p. 65
Writer's Workshop: Write a Report	p. 66
Projects	p. 68
Further Reading	p. 69
Survival	p. 70
	p. 72
Reading Strategy: Make Inferences Using Text Evidence and Experience	p. 74
How I Survived My Summer Vacation (an excerpt from a novel)	p. 75
Across Content Areas: Science: Identify Food Groups	p. 85
	p. 86
Reading Strategy: Recognize Tone and Mood	p. 88
The Voyage of the Frog (an excerpt from a novel)	p. 89
Across Content Areas: Social Studies: Find Compass Directions	p. 101
	p. 102
Reading Strategy: Distinguish Fact from Opinion	p. 104
To Risk or Not to Risk (informational text)	p. 105
Across Content Areas: Science: Learn About Psychology	p. 115
	p. 116
Reading Strategy: Paraphrase to Recall Information	p. 118
Island of the Blue Dolphins (excerpt from a novel based on a true story)	p. 119
Across Content Areas: The Arts: List Game Rules in Order	p. 129
	p. 130
Reading Strategy: Identify Cause and Effect	p. 132
The Next Great Dying (excerpt from an informational book)	p. 133
Across Content Areas: Social Studies: Read a Timeline	p. 143
Apply and Expand	p. 144
Listening and Speaking Workshop: Role-Play an Interview	p. 144
Viewing Workshop: Describe How Pictures and Diagrams Show Text Meaning	p. 145
Writer's Workshop: Write a Survival Manual	p. 146
Projects	p. 148
Further Reading	p. 149
Journeys	p. 150
	p. 152
Reading Strategy: Recognize Figurative Language	p. 154
I Have No Address (poem)	p. 155
Across Content Areas: Science: Learn About Migration of Birds	p. 161
	p. 162
Reading Strategy: Paraphrase to Recall Information	p. 164
The Voyage of the Lucky Dragon (excerpt from a novel)	p. 165
Across Content Areas: Social Studies: Describe Countries on a Map	p. 177
	p. 178
Reading Strategy: Predict	p. 180
The Time Bike (excerpt from a science fiction novel)	p. 181
Across Content Areas: Social Studies: Learn About Time Zones	p. 191
	p. 192
Reading Strategy: Reread and Record to Learn and Recall	p. 194
Why We Can't Get There from Here (informational text)	p. 195
Across Content Areas: Math: Solve a Time Problem	p. 203
	p. 204
Reading Strategy: Compare and Contrast	p. 206
The California Gold Rush (excerpt from an informational book)	p. 208
Dame Shirley and the Gold Rush (excerpt from a historical novel)	p. 210
Across Content Areas: Science: Learn About Natural Resources	p. 217
Apply and Expand	p. 218
Listening and Speaking Workshop: Give a Presentation About a Place	p. 218
Viewing Workshop: Compare and Contrast Cultures	p. 219
Writer's Workshop: Write a Research Report	p. 220
Projects	p. 222
Further Reading	p. 223
Cycles	p. 224
	p. 226
Reading Strategy: Describe Mental Images	p. 228
Water Dance (poem)	p. 229
Across Content Areas: Math: Calculate Averages	p. 237
	p. 238
Reading Strategy: Use Chronology to Locate and Recall Information	p. 240
Persephone and the Seasons (myth)	p. 241
Across Content Areas: Language Arts: Distinguish the Meaning of Myth	p. 249
	p. 250
Reading Strategy: Compare Text to Your Own Knowledge and Experience	p. 252
The Circuit (autobiographical short story)	p. 253
Across Content Areas: Language Arts: Understand the Influence of Other Languages and Cultures on English	p. 263
	p. 264
Reading Strategy: Find the Main Idea and Supporting Details	p. 266
The Elements of Life (excerpt from an informational book)	p. 267
Across Content Areas: Science: Understand Symbols for Elements	p. 275
Apply and Expand	p. 276
Listening and Speaking Workshop: Give an Oral Presentation	p. 276
Viewing Workshop: Interpret Events from Media	p. 277
Writer's Workshop: Compare and Contrast Ideas, Themes, and Issues	p. 278
Projects	p. 280
Further Reading	p. 281
Freedom	p. 282
	p. 284
Reading Strategy: Make Inferences Using Text Evidence	p. 286
Rosa Parks (excerpt from a biography)	p. 287
Across Content Areas: Social Studies: Learn About Constitutional Amendments	p. 299
	p. 300
Reading Strategy: Summarize and Paraphrase	p. 302
The Gettysburg Address (historical narrative including speech by Abraham Lincoln)	p. 303
Across Content Areas: Math: Use Vocabulary to Answer Math Problems	p. 315
	p. 316
Reading Strategy: Predict	p. 318
So Far from the Bamboo Grove (excerpt from a novel based on a true story)	p. 319
Across Content Areas: Language Arts: Use Punctuation and Intonation	p. 329
	p. 330
Reading Strategy: Compare and Contrast Texts	p. 332
Alone (poem)	p. 334
Samantha's Story (autobiography)	p. 335
Across Content Areas: Language Arts: Identify Genres	p. 341
Apply and Expand	p. 342
Listening and Speaking Workshop: Present an Autobiographical Narrative	p. 342
Viewing Workshop: Compare and Contrast Visual Media with a Written Story	p. 343
Writer's Workshop: Write a Biographical Narrative	p. 344
Projects	p. 346
Further Reading	p. 347
Visions	p. 348
	p. 350
Reading Strategy: Use Chronology to Locate and Recall Information	p. 352
Mr. Scrooge Finds Christmas (excerpt from a play adapted from A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens)	p. 353
Across Content Areas: Math: Answer Math Questions About Currency	p. 363
	p. 364
Reading Strategy: Paraphrase to Recall Information	p. 366
The House on Mango Street (excerpt from a novel)	p. 367
Across Content Areas: Science: Learn About Animal Habitats	p. 375
	p. 376
Reading Strategy: Make Inferences Using Text Evidence	p. 378
The Pearl (excerpt from a novel)	p. 379
Across Content Areas: Social Studies: Learn About Bodies of Water	p. 391
	p. 392
Reading Strategy: Summarize Text to Recall Ideas	p. 394
What Will Our Towns Look Like? (article on the World Wide Web)	p. 395
Across Content Areas: Science: Learn About Acid Rain	p. 403
Apply and Expand	p. 404
Listening and Speaking Workshop: Write and Present a Persuasive Role Play	p. 404
Viewing Workshop: Compare and Contrast a Play and a Movie	p. 405
Writer's Workshop: Collaborate to Write a Persuasive Letter	p. 406
Projects	p. 408
Further Reading	p. 409
Skills Index	p. 410
Credits	p. 419
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