Curated OER
Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice
Use the historical account of Claudette Colvin to study civil rights and connect past injustices to modern issues. As learners read, they examine chapter titles, record quotes, and participate in discussion. Next, they research active...
Curated OER
Introduce Vocabulary: Frida (Winter)
Combine vocabulary in context with art history using Jonah Winter's colorful biography Frida. Although there are quite a few words you could teach from this text, four are listed here with connecting questions: ill, imitate,...
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Read Works
Read Works: The American Revolution, 1763 1783 [Excerpt]
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read an excerpt from an essay on the American Revolution and answer questions on comprehension, main idea, author's purpose, and more. Links to a paired text and paired text questions are...
Read Works
Read Works: Passages: "The Bill of Rights"
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read "The Bill of Rights" and "The Preamble to the United States Constitution" and answer questions on the paired texts.
Library of Congress
Loc: Primary Sources and Personal Artifacts
This lesson plan introduces the practice of using primary sources; where to find primary sources, what they are, how to examine them, and how to construct a context to tell more of the story.
CommonLit
Common Lit: The 1897 Petition Against the Annexation of Hawaii
A learning module that begins with a historical text from the National Archives called "The 1897 Petition Against the Annexation of Hawaii" accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text...
CommonLit
Common Lit: President Roosevelt's First Fireside Chat
A learning module that begins with the historical text "President Roosevelt's First Fireside Chat" accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Excerpts From Thomas Jefferson's Writings on American Indians
A learning module that begins with the historical text "Excerpts from Thomas Jefferson's Writings on American Indians" accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a...
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Common Lit: Charter of the United Nations
A learning module that begins with the 1945 historical text "Charter of the United Nations" accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Conservation as a National Duty
A learning module that begins with President Theodore Roosevelt's historical speech "Conservation as a National Duty" accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a...
CommonLit
Common Lit: President Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points
A learning module that begins the historical speech "President Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points" accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Agreement Between the u.s. And the Spokane Indians
A learning module that begins with "Agreement Between the U.S. and the Spokane Indians" 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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Common Lit: Articles of Confederation
A learning module that begins with "Articles of Confederation" by The Continental Congress, 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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Common Lit: Bloody Kansas
A learning module that begins with "Bloody Kansas" from USHistory.org, 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...
CommonLit
Common Lit: President Clinton's Remarks in Kigali on the Rwandan Genocide
A learning module that begins with "President Clinton's Remarks in Kigali on the Rwandan Genocide" by President Bill Clinton, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be...
CommonLit
Common Lit:convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
A learning module that begins with the General Assembly of the United Nations' "Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide" accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion...
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Common Lit: Act for Establishing Religious Freedom
A learning module that begins with "Act for Establishing Religious Freedom" by Thomas Jefferson, 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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Common Lit: Washington's Farewell Address
A learning module that begins with "Washington's Farewell Address" by President George Washington, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned...
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Common Lit: Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions
A learning module that begins with "Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions" by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or...
CommonLit
Common Lit: A Letter to Thomas Jefferson
A learning module that begins with "A Letter to Thomas Jefferson" by John Adams, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Testimony Before the Senate Hearings on the Equal Rights Amendment
A learning module that begins with "Testimony Before the Senate Hearings on the Equal Rights Amendment" by Gloria Steinem, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed...
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Common Lit: President Lincoln't Second Inaugural Address
A learning module that begins with "President Lincoln't Second Inaugural Address" by President Abraham Lincoln, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or...
CommonLit
Common Lit: "Enemies From Within" Speech
A learning module that begins with "'Enemies from Within' Speech" by Senator Joseph McCarthy, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online...
CommonLit
Common Lit: "The Declaration of Independence" by Thomas Jefferson
A learning module that begins with "The Declaration of Independence" by Thomas Jefferson, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online...