CourseOutline ReadingandWriting 2 PDF
CourseOutline ReadingandWriting 2 PDF
NORTHSTAR
A BLENDED-LEARNING COURSE FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
Adapted for the Gulf region and building on the success of previous editions, NorthStar continues to
engage and motivate students through new and updated contemporary, authentic topics in a seamless
integration of print and online content. Students will achieve their academic as well as language and
personal goals in order to meet the challenges of the 21st century.
Welcome to NorthStar v
THE NORTHSTAR UNIT
1 FOCUS ON THE TOPIC
* Each unit begins with a photo that draws students into
the topic. Focus questions motivate students and encourage
them to make personal connections. Students make
inferences about and predict the content of the unit.
UNIT 2
Creative
Thinking
on the topic
3. What is the difference between this class and other classes like Math
or English?
27
MyEnglishLab
A short self-
assessment based on
each unit’s learning
outcomes helps students
check what they know
and allows teachers to
target instruction.
vi Welcome to NorthStar
2 FOCUS ON READING
Two contrasting, thought-provoking readings, from a
variety of authentic genres, stimulate students intellectually.
3 Tipsimportant
Creative thinking is a very for Successskill. inmeanings
College: How to
of a painting fromBethatCreative
time (“The
thinking
Be curious Othman: But you are an engineering major! You have to take design.
2 + 2 = _____ Mahatma
3 Ghandi
This . . . important tip, Yesterday, Youssef _______ his
is the most Salman: I know. But I don’t understand what Professor Sousa wants me to do. I’m getting
0 was an and there are
English so many ways to first year at university.
politician. lots of Cs.
do it: If you walk the same way
2 led India to independence. began (continued on next page)
to school every day, take another
4 is the path.
current
List president
three classesofthat
India.
you begin
8 don’t know anything about at have begun Creative Thinking 37
your school. Then take one. When begun
your roommate invites you to a
cricket match,
Examples of traditional test questions say “YES!”
that have Even
right and if answers.
wrong
you don’t know anything about A cricket match
cricket, go and learn about it.
Students are challenged to
1
fox: a wild animal, like a small wolf
Being curious helps us learn new things. The more things we know about,
the more possibilities we have for combining information in original ways.
30 UNIT 2
One common definition of creative thinking is combining information in
new ways.
take what they have learned and
organize, integrate, and synthesize the
information in a meaningful way.
34 UNIT 2
MyEnglishLab
Auto-graded vocabulary
practice activities
reinforce meaning and
pronunciation.
STEP 1: Organize
Look at Reading One (R1) and Reading Two (R2) again. Choose phrases from the list to
complete the chart. The example answer is the only one that uses a phrase twice.
• take risks • be curious
• whatever you create, make a lot of it • schools
• logical thinking and facts • teach creative thinking
• helps us make new things [and] solve • combining ideas in new ways
everyday problems that don’t have
Step-by-step instructions and practice one easy answer
• help you use what you learn in your
classes to make something new and
2. Opposite of creative
thinking
b.
1 Read paragraph 3 of Reading Two again. The title of that paragraph is “Be curious.” c.
How many examples of specific ways to be curious can you find in that paragraph?
Underline them.
STEP 2: Synthesize
Recognizing examples Use ideas from the chart above, as well as your own ideas, to complete the conversation
examples help readers understand the general idea in a text. Usually in English, the writer gives the between Othman and Salman, two engineering students.
general idea (statement) first, then the specific examples. Sometimes the writer introduces examples
with the words for example. Salman: My design class is making me crazy. I think I’m going to drop it.
general statement: Othman: But you are an engineering major! You have to take design.
• Be curious.
specific examples: Salman: I know. But I don’t understand what Professor Sousa wants me to do. I’m getting
• If you walk the same way to school every day, take another path. lots of Cs.
• List three classes you know nothing about at your school. Then take one. (continued on next page)
• When your roommate invites you to a cricket match, say “YES!”
2 Read paragraphs 4 and 5 of Reading Two again. Each paragraph has a general statement Creative Thinking 37
and several examples. Write them in this e-chart.
paragraph 4
example 2
paragraph 5
example 3
Explicit skill presentation
and practice lead to student
general statement example 1
mastery and success in an
example 2 academic environment.
example 3
36 UNIT 2
MyEnglishLab
Key reading skills are reinforced
and practiced in new contexts.
