Thank you! This is very helpful. It is for high school.

On 5/30/09, lynne/ca wrote:
> On 5/29/09, Visions, Focus on Grammar, Weaving it Together,
> English in Action, Northstar? wrote:
>> Hi all,
>> I'm looking to adopt a textbook series I can use with ELLs
>> from newcomer to high-intermediate level. These are the
>> ones I'm checking out. I'd like clear explanations, a lot
>> of exercises, and supplementals. Any opinions on these or
>> recommendations for others?
>> Thanks,
>> Dawn
>>
>> Visions
>> Focus on Grammar
>> Weaving It Together
>> English in Action
>> Northstar
>
> Is this for high school level? For high school I'd recommend
> Visions or Shining Star. Both are literature-based, but
> integrate reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Both are
> comprehensive, appealing to teenagers, and well-organized.
>
> English in Action isn't as comprehensive (less material per
> level), and some of the content is clearly aimed at adults
> (for example, asking students to tell how many children they
> have and whether or not they are married, or to write a
> paragraph about their job). We've used it at the high school
> level, but only to supplement other material.
>
> Focus on Grammar, as the name suggests, is grammar-based. To
> provide supplemental grammar material it is good, but it's
> not a comprehensive program.
>
> Northstar consists of two books per level - one for
> Listening/Speaking, another for Reading/Writing. Aside from
> that, I know little about it. I'm also not familiar with
> Weaving It Together or Milestones.
>
> What grade levels? I would not use English in Action or Focus
> on Grammar below the 9th grade level. I would not use Visions
> or Shining Star below the 6th or 7th grade level. But they
> are appropriate for high school.

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