Shining Star, Level C
Published on 1. March 2003
Book
Hardback
304 pages
978-0-13-093934-0 (ISBN)
Description
Shining Star is a four-level program specifically designed for English language learners in grades 6-12. Shining Star gives students all the support they need to master reading, writing, literature, and content, within a systematic language development framework. Shining Star helps teachers create a rich learning environment where language thrives, students feel motivated to learn, and academic success is the reward.
(Also see Keys to Learning for a much lower, structured approach for students.)
Features:
Research-based and standards-driven.
Systematic, explicit reading and writing instruction.
Expository content readings and a wide variety of literature selections.
Academic skills and strategies students for success in the mainstream class.
This four-level program has a package that supports both students and teachers:
Comprehensive assessment tools, such as diagnostic tests, test prep worksheets for standardized test practice, and four-skills tests.
Outstanding technology resources, including an interactive student CD-ROM, audio reading selections, a Companion Website, and the Focus and Connect video program, to help address multiple learning styles.
Abundant classroom management and support tools, such as a fully annotated Teacher's Edition, point-of-use teaching suggestions, daily lesson plans, graphic organizers, reproducible newcomer worksheets, practice transparencies, and more.
(Also see Keys to Learning for a much lower, structured approach for students.)
Features:
Research-based and standards-driven.
Systematic, explicit reading and writing instruction.
Expository content readings and a wide variety of literature selections.
Academic skills and strategies students for success in the mainstream class.
This four-level program has a package that supports both students and teachers:
Comprehensive assessment tools, such as diagnostic tests, test prep worksheets for standardized test practice, and four-skills tests.
Outstanding technology resources, including an interactive student CD-ROM, audio reading selections, a Companion Website, and the Focus and Connect video program, to help address multiple learning styles.
Abundant classroom management and support tools, such as a fully annotated Teacher's Edition, point-of-use teaching suggestions, daily lesson plans, graphic organizers, reproducible newcomer worksheets, practice transparencies, and more.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Upper Saddle River
United States
Target group
ELT/ESL
US School Grade: From Sixth Grade to Twelfth Grade, Interest Age: From 8 to 12 years
Dimensions
Width: 10 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
841 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-093934-0 (9780130939340)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Unit 1: POINTS OF VIEW
Part 1
Objectives
Prepare to Read
Focus on Content: Social Studies
Moving Toward Independence: The Boston Tea Party
Review and Practice
Connect to Literature: Music
Yankee Doodle
Important Events of the American Revolution (Timeline)
The World Turned Upside Down
Link the Readings
Connect to Writing
Grammar: Using the Simple Past
Skills for Writing: Using Sequence Words in Narrative Text
Writing Assignment: Narrative Paragraphs
Check Your Knowledge
Part 2
Objectives
Prepare to Read
Focus on Literature: Personal Narrative
From Daughter of China, Meihong Xu and Larry Engelmann
Review and Practice
Connect to Content: Social Studies
Understanding Cultural Differences, Sandy Cameron
Link the Readings
Connect to Writing
Grammar: Subject-Verb Agreement in the Simple Present
Skills for Writing: Writing Journal Entries to Develop Fluency
Writing Assignment: Journal Entry
Check Your Knowledge
Put It All Together
Objectives
Listening and Speaking Workshop: Presentation
Writing Workshop: Personal Narrative
Projects
Further Reading
Unit 2: THE HUMAN SPIRIT
Part 1
Objectives
Prepare to Read
Focus on Content: Social Studies
Abraham Lincoln
Review and Practice
Connect to Literature: Poetry
Nancy Hanks, Rosemary Carr and Stephen Vincent Benet
Lincoln, John Gould Fletcher
Link the Readings
Connect to Writing
Grammar: Using Real Conditionals: Sentences with if Clauses
Skills for Writing: Persuasive Writing
Writing Assignment: Persuasive Paragraph
Check Your Knowledge
Part 2
Objectives
Prepare to Read
Focus on Literature: Biography
Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, Kathleen Thompson
Review and Practice
Connect to Content: Social Studies
The Peace Corps
Link the Readings
Connect to Writing
Grammar: Using Modals of Advice
Skills for Writing: Giving Advice in an Informal E-Mail Message
Writing Assignment: Advice in an Informal E-Mail Message
Check Your Knowledge
Put It All Together
Objectives
Listening and Speaking Workshop: Group Presentation
Writing Workshop: Letter to the Editor
Projects
Further Reading
Unit 3: VOICES OF FREEDOM
Part 1
Objectives
Prepare to Read
Focus on Content: Social Studies
I Have a Dream, Martin Luther King Jr.