Meaningful and instant feedback
provides students and teachers
with essential information to
monitor progress.
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
GRAMMAR
on writing
1 Read the paragraph. Underline the verbs that tell about the past. Then answer
the questions.
VOCABULARY
My mother helped me learn to keep working on problems. She always told me, “There are no
REVIEW
mistakes, only lessons.” In my first year of college, I failed math. I wanted to quit college. When
Complete the sentences with the correct words or phrases from the box.
she talked to me, I remembered all of the reasons for going to college. We looked at my math tests
combining fact original study
create focus on pieces take a risk and homework together. She helped me see which things were most difficult for me. When I took
curious logical prove
encourage measure solve math again, I went to extra study sessions. And I passed with a B+!
1. My favorite class is History and Literature of the American Revolution. 1. How is the simple past formed for most verbs (regular verbs)?
Combining English and History in one class is a great idea!
2. Which past tense verbs are irregular? What is the base form of each one of these verbs?
2. Tell me more about your life. I am .
SIMPLE PAST TENSE
3. I know you think you are a terrible painter. and sign up for the class
anyway! 1. When we talk about things that happened in the past, we My mother helped me.
use the simple past tense. I went to extra study sessions.
4. Being bored can help you be more creative. That is what a recent at
the University of Central Lancashire found. Base Form Simple Past
5. Each art student painted six for the final. 2. To form the simple past tense for regular verbs, add -ed to help helped
the base form of the verb. talk talked
6. Michelle hates numbers, but she became a math teacher? That’s not
If the verb ends in -e, add only -d. live lived
.
arrive arrived
7. You may not like online education, but it is a that more students are If the verb ends in a consonant + y, change the y to i and study studied
taking classes online every year. then add -ed. try tried
8. Karim just made an ebook of 14 poems. He is a great poet!
9. My roommate is not doing well in his classes. We need to him to do
better. 42 UNIT 2
10. For Creative Writing class, I have to a blog. I will put my writing
there, and other students can comment on it.
11. My advisor tells me I have to one major. But I can’t decide. I love
studying all different things!
Creative Thinking 39
MyEnglishLab
Auto-graded vocabulary and grammar practice activities
with feedback reinforce meaning, form, and function.
Welcome to NorthStar ix
A TASK-BASED APPROACH TO PROCESS WRITING
1. Introduce the story Being curious helped me solve a big problem for my grandfather.
A final writing task gives students
an opportunity to integrate ideas,
2. Describe the problem My grandfather can’t type emails or texts because he has very shaky
hands.
3. Tell how you (or someone else) I was curious about iPads because so many people love them.
used creative thinking (being
curious, combining ideas, taking
risks, making a lot of something)
I found the VoiceText app.
It made me think of my grandfather.
vocabulary, and grammar presented in
to solve it.
Look at the chart and think about a time you or someone else used creative thinking to solve
the unit.
a problem. The problem might be a difficult assignment in school, or it might be an everyday
problem. Complete the chart. Then discuss your answers with a partner.
I borrowed my friend’s iPad and looked at all the games and other apps on the screen. I played a
few games and learned about a few apps. But the best app was VoiceText. I touched it, I talked,
then all of my words came on the screen. It was like someone else was typing my words! It made
me think of my grandfather. He can’t type, but he can talk! My cousins and I bought him an iPad
particular structural or
rhetorical pattern.
Creative Thinking 47
MyEnglishLab
Key writing skills and strategies
are reinforced and practiced
in new contexts. Immediate
feedback allows students and
teachers to monitor progress
and identify areas that need
improvement.
x Welcome to NorthStar
Students continue through the writing
process to learn revising techniques that
help them move toward coherence and
unity in their writing. Finally, students edit
their work with the aid of a checklist that
focuses on essential outcomes.
2 Each paragraph is missing one part. Circle the name of the part it is missing. 3 Now go back to the first draft of your paragraph. What will your reader be curious to
know more about? What can you add to give more information? Revise your paragraph
Paragraph 1
and add something creative (like visuals) to help your reader understand your message.
