Weeks of December 15, 2014 & December 22, 2014

2A-06  TITLE IX: Preventing Discrimination Against girls and Women in Sports and Education
resources -- inequity -- illustrate -- adequate -- disproportionate

Achieve Readings 

35.  Chile Has its First Woman President Ever -- Listening for Main and Supporting Details
36.  Is this Law Fair?  -- Cite Evidence
37.  Fair or Unfair?  --  Cite Evidence



Additional examples of social inequities where groups of people have disproportionate access to resources:  LA Times Report titled 'Product of Mexico' 

Link to Word Generation Readings on Title IX

Week of December 8, 2014

TITLE IX:  Preventing Discrimination against girls and women in sports and education.

Achieve Readings:

32.  For All Women --  Summarizing

33.  More Women than ever at West Point  --  Summarizing
34.  The Mighty Macs --  Summarizing
35.  Is this Law Fair?  -- Cite Evidence
36.  Fair or Unfair?  -- 

Link to Word Generation Readings on Title IX

Week of December 1, 2014

Should English be the Official language of the United States?  2A-11

specify | establish | cohesive | constrain | xenophobia

Achieve Readings
27.  Driver's Test in English only! - Understanding text structure: Compare & Contrast
28.  New School, New Country  -- Summarizing
29.  Making a Better Life --  Understanding text structure: Cause & Effect
30.  Our Great Migration --  Cite Evidence

31. Westward Expansion: The Rush for Riches --  Understanding text structure: Cause & Effect

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