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Malaria: Stopping a Global Killer by Michael Finkel
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The Power of Nothing by Michael Specter
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Writing Tasks

S-5: Writing Like Finkel
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S-8: Explaining Key Content in “The Power of Nothing”
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S-11: Comparing and Contrasting Two Authors’ Methods
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Charts for Discussion

S-1: What We Learned From Reading “Malaria: Stopping a Global Killer”
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S-1: “Malaria: Stopping a Global Killer” Unfamiliar Terms and Confusing Moments
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S-1: What We Learned About Identifying and Resolving Unfamiliar Terms or Difficult Moments
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S-4: “Malaria: Stopping a Global Killer” Metaphors and Similes
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S-4: Analyzing Finkel’s Methods
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S-6: What We Learned From Reading “The Power of Nothing”
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S-6: “The Power of Nothing” Unfamiliar Terms and Confusing Moments
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S-8: Key Ideas About Placebos
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S-10: Analyzing Specter’s Methods
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