Review and Practice
Connect to Literature: Poetry
Lady Freedom Among Us, Rita Dove
Link the Readings
Connect to Writing
Grammar: The Present Perfect
Skills for Writing: Writing Essays
Writing Assignment: Descriptive Essay
Check Your Knowledge
Part 2 Objectives
Prepare to Read
Focus on Literature: Historical Fiction
From Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, Mildred D. Taylor
Review and Practice
Connect to Content: Social Studies
Words of Freedom
Link the Readings
Connect to Writing
Grammar: Gerunds and Infinitives
Skills for Writing: Writing a Poem
Writing Assignment: Poem
Check Your Knowledge
Put It All Together Objectives
Listening and Speaking Workshop: Speech
Writing Workshop: Descriptive Essay
Projects
Further Reading
Unit 4: RISKS AND CHALLENGES
Part 1 Objectives
Prepare to Read
Focus on Content: Social Studies
The Train to Freedom
Follow the Drinking Gourd
Review and Practice
Connect to Literature: Personal Narrative
Five New Words at a Time, Yu-Lan (Mary) Ying
Link the Readings
Connect to Writing
Grammar: Using Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases
Skills for Writing: Writing Interview Questions and Responses
Writing Assignment: Interview Questions
Check Your Knowledge
Part 2 Objectives
Prepare to Read
Focus on Literature: Play
From The Little Prince: The Play, Rick Cummins and John Scoullar
Review and Practice
Connect to Content: Science
Performance Anxiety
Link the Readings
Connect to Writing
Grammar: Contractions
Skills for Writing: Writing Dialogue
Writing Assignment: Dialogue
Check Your Knowledge
Put It All Together Objectives
Listening and Speaking Workshop: TV Commercial
Writing Workshop: Biographical Narrative
Projects
Further Reading
Unit 5: REACH FOR THE STARS
Part 1
Objectives
Prepare to Read
Focus on Content: Science
Earth and the Milky Way
Review and Practice
Connect to Literature and Art: Poetry and Paintings
The Starry Night, Vincent van Gogh
On van Gogh's 'Starry Night', Martha Staid
Escape at Bedtime, Robert Louis Stevenson
Link the Readings
Connect to Writing
Grammar: Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
Skills for Writing: Using the Internet to Do Research Reports
Writing Assignment: Research Report
Check Your Knowledge
Part 2
Objectives
Prepare to Read
Focus on Literature: Myths
The Ten Chinese Suns
Re
Why the Sun Is So High in the Heavens
Review and Practice
Connect to Content: Science
Solar Eclipses
Link the Readings
Connect to Writing
Grammar: Using the Passive Voice
Skills for Writing: Quoting and Paraphrasing
Writing Assignment: Research Report
Check Your Knowledge
Put It All Together Objectives
Listening and Speaking Workshop: Oral Report
Writing Workshop: Research Report
Projects
Further Reading
Unit 6: SHIFTING PERSPECTIVES
Part 1
Objectives
Prepare to Read
Focus on Content: Science and Art
Light
A Reflection in Art: Jan van Eyck's Double Portrait
Review and Practice
Connect to Literature: Essay
Mirror, Mirror: Mambo No. 5, Gustavo Perez Firmat
Link the Readings
Connect to Writing
Grammar: Subject and Object Pronouns
Skills for Writing: Writing Responses
Writing Assignment: Response
Check Your Knowledge
Part 2
Objectives
Prepare to Read
Focus on Literature: Autobiography
From The Story of My Life, Hellen Keller
Review and Practice
Connect to Content: Social Studies
Sowing the Seeds of Peace, Mandy Terc
Link the Readings
Connect to Writing
Grammar: Compound and Complex Sentences
Skills for Writing: Focusing on Paragraph Unity
Writing Assignment: Personal Narrative
Check Your Knowledge
Put It All Together
Objectives
Listening and Speaking Workshop: Group Presentation
Writing Workshop: Short Story
Projects
Further Reading
Glossary
Index
Acknowledgments
Credits
Part 1
Objectives
Prepare to Read
Focus on Content: Social Studies
Moving Toward Independence: The Boston Tea Party
Review and Practice
Connect to Literature: Music
Yankee Doodle
Important Events of the American Revolution (Timeline)
The World Turned Upside Down
Link the Readings
Connect to Writing
Grammar: Using the Simple Past
Skills for Writing: Using Sequence Words in Narrative Text
Writing Assignment: Narrative Paragraphs
Check Your Knowledge
Part 2
Objectives
Prepare to Read
Focus on Literature: Personal Narrative
From Daughter of China, Meihong Xu and Larry Engelmann
Review and Practice
Connect to Content: Social Studies
Understanding Cultural Differences, Sandy Cameron
Link the Readings
Connect to Writing
Grammar: Subject-Verb Agreement in the Simple Present
Skills for Writing: Writing Journal Entries to Develop Fluency
Writing Assignment: Journal Entry
Check Your Knowledge
Put It All Together
Objectives
Listening and Speaking Workshop: Presentation
Writing Workshop: Personal Narrative
Projects
Further Reading
Unit 2: THE HUMAN SPIRIT
Part 1
Objectives
Prepare to Read
Focus on Content: Social Studies
Abraham Lincoln
Review and Practice
Connect to Literature: Poetry
Nancy Hanks, Rosemary Carr and Stephen Vincent Benet
Lincoln, John Gould Fletcher
Link the Readings
Connect to Writing
Grammar: Using Real Conditionals: Sentences with if Clauses
Skills for Writing: Persuasive Writing
Writing Assignment: Persuasive Paragraph
Check Your Knowledge
Part 2
Objectives
Prepare to Read
Focus on Literature: Biography
Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, Kathleen Thompson
Review and Practice
Connect to Content: Social Studies
The Peace Corps
Link the Readings
Connect to Writing
Grammar: Using Modals of Advice
Skills for Writing: Giving Advice in an Informal E-Mail Message
Writing Assignment: Advice in an Informal E-Mail Message
Check Your Knowledge
Put It All Together
Objectives
Listening and Speaking Workshop: Group Presentation
Writing Workshop: Letter to the Editor
Projects
Further Reading
Unit 3: VOICES OF FREEDOM
Part 1
Objectives
Prepare to Read
Focus on Content: Social Studies
I Have a Dream, Martin Luther King Jr.
