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CommonLit

Common Lit: The Gospel of Doubt

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "The Gospel of Doubt" by Casey Gerald, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Grace Hopper

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Grace Hopper" by Tim Slavin, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher and...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Baseball Is a Field of Dreams and Dashed Hopes for Dominicans

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Baseball is a Field of Dreams - and Dashed Hopes - for Dominicans" by David Lagesse, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: The Road to American Independence

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "The Road to American Independence" by Jessica McBirney, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Trujillo & the Mirabal Sisters

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Trujillo & the Mirabal Sisters" by Mike Kubric, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: In Danang, Where u.s. Troops First Landed, Memories of War

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "In Danang, Where U.S. Troops First Landed, Memories of War Have Faded" by Michael Sullivan, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: "A Defiant Muhammad Ali Was Cherished by Black Men" by Karen G. Bates

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "A Defiant Muhammad Ali Was Cherished by Black Men" by Karen Grigsby Bates, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: "Chasing Memories" in Their Refugee Camp 40 Years After Fleeing

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "'Chasing Memories' in Their Refugee Camp 40 Years after Fleeing Vietnam" by Hansi Lo Wang, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: How a Bill Becomes a Law

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "How a Bill Becomes a Law," accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher and student...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Introduction to the Holocaust by the United States Holocaust Memorial

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Introduction to the Holocaust" by The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Danish Resistance During the Holocaust

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Danish Resistance During the Holocaust" by Hans Holmskov Schluter, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Resistance to the Vietnam War

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Resistance to the Vietnam War" by Jessica McBirney, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: High Court Reviews Insanity Defense Case

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "High Court Reviews Insanity-Defense Case" by Nina Totenberg, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Japan's Quest for Empire

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Japan's Quest for Empire" by Jessica McBirney, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: "Would You Marry a Stranger? Arranged Marriage" by Jessica Mc Birney

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Would You Marry a Stranger" by Jessica McBirney, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: The Tiananmen Square Massacre

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "The Tiananmen Square Massacre" by Mike Kubic, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Village Schools and Traveling Soldiers

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Village Schools and Traveling Soldiers" by Arthur Henderson Smith, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: China's Cultural Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "China's Cultural Revolution" by Mike Kubic, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Ancient Greece: Birthplace of Western Individualism by Us history.org

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Ancient Greece: The Birthplace of Western Individualism," accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Choosing a Warning Label for Human Dna

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Choosing a Warning Label for Human DNA" by Charles Wohlforth, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: For Many Returning Vets "Moral Injury" Just as Difficult

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "For Many Returning Vets 'Moral Injury' Just as Difficult" by Rachel Martin, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: On Tragedy

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A learning module that begins with "On Tragedy" by Aristotle, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher and student...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Letters From Wilbur Wright

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Letters from Wilbur Wright" by Wilbur Wright, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Stephen Bishop: Cave Explorer

For Students 3rd - 4th
A learning module that begins with "Stephen Bishop: Cave Explorer" by Judith Boogaart, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through...