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Common Lit: The Spanish Civil War

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with news article by Mike Kubic called "The Spanish Civil War" 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: Excerpt From Swann's Way

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with an "Excerpt from Swann's Way" by Marcel Proust 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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Common Lit: Easter 1916

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with William Butler Yeats' poem "Easter 1916" 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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Common Lit: Marshall Plan Speech

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with a George Catlett Marshall's "Marshall Plan Speech" 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: Excerpt From "Civil Disobedience"

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with Henry David Thoreau's "Excerpt from 'Civil Disobedience'" 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: Proposals Relating to the Education of Youth in Pennsylvania

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with Benjamin Franklin's "Proposals Relating to the Education of Youth in Pennsylvania" accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a...
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Common Lit: The Battle of Bull Run: The End of Illusions

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with Ernest B. Furgurson's "The Battle of Bull Run: The End of Illusions" 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: Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with Thomas Gray's poem "Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College" 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: Excerpt From Spirit of Laws

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with Charles-Louis de Secondat Montesquieu's "Excerpt from Spirit of Laws" accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or...
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Common Lit: Un Explores Native American Rights in u.s.

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with Michel Martin's interview "UN Explores Native American Rights in U.S." 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: The Rape of Nanking and a Forgotten Genocide

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with Mike Kubic's news article "The Rape of Nanking and a Forgotten Genocide" 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: The Israeli Palestinian Conflict

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with Mike Kubic's news article "The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict" 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: Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with Thomas Gray's poem "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard" 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: Elenora

For Students 11th - 12th Standards
A learning module that begins with Edgar Allan Poe's short story "Eleonora" 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: Jimmy Carter's Nobel Lecture

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with "Jimmy Carter's Nobel Lecture" 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: On Various Kinds of Thinking

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with an essay by James Harvey Robinson titled "On Various Kinds of Thinking" 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: Senator Nixon's "Checkers" Speech

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with the historical text "Senator Nixon's 'Checkers' Speech" 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: The 1897 Petition Against the Annexation of Hawaii

For Students 11th - 12th
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...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Lord Arthur Savile's Crime

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with a literary text called "Lord Arthur Savile's Crime" by Oscar Wilde 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: The Glittering Noise

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with a poem called "The Glittering Noise" by Denise Levertov 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: Hermann the Irascible

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with a literary text called "Hermann the Irascible" by Saki (Hector Hugh Munro) accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or...
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Common Lit: Excerpt From "The Grasshopper"

For Students 11th - 12th Standards
A learning module that begins with Anton Chekhov's literary text "Excerpt from 'The Grasshopper'" 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: A Quest for Change in the Middle East

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins Mike Kubic's article "A Quest for Change in the Middle East" 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: The Plea for Eight Hours

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with Terence Powderly's persuasive text "The Plea for Eight Hours" accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online...