Review and Practice
Connect to Literature: Poetry
Lady Freedom Among Us, Rita Dove
Link the Readings
Connect to Writing
Grammar: The Present Perfect
Skills for Writing: Writing Essays
Writing Assignment: Descriptive Essay
Check Your Knowledge
Part 2 Objectives
Prepare to Read
Focus on Literature: Historical Fiction
From Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, Mildred D. Taylor
Review and Practice
Connect to Content: Social Studies
Words of Freedom
Link the Readings
Connect to Writing
Grammar: Gerunds and Infinitives
Skills for Writing: Writing a Poem
Writing Assignment: Poem
Check Your Knowledge
Put It All Together Objectives
Listening and Speaking Workshop: Speech
Writing Workshop: Descriptive Essay
Projects
Further Reading
Unit 4: RISKS AND CHALLENGES
Part 1 Objectives
Prepare to Read
Focus on Content: Social Studies
The Train to Freedom
Follow the Drinking Gourd
Review and Practice
Connect to Literature: Personal Narrative
Five New Words at a Time, Yu-Lan (Mary) Ying
Link the Readings
Connect to Writing
Grammar: Using Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases
Skills for Writing: Writing Interview Questions and Responses
Writing Assignment: Interview Questions
Check Your Knowledge
Part 2 Objectives
Prepare to Read
Focus on Literature: Play
From The Little Prince: The Play, Rick Cummins and John Scoullar
Review and Practice
Connect to Content: Science
Performance Anxiety
Link the Readings
Connect to Writing
Grammar: Contractions
Skills for Writing: Writing Dialogue
Writing Assignment: Dialogue
Check Your Knowledge
Put It All Together Objectives
Listening and Speaking Workshop: TV Commercial
Writing Workshop: Biographical Narrative
Projects
Further Reading
Unit 5: REACH FOR THE STARS
Part 1
Objectives
Prepare to Read
Focus on Content: Science
Earth and the Milky Way
Review and Practice
Connect to Literature and Art: Poetry and Paintings
The Starry Night, Vincent van Gogh
On van Gogh's 'Starry Night', Martha Staid
Escape at Bedtime, Robert Louis Stevenson
Link the Readings
Connect to Writing
Grammar: Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
Skills for Writing: Using the Internet to Do Research Reports
Writing Assignment: Research Report
Check Your Knowledge
Part 2
Objectives
Prepare to Read
Focus on Literature: Myths
The Ten Chinese Suns
Re
Why the Sun Is So High in the Heavens
Review and Practice
Connect to Content: Science
Solar Eclipses
Link the Readings
Connect to Writing
Grammar: Using the Passive Voice
Skills for Writing: Quoting and Paraphrasing
Writing Assignment: Research Report
Check Your Knowledge
Put It All Together Objectives
Listening and Speaking Workshop: Oral Report
Writing Workshop: Research Report
Projects
Further Reading
Unit 6: SHIFTING PERSPECTIVES
Part 1
Objectives
Prepare to Read
Focus on Content: Science and Art
Light
A Reflection in Art: Jan van Eyck's Double Portrait
Review and Practice
Connect to Literature: Essay
Mirror, Mirror: Mambo No. 5, Gustavo Perez Firmat
Link the Readings
Connect to Writing
Grammar: Subject and Object Pronouns
Skills for Writing: Writing Responses
Writing Assignment: Response
Check Your Knowledge
Part 2
Objectives
Prepare to Read
Focus on Literature: Autobiography
From The Story of My Life, Hellen Keller
Review and Practice
Connect to Content: Social Studies
Sowing the Seeds of Peace, Mandy Terc
Link the Readings
Connect to Writing
Grammar: Compound and Complex Sentences
Skills for Writing: Focusing on Paragraph Unity
Writing Assignment: Personal Narrative
Check Your Knowledge
Put It All Together
Objectives
Listening and Speaking Workshop: Group Presentation
Writing Workshop: Short Story
Projects
Further Reading
Glossary
Index
Acknowledgments
Credits