Visions A Language, Literature, Content

by McCloskey, Mary Lou; Stack, Lydia

• ISBN13: 9780838452479
• ISBN10: 0838452477
• 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

UNIT 1 Traditions and Cultures	1	(68)
Chapter 1	2	(12)
Reading Strategy: Compare and Contrast	4	(9)
Family Photo poem	6	(2)
Ralph Fletcher
Birthday Barbeque personal narrative and painting	8	(5)
Carmen Lomas Garza
Across Content Areas: Math: Analyze a Bar Graph	13	(1)
Chapter 2	14	(12)
Reading Strategy: Read Aloud to Show Understanding	16	(9)
Coyote folktale	17	(8)
Andrew Matthews
Across Content Areas: Science: Learn About Food Chains	25	(1)
Chapter 3	26	(16)
Reading Strategy: Describe Mental Images	28	(13)
Thanksgiving poem	29	(12)
Miriam Nerlove
Across Content Areas: Social Studies: Read a Map	41	(1)
Chapter 4	42	(12)
Reading Strategy: Compare Text Events with Your Own Experiences	44	(9)
Turkish Delight personal narrative and recipe	45	(8)
Hamdiye Celik
Across Content Areas: The Arts: Design a Turkish Rug	53	(1)
Chapter 5	54	(14)
Reading Strategy: Identify Cause and Effect	56	(11)
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes excerpt from a novel based on a true story	57	(10)
Eleanor Coerr
Across Content Areas: Math: Learn Geometric Shapes and Vocabulary	67	(1)
Apply and Expand	68	(6)
Listening and Speaking Workshop: Present a Narrative About Your Favorite Holiday	68	(1)
Viewing Workshop: Compare Cultures	69	(1)
Writer's Workshop: Write a Personal Narrative About a Trip	70	(2)
Projects	72	(1)
Further Reading	73	(1)
UNIT 2 Environment	74	(70)
Chapter 1	76	(16)
Reading Strategy: Describe Images	78	(13)
Here Is the Southwestern Desert poem	79	(12)
Madeleine Dunphy
Across Content Areas: Science: Learn About Types of Climate	91	(1)
Chapter 2	92	(14)
Reading Strategy: Distinguish Facts from Opinions	94	(11)
Subway Architect interview	95	(10)
Patrick Daley
Across Content Areas: The Arts: Design a Mural	105	(1)
Chapter 3	106	(12)
Reading Strategy: Identify Main Idea and Details	108	(9)
Why the Rooster Crows at Sunrise fable	109	(8)
Lynette Dyer Vuong
Across Content Areas: Sciences: Learn About Conservation	117	(1)
Chapter 4	118	(14)
Reading Strategy: Draw Conclusions	120	(11)
Gonzalo excerpt from a novel	121	(10)
Paul Fleischman
Across Content Areas: Science: Learn About Plants	131	(1)
Chapter 5	132	(12)
Reading Strategy: Outline Information to Understand Reading	134	(9)
Rain Forest Creatures excerpt from a nonfiction book	135	(8)
Will Osborne
Mary Pope Osborne
Across Content Areas: Social Studies: Read Pie Charts	143	(1)
Apply and Expand	144	(6)
Listening and Speaking Workshop: Perform an Interview	144	(1)
Viewing Workshop: Respond to Media	145	(1)
Writer's Workshop: Write Rules	146	(2)
Projects	148	(1)
Further Reading	149	(1)
UNIT 3 Conflict and Cooperation	150	(72)
Chapter 1	152	(10)
Reading Strategy: Make Inferences	154	(7)
Traditional We Shall Overcome song	155	(6)
Across Content Areas: The Arts: Learn About Types of Songs	161	(1)
Chapter 2	162	(14)
Reading Strategy: Recognize Sequence of Events	164	(11)
Zlata's Diary excerpt from a diary	165	(10)
Zlata Filipovic
Across Content Areas: Social Studies: Learn the Points of a Compass	175	(1)
Chapter 3	176	(14)
Reading Strategy: Analyze Cause and Effect	178	(11)
The Peach Boy play	179	(10)
Suzanne Barchers
Across Content Areas: Science: Classify Fruits and Vegetables	189	(1)
Chapter 4	190	(16)
Reading Strategy: Summarize to Recall Ideas	192	(13)
Talking in the New Land excerpt from a personal narrative	193	(12)
Edite Cunha
Across Content Areas: Social Studies: Learn About Graphic Features	205	(1)
Chapter 5	206	(16)
Reading Strategy: Identify Main Idea and Details	208	(13)
Plain Talk About Handling Stress informational text	209	(12)
Louis E. Kopolow