Last semester in English, I took a big risk and wrote a very creative essay about my
GO TO MyEnglishLab FOR MORE SKILL PRACTICE.
grandmother. My teacher loved it and told me it was very creative. After that, I began to take more
EDIT: Writing the Final Draft
risks in my writing. Now I am a better writer, and I also enjoy it more.
Go to MyEnglishLab and write the final draft of your paragraph. Carefully edit it for
grammatical and mechanical errors, such as spelling, capitalization, and punctuation. Make sure
What is missing? you use some of the vocabulary and grammar from the unit. Use the checklist to help you
write your final draft. Then submit your paragraph to your teacher.
a. Topic sentence
b. Supporting sentences FINAL DRAFT CHECKLIST
c. Conclusion
❑ Does your paragraph tell about a time you or someone else used creative
Paragraph 2 thinking?
My history teacher last semester used a very creative way to teach our class. During the ❑ Does it have a topic sentence?
❑ Does it have supporting sentences that tell about the problem, and the creative
first class, she got angry with students because they looked at their phones during class. For the
thinking process?
second class, she asked who had Twitter accounts. Half of the class raised their hands. She put
❑ Does it have a conclusion that finishes the story or adds a comment to the story?
us in pairs so that each pair had a phone with a Twitter account. She told us to search for the
❑ Does it have a picture, chart, or other element that helps the reader understand
hashtag #hist232 in Twitter. We did, and we found a history question from her! We discussed the the message better?
question with our partners, then tweeted the answer with the hashtag #hist232. We looked at all ❑ Do you use past tense verbs correctly?
our answers on the big screen at the front of the class. We had interesting conversations with each ❑ Do you use new vocabulary that you learned in this unit?
What is missing?
a. Topic sentence
b. Supporting sentences
c. Conclusion
3 Now write the first draft of your paragraph about a time you (or someone else) used
creative thinking to solve a problem. Start with your topic sentence, explain the problem
and the process, and then finish with a conclusion. Use the ideas in your chart on page
46 to help you write your paragraph.
48 UNIT 2 Sometimes words do not communicate the whole message in a piece of writing. Visuals like Creative Thinking 51
pictures or charts can be useful, too. As you revise, use your creative skills, like including visuals,
to communicate better with your readers. Combine writing with another skill that you have.
Take a risk!
1 Read the revisions of the paragraphs and finish the sentence below each one.
Paragraph 1
played a few games and learned about a few apps. But the
us any time!
Creative Thinking 49
Welcome to NorthStar xi
INNOVATIVE TEACHING TOOLS With instant access to a wide range of online
content and diagnostic tools, teachers can
customize learning environments to meet the
needs of every student.
USING MyEnglishLab,
NORTHSTAR TEACHERS CAN:
Deliver rich online content to engage
and motivate students, including:
• student audio to support listening and speaking skills.
• engaging, authentic video clips, including reports
adapted from television newscasts, tied to the unit
themes.
• opportunities for written and recorded reactions to be
submitted by students.
• a digital copy of the student book for whole-class Read the article. Then use the information to complete the activities that follow.
1
instruction. Alex Mansfield drives a red sports car and wears a suit and tie to work every day.
He isn’t a businessman; Alex is a waiter at one of New York City’s most popular
restaurants. The food is very expensive at the restaurant, and Alex doesn’t make
a large salary, but he makes a huge amount of money from customers’ tips.1 “For
• downloadable achievement and placement tests. me, being a waiter is more than a job; it is a career,” he says. The restaurant hired
Alex right after his interview. The manager liked his long résumé: Alex has 15
years of experience and training as a waiter.
• printable resources including lesson planners, 2 Alex enjoys the money, and a busy restaurant is an ideal work setting for him. “I
have a good time, and I like talking to people,” he says. Alex never feels bored or
videoscripts, and video activities. tired at work.
© 2015 by Pearson Education, Inc. Permission granted to reproduce for classroom use.
STUDENT BOOK
★ Student Book
Two strands of the Student Book are available: Reading & Writing
and Listening & Speaking. The two strands for each of the four levels
provide a fully blended approach with the seamless integration of
print and online content.
★ Workbook
The Workbook off ers extra support for students, giving opportunities
for extra practice both at home and in the classroom.
WORKBOOK
★ Online Audio
The Listening & Speaking audio contains the recordings and activities
as well as audio for the achievement tests. The Reading & Writing
strand contains the readings on audio.