Unit1BusinessandEconomics
WritingSkillDevelopment
BasicStructureofanArgumentativeEssay
ReadingforIdeas
TextADrainorGain?
TextBRentorBuy,aMatterofLifestyle
TextCComebackKid-America'sEconomyIsOnceAgainReinventingItself
UnitSummary
Unit2Engineering
WritingSkillDevelopment
SupportingEvidenceandEffectiveArgumentation(l)UseofReliableSources(statistics,facts,quotation,illustrativeincidents,etc.)
ReadingforIdeas
TextAAlteringtheForcesofNature:GeneticEngineeringonAnimals
TextBGeneticallyModifiedFoods:ASolutiontoWorldHungerorPotentialHealthThreat?
TextCGeneticEngineeringandCloning
UnitSummary
Unit3Science
WritingSkillDevelopment
SupportingEvidenceandEffectiveArgumentation(2)CauseandEffect
ReadingforIdeas
TextACanAnimalsandPlantsAdapttoGlobalWarming?
TextBIntermittentExercise-FactorsThatEffectPerformance
TextCStemCellResearch-WhyIsItRegardedasaThreat?
UnitSummary
Unit4InformationTechnology
WritingSkillDevelopment
SupportingEvidenceandEffectiveArgumentation(3)ComparisonandContrast
Readingforldeas
TextAiPadsandKindlesAreBetterfortheEnvironmentThanBooks
TextBStopBlamingtheInternet
TextCWeShouldNotPermitInternetCensorship
UnitSummary
Unit5Philosophy
WritingSkillDevelopment
SupportingEvidenceandEffectiveArgumentation(4)DeductionandInduction
ReadingforIdeas
TextAArgument,TruthandtheSocialSideofReasoning
TextBWhoNeedstheHumanities?
TextCExperimentsinPhilosophy
UnitSummary
Unit6SocialScience
WritingSkillDevelopment
SupportingEvidenceandEffectiveArgumentation(5)ClearFlowofReasoningandAvoidanceofFalseArguments
Readingforldeas
TextATheManyCareerOpportunitiesforRecipientsofDegreesinMathematics
TextBHiddenTigers:WhyDoChineseChildrenDoSoWellatSchool?
TextCWhyIWantaWife
UnitSummary
Unit7LifeSciencejHealth
Unit8Environment
Glossary