6 M2A - Rules to Live By

President Barack Obama, “Back-to-School Speech,” made on September 8, 2009.

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Prepared text of President Barack Obama's “Back-to-School Speech,” made on September 8, 2009.

Link to the video from New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/video/us/politics/1247464458756/president-addresses-america-s-students.html

Excerpts from the text can also be found in the Grade 6: Module 2A: Unit 1: Lesson 12 on EngageNY.

Steve Jobs' Stanford University Commencement Speech

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A prepared text of Steve Jobs' commencement speech at Stanford University made on June 12, 2005. This text can also be found within the Grade 6: Module 2A: Unit 1: Lesson 6 on EngageNY.

Link to the video on TED.com: http://www.ted.com/talks/steve_jobs_how_to_live_before_you_die

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Poem by Rudyard Kipling from the Poetry Foundation

Esperanza Ortega possesses all the treasures a young girl could want: fancy dresses; a beautiful home filled with servants in the bountiful region of Aguascalientes, Mexico; and the promise of one day rising to Mama's position and presiding over all of El Rancho de las Rosas.

Author:

Pam Munoz Ryan

Grade Level:

Middle

Lexile:

750L

Length:

04:45

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens: The Ultimate Teenage Success Guide (Unabridged)

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Being a teenager is both wonderful and challenging. In The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens, author Sean Covey applies the timeless principles of the 7 Habits to teens and the tough issues and life-changing decisions they face.

Author:

Sean Covey

Grade Level:

Middle

High

Lexile:

870L

Length:

07:15

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens: The Ultimate Teenage Success Guide (Unabridged)

A Year Down Yonder (Unabridged)

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Mary Alice and Grandma Dowdel return for more astonishing, laugh-out-loud adventures when 15-year-old Mary Alice moves in with her spicy grandmother for the year. Her extended visit is filled with moonlit schemes, romances both foiled and founded, and a whole parade of fools made to suffer in unusual (and always hilarious) ways.

Author:

Richard Peck

Grade Level:

Middle

High

Lexile:

610L

Length:

03:25