9th Grade Social Issues Resources
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Hunger and Malnutrition
Teach children about hunger and malnutrition through the vocabulary, research, and writing activities in this worksheet.…Subjects:Language Arts and WritingSocial Studies and HistoryNutrition -
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Silas Marner
Enhance reading comprehension with a with a guide that contains an overview, discussion questions, follow-up activities…Subjects:LiteratureBanned Books and CensorshipReading and Literature -
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Monster Reading Guide
Spark a spirited debate about the moral and social dilemmas that arise in Walter Dean Myers's Monster with the group…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureSocial IssuesBanned Books and Censorship -
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The Fountainhead
Use a teaching guide that includes character analysis, an overview of the novel, and study questions.Subjects:Twentieth CenturyAmerican History/U.S. HistorySocial Studies and History -
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A Reader's Companion to Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie
Use the questions in this literature guide to Sleeping Freshman Never Lie to check reading comprehension and engage…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureFictionSocial Issues -
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A Guide to Teaching Bruce Brooks's Asylum for Nightface, What Hearts & The Moves Make the Man
This teacher's guide to Bruce Brooks's Asylum for Nightface, What Hearts & The Moves Make the Man provides a pre-reading…Subjects:LiteratureReading and LiteratureNovels -
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Parrot in the Oven Reading Guide
Use the questions in this reading guide to spark discussion about the family and community pressure the main character…Subjects:HispanicsSocial IssuesFamilies -
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Shooter Reading Guide
This reading guide includes discussion questions for Shooter, a novel by Walter Dean Myers about a school shooting.Subjects:Reading and LiteratureFictionSocial Issues -
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We Are Here To Stay Reading Guide
Use these reading guide to support students to think critically and demonstrate reading comprehension.Subjects:Social Change in LiteratureSocial Issues -
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Beyond Blame -- Introduction
This introduction provides background information and teaching suggestions for a three-lesson unit (for middle and high…Subjects:Social Studies and HistorySociety and AnthropologySocial Issues -
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Capital Punishment Essay
Talk to your class about capital punishment and its effectiveness in stemming crime. Then, have pupils write an opinion…Subjects:Social Studies and HistorySocial IssuesLaw -
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A Discussion Guide to the Novels of Chris Lynch
Facilitate classroom studies of novels by Chris Lynch with this discussion guide to Freewill, Iceman, and Sins of the…Subjects:NovelsReading InstructionSocial Issues -
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Discussion Guide to the Books of Sarah Dessen
The books of Sarah Dessen have struck a nerve with teen girls all over the country. Here is a guide to four of her most…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureFictionSocial Issues -
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The Orange Houses Discussion Guide
Guide students in a discussion about the events and characters in The Orange Houses, by Paul Griffin. This printable…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureFictionSocial Issues -
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This Full House Reading Guide
This reading guide includes discussion questions and activities to deepen pupils' understanding of This Full House, the…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureFictionSocial Issues -
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Street Love Reading Guide
Use the questions in this reading guide to encourage classroom discussion of Street Love, a novel by Walter Dean Myers…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureFictionSocial Issues -
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Good Girls Reading Guide
Guide pupil discussion about teenage relationships, the objectification of women, and sexuality with these questions for…Subjects:Social IssuesSexLanguage Arts and Writing -
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Play Me Reading Guide
This reading guide to Play Me by Laura Ruby includes discussion questions and five extension activities to accompany the…Subjects:Social IssuesLanguage Arts and WritingSociety and Anthropology -
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All-Bright Court and Imani All Mine Reader's Guide
Compare and discuss two books by Connie Rose Porter with help from the questions in this printable reader's guide.…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureSocial Issues -
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When I Crossed No-Bob Reader's Guide
The questions in this printable reader's guide will help you and your class explore social issues in American history…Subjects:LiteratureHistorical FictionAmerican History/U.S. History -
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Girlwood Teacher's Guide
The discussion questions in this teacher's guide will help you examine the characters, literary devices, and message of…Subjects:LiteratureReading and LiteratureFantasy Fiction -
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Nickel and Dimed Teacher's Guide
Journalist and author Barbara Ehrenreich goes under cover to work low-wage jobs across America, learning how difficult…Subjects:Banned Books and CensorshipLiteratureReading and Literature