Unit 1 Business and Economics Writing Skill Development Basic Structure of an Argumentative Essay Reading for Ideas Text A Drain or Gain? Text B Rent or Buy, a Matter of Lifestyle Text C Comeback Kid-America's Economy Is Once Again Reinventing Itself Unit Summary Unit 2 Engineering Writing Skill Development Supporting Evidence and Effective Argumentation (l) Use of Reliable Sources (statistics, facts, quotation, illustrative incidents, etc.) Reading for Ideas Text A Altering the Forces of Nature: Genetic Engineering on Animals Text B Genetically Modified Foods: A Solution to World Hunger or Potential Health Threat? Text C Genetic Engineering and Cloning Unit Summary Unit 3 Science Writing Skill Development Supporting Evidence and Effective Argumentation (2) Cause and Effect Reading for Ideas Text A Can Animals and Plants Adapt to Global Warming? Text B Intermittent Exercise-Factors That Effect Performance Text C Stem Cell Research-Why Is It Regarded as a Threat? Unit Summary Unit 4 Information Technology Writing Skill Development Supporting Evidence and Effective Argumentation (3) Comparison and Contrast Reading for ldeas Text A iPads and Kindles Are Better for the Environment Than Books Text B Stop Blaming the Internet Text C We Should Not Permit Internet Censorship Unit Summary Unit 5 Philosophy Writing Skill Development Supporting Evidence and Effective Argumentation (4) Deduction and Induction Reading for Ideas Text A Argument, Truth and the Social Side of Reasoning Text B Who Needs the Humanities? Text C Experiments in Philosophy Unit Summary Unit 6 Social Science Writing Skill Development Supporting Evidence and Effective Argumentation (5) Clear Flow of Reasoning and Avoidance of False Arguments Reading for ldeas Text A The Many Career Opportunities for Recipients of Degrees in Mathematics Text B Hidden Tigers: Why Do Chinese Children Do So Well at School? Text C Why I Want a Wife Unit Summary Unit 7 Life SciencejHealth Unit 8 Environment Glossary