Shining Star, a program specifically designed for English language learners in grades 6-12, gives students all the support they need to master reading, writing, literature, and content, within a systematic language development framework. Standards-based and research-driven, Shining Star helps teachers create a rich learning environment where language thrives, students feel motivated to learn, and academic success is the reward.

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Unit 1: GROWING UP Part 1                         Objectives       Prepare to Read Focus on Content: Social Studies             Ancient Kids Review and Practice Connect to Literature: Fables and Myths             The Hare and the Tortoise, Aesop             Why Rattlesnake Has Fangs, Cheryl Giff Link the Readings Connect to Writing             Grammar: Using Adjectives to Describe             Skills for Writing: Writing Correct Sentences             Writing Assignment: Descriptive Sentences Check Your Knowledge   Part 2 Objectives       Prepare to Read Focus on Literature: The Novel             From Later Gator, Laurence Yep Review and Practice Connect to Content: Science             Amazing Growth Facts Link the Readings Connect to Writing             Grammar: Using the Conjunction and             Skills for Writing: Writing Compound Sentences             Writing Assignment: Descriptive Sentences Check Your Knowledge   Put It All Together   Objectives       Listening and Speaking Workshop: Group Presentation Writing Workshop: Descriptive Paragraph Projects           Further Reading   Unit 2: CHALLENGES AND CHOICES   Part 1                         Objectives       Prepare to Read Focus on Content: Social Studies             Extraordinary People Review and Practice Connect to Literature: Personal Narrative             He Was the Same Age as My Sister, Mieke C. Malandra Link the Readings Connect to Writing             Grammar: Using the Simple Past             Skills for Writing: Writing a Narrative Paragraph             Writing Assignment: Narrative Paragraph Check Your Knowledge   Part 2 Objectives       Prepare to Read Focus on Literature: Historical Fiction             From A Boat to Nowhere, Maureen Crane Wartski Review and Practice Connect to Content: Social Studies             Sudan ’s "Lost Boys" Start New Lives Link the Readings Connect to Writing             Grammar: Using the Conjunction but             Skills for Writing: Using a Variety of Sentence Types             Writing Assignment: Personal Narrative Check Your Knowledge   Put It All Together   Objectives       Listening and Speaking Workshop: Panel Discussion Writing Workshop: Personal Narrative Projects           Further Reading     Unit 3: MYSTERIOUS WAYS        90   Part 1 Objectives       Prepare to Read Focus on Content: Science, Social Studies             Fact or Fiction? Review and Practice Connect to Literature: Short Stories             Truth or Lies? George Shannon Link the Readings Connect to Writing             Grammar: The Present Progressive             Skills for Writing: Using Prepositional Phrases             Writing Assignment: Descriptive Paragraph Check Your Knowledge   Part 2 Objectives       Prepare to Read Focus on Literature: Mystery Stories             Teenage Detectives, Carol Farley and Elizabeth Dearl Review and Practice Connect to Content: Science             How to Make a Friend Disappear             Water Trick Link the Readings Connect to Writing             Grammar: Imperatives             Skills for Writing: Writing Clues             Writing Assignment: Clues for a Treasure Hunt Check Your Knowledge   Put It All Together   Objectives       Listening and Speaking Workshop: Instructions to Solve a Problem Writing Workshop: Instructions for a Science Experiment Projects Further Reading     Unit 4: CONFLICT   Part 1 Objectives       Prepare to Read Focus on Content: Social Studies             World War I Review and Practice Connect to Literature: Letter and Poems             Letter Home, Lance-Corporal Frank Earley             Can We Forget? Cora Inez Keyes             Grass, Carl Sandburg Link the Readings Connect to Writing             Grammar: Using so as a Conjunction             Skills for Writing: Cause-and-Effect Organization in Writing             Writing Assignment: Cause-and-Effect Paragraph Check Your Knowledge   Part 2 Objectives       Prepare to Read Focus on Literature: Diary             From Zlata’s Diary, Zlata Filipovic   [accent] Review and Practice Connect to Content: Social Studies             The Physical World: The Balkans Link the Readings Connect to Writing             Grammar: Using Pronoun Referents             Skills for Writing: Writing Eyewitness Reports             Writing Assignment: Eyewitness Report Check Your Knowledge   Put It All Together   Objectives       Listening and Speaking Workshop: TV News Show Writing Workshop: Report of a Historical Event Projects           Further Reading     Unit 5: WE CAN BE HEROES   Part 1 Objectives       Prepare to Read Focus on Content: Social Studies             Heroes: Yesterday and Today Review and Practice Connect to Literature: Music, Art, and Poetry             Wind Beneath My Wings, Bette Midler             Ethiopia , Sebastião Salgado             From Leaves of Grass, Walt Whitman Link the Readings Connect to Writing             Grammar: The Passive Voice             Skills for Writing: Using Time Phrases to Write a Biography             Writing Assignment: Biography Check Your Knowledge     Part 2 Objectives       Prepare to Read Focus on Literature: Play From The Diary of Anne Frank: The Play, Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett, adapted by Wendy Kesselman Review and Practice Connect to Content: Art, Social Studies             Heroic Art Link the Readings Connect to Writing             Grammar: Comparative and Superlative Adjectives             Skills for Writing: Writing Reviews             Writing Assignment: Review Check Your Knowledge   Put It All Together   Objectives       Listening and Speaking Workshop: Speech Writing Workshop: Letter to the Editor Projects           Further Reading     Unit 6: THE FUTURE   Part 1 Objectives       Prepare to Read Focus on Content: Science, Social Studies             Life in the Future Review and Practice Connect to Literature: Interview             Interview with an Astronaut: Dan Bursch Link the Readings Connect to Writing             Grammar: Using will for the Future             Skills for Writing: Writing Notes for a Research Report             Writing Assignment: Notes Check Your Knowledge     Part 2                          Objectives       Prepare to Read Focus on Literature: Novel             From The Time Warp Trio: 2095, Jon Scieszka Review and Practice Connect to Content: Science             DNA, Genes, and Traits Link the Readings Connect to Writing             Grammar: Using be going to for the Future             Skills for Writing: Making Sentence Outlines             Writing Assignment: Sentence Outlines Check Your Knowledge   Put It All Together   Objectives       Listening and Speaking Workshop: Presentation Writing Workshop: Research Report Projects           Further Reading   Glossary Index Acknowledgments Credits