Table of Contents

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From Ancient Greece to Iraq, the Power of Words in Wartime by Robin Tolmach Lakoff
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Does Your Language Shape How You Think? by Guy Deutscher
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Writing Tasks

S-8: Synthesizing the Two Texts
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Charts for Discussion

S-1: What We Learned From Reading “The Power of Words in Wartime”
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S-1: “The Power of Words in Wartime”: Unfamiliar Terms and Confusing Moments
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S-4: What We Learned From Reading “Does Your Language Shape How You Think?”
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S-4: “Does Your Language Shape How You Think?” Unfamiliar Terms and Confusing Moments
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S-6: Findings and Evidence
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