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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: United and Divided: How Religion Drove Politics in Premodern Europe

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with "United and Divided: How Religion Drove Politics in Premodern Europe" by Shelby Ostergaard, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be...
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: The New Painkiller Epidemic

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with "The New Painkiller Epidemic" by Shelby Ostergaard, