<P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"><B><I><B>Northstar,</B></I> </B>now in a new edition, motivates students to succeed in their <B>academic</B> as well as <B>personal</B> language goals. For each of the five levels, the two strands — <I>Reading and Writing</I> and <I>Listening and Speaking — </I>provide a fully integrated approach for students and teachers. </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"><B> </B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"><B>What is Special about the New Edition?</B>  <B> </B></P> <UL> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><B>New Themes and Updated Content </B>— presented in a <B>variety of genres</B> and in <B>authentic materials </B>— challenge and engage students intellectually.</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><B>Enhanced Focus on Academic Skills, </B>more purposeful integration of <B>critical thinking</B>, and an <B>enhanced focus on academic skills</B> such as inferencing, synthesizing, notetaking, and test taking help students develop strategies for success in the classroom and on standardized tests. </DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">A <B>structured approach</B> gives students opportunities for <B>more extended and creative oral practice</B>, for example, presentations, simulations, debates, speeches, public service announcements and more.</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><B>A New Design </B>with <B>full color pages</B>, more <B>photos, illustrations</B>, and <B>graphic organizers</B> fosters student engagement and makes the content come alive. </DIV></LI></UL> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"><B><I>MyNorthStarLab</I></B>, the easy-to-use online companion of the <I>NorthStar</I> series, saves time and improves student results.</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"><B> </B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"><B>Saves Time</B> </P> <UL> <LI>With <B>automatically graded exercises</B> for every unit of each book, instructors no longer have to create or grade homework. This gives them more time to prepare classroom lessons. <LI>Instructors can choose exercises and set due dates with just a few clicks. Homework for an entire semester can be set up in less than an hour.</LI></UL> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"><B>Improves Results</B> </P> <UL> <LI>Students have more opportunities to practice English in more ways — from video exercises and audio discussion boards to vocabulary games and academic practice. These <B>new exercises</B> help students learn more English, more quickly. <LI><B>Immediate feedback</B> on their performance allows students to come to class better prepared. <LI>If students do not pass a section of a unit test, they <B>automatically</B> receive new exercises targeting areas that need improvement.</LI></UL> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">The <I><B><I>MyNorthStarLab</I> </B></I>Access Code card is also available on its own, without the Student Book.  </P>