Across Content Areas: Language Arts: Learn Different Meanings of Conflict	221	(1)
Apply and Expand	222	(6)
Listening and Speaking Workshop: Report Your Favorite Selection	222	(1)
Viewing Workshop: Learn About the Civil Rights Movement	223	(1)
Writer's Workshop: Write a Review of Literature	224	(2)
Projects	226	(1)
Further Reading	227	(1)
UNIT 4 Heroes	228	(52)
Chapter 1	230	(12)
Reading Strategy: Make Predictions	232	(9)
The Ballad of Mulan legend	233	(8)
Anonymous
Across Content Areas: Social Studies: Use Map Features to Read a Map	241	(1)
Chapter 2	242	(10)
Reading Strategy: Use Chronological Order to Recall and Locate Information	244	(7)
World Wide Web Roberto Clemente biography	245	(6)
Across Content Areas: Science: Learn About Earthquakes	251	(1)
Chapter 3	252	(14)
Reading Strategy: Draw Inferences	254	(11)
Nelson Mandela excerpt from a biography	256	(4)
Jack L. Roberts
The Inaugural Address, May 10, 1994 speech	260	(5)
Nelson Mandela
Across Content Areas: Social Studies: Read a Timeline	265	(1)
Chapter 4	266	(14)
Reading Strategy: Compare and Contrast	268	(11)
My Father Is a Simple Man poem	270	(4)
Luis Omar Salinas
Growing Up poem	274	(5)
Liz Ann Baez Aguilar
Across Content Areas: Social Studies: Read Advertisements for Jobs	279	(1)
Apply and Expand	280	(6)
Listening and Speaking Workshop: Give a Descriptive Presentation	280	(1)
Viewing Workshop: Compare and Contrast Biographies	281	(1)
Writer's Workshop: Write a Biography	282	(2)
Projects	284	(1)
Further Reading	285	(1)
UNIT 5 Explorations	286	(58)
Chapter 1	288	(10)
Reading Strategy: Draw Conclusions	290	(7)
Eye to Eye excerpt from a personal narrative	291	(6)
Sylvia Earle
Across Content Areas: Science: Identify Types of Scientists	297	(1)
Chapter 2	298	(14)
Reading Strategy: Make Inferences from Text Evidence	300	(11)
The Fun They Had science fiction short story	301	(10)
Isaac Asimov
Across Content Areas: Science: Define Internet Terms	311	(1)
Chapter 3	312	(14)
Reading Strategy: Recognize Cause and Effect Relationships	314	(11)
Using the Scientific Method excerpt from an informational book	315	(10)
Stephen Kramer
Across Content Areas: Science: Learn About Sleep	325	(1)
Chapter 4	326	(18)
Reading Strategy: Summarize Information	328	(15)
The Solar System excerpt from a textbook	329	(14)
Across Content Areas: Science: Compare Planet Orbits	343	(1)
Apply and Expand	344	(6)
Listening and Speaking Workshop: Give an Oral Report About Your Community	344	(1)
Viewing Workshop: Discuss What People Are Exploring	345	(1)
Writer's Workshop: Write a Research Report	346	(2)
Projects	348	(1)
Further Reading	349	(1)
UNIT 6 Connections	350	(54)
Chapter 1	352	(10)
Reading Strategy: Make Inferences	354	(7)
Esperanza Rising excerpt from a novel	355	(6)
Pam Munoz Ryan
Across Content Areas: Social Studies: Learn About Land Forms	361	(1)
Chapter 2	362	(16)
Reading Strategy: Identify the Main Idea and Details	364	(13)
Honus and Me excerpt from a novel	365	(12)
Dan Gutman
Across Content Areas: Math: Use Multiplication	377	(1)
Chapter 3	378	(12)
Reading Strategy: Identify Cause and Effect	380	(9)
The Boy King excerpt from a biography	381	(8)
Andrea Ross
Across Content Areas: Social Studies: Identify Symbols	389	(1)
Chapter 4	390	(14)
Reading Strategy: Paraphrase to Recall Ideas	392	(11)
It Could Still Be a Robot excerpt from an informational book	394	(4)
Allan Fowler
High-Tech Helping Hands excerpt from an informational article	398	(5)
Jane McGoldrick
Across Content Areas: Social Studies: Read an FAQ Web Page	403	(1)
Apply and Expand	404	(6)
Listening and Speaking Workshop: Give a Persuasive Speech	404	(1)
Viewing Workshop: Presentations of Technology	405	(1)
Writer's Workshop: Write a Persuasive Letter to the Editor	406	(2)
Projects	408	(1)
Further Reading	409	(1)
Skills Index	410	(9)
Credits	419