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Speaking and Writing about People with Disabilities

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Ninth graders explore the differences in language for referring to people:  disabled, handicapped or challenged.  In this people with disabilities instructional activity, 9th graders define the words and discuss common usage.  Students complete a worksheet using these guidelines.

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9th
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English Language Arts
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