This page includes the student reader for the unit, as well as editable resources from the teacher manual: writing tasks, charts for discussion, forms and graphic organizers. All resources can be downloaded for implementation with students

Table of Contents

Unit Texts

Grade 9, Unit 2 Student Reader
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Writing Tasks

S-9: Synthesizing the Two Texts
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Forms and Graphic Organizers

S-7: Criteria For a Good Discussion
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Charts for Discussion

S-1: What We Learned From Reading “The Genius of Jobs”
S-1: “The Genius of Jobs” Unfamiliar Terms and Confusing Moments
S-1: What We Learned About Identifying and Resolving Unfamiliar Terms or Difficult Moments
S-5: What We Learned From Reading “The Secret to Raising Smart Kids”
S-5: “The Secret to Raising Smart Kids” Unfamiliar Terms and Confusing Moments
S-5: What We Learned About Identifying and Resolving Unfamiliar Terms or Difficult Moments
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