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Read Works: "The Sheaves"

For Students 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A poem by Edward Arlington Robinson about the coming of autumn. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: "The Song of Wandering Aengus"

For Students 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A poem by William Butler Yeats about meeting a magical girl. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: "If You Were Coming in the Fall"

For Students 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A poem by Emily Dickinson about the uncertainty of time. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: "The Railway Train"

For Students 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A poem by Emily Dickinson about a railroad train. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: "Paul Revere's Ride"

For Students 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow about the ride of Paul Revere. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: "Sonnet 73"

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A sonnet by William Shakespeare about love and the passage of time. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: "Loveliest of Trees"

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A poem by A. E. Housman about cherry trees and the passage of time. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: "Ozymandias"

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A poem by Percy Shelley about the ruins of a statue found in the desert. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: "Song Vii"

For Students 11th - 12th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A poem by Rabindranath Tagore about writing a poem. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: "Because I Could Not Stop for Death"

For Students 11th - 12th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A poem by Emily Dickinson about death, time, and eternity. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Three Symbols of the United States

For Teachers K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] Three main symbols of the United States are provided in this informational text: The Liberty Bell, the American flag, and The White House. " Early readers can use the visual cues to help them comprehend...
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Read Works: What Is a Memorial?

For Teachers K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage defines the term "memorial" and describes the following famous ones: Jefferson Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, and Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Questions that...
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Read Works: Let Freedom Ring

For Teachers K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] Several songs representative of the United States are provided in this informational text: "My Country 'Tis of Thee"; "America"; and "The Star-Spangled Banner". A question sheet is available to help...
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Read Works: Learn About Maps

For Teachers K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] Intended to support early elementary students' reading comprehension, the basic terminology associated with map are explained in this informational text. A question sheet is available to help students...
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Read Works: What Is a Crossing Guard?

For Teachers K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] Intended to support early elementary students' reading comprehension, the meaning of the term "crossing guard" is explained in this informational text. Visual cues are provided to support the passage...
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Read Works: This Is North America

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] Intended to support early elementary students' reading comprehension, geographical information about North American is provided in this informational text. Questions that assess multiple reading skills...
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Read Works: Countries Solve Problems

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] Intended to support early elementary students' reading comprehension, this short story helps students understand how countries solve problems. Questions that assess multiple reading skills are provided.
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Read Works: Excerpt From "Meet the Ologist Laurel Kendall"

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This ReadWorks reading from the American Museum of Natural Anthropology's website called OLogy provides an interview with the cultural anthropologist named Laurel Kendall. A question sheet is available...
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Read Works: A New Kind of Library

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Intended to support elementary students' reading comprehension, information is shared about the history of the New York Public Library and how the purpose of libraries have transformed over the years....
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Read Works: Up Close With a Zapotec Urn

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This ReadWorks reading from the American Museum of Natural Anthropology's website called OLogy provides a curator's interview with an Zapotec urn. Visual cues are provided to support the passage, and...
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Read Works: Meet the Ologist Chuck Spencer

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This ReadWorks reading from the American Museum of Natural Anthropology's website called OLogy provides an interview with the archaeologist named Chuck Spencer. A paired passage entitled "Up Close with...
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Read Works:what's the Big Idea About Archaeology?

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This ReadWorks reading from the American Museum of Natural Anthropology's website called OLogy explains what archaeologists do. A paired passage entitled "Meet the Ologist-Chuck Spencer" is provided in...
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Read Works: Non Colonists in the American Revolution

For Teachers 4th - 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This ReadWorks passage gives information about the roles of some French, Native Americans, Hessians, and Polish citizens during the American Revolution. A question sheet is available to help students...
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Read Works: The Code of Hammurabi

For Teachers 5th - 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This ReadWorks passage provides a brief history of ancient Mesopotamia's Code of Hammurabi. A paired passage, a lower level passage with related content, and a questions sheet are available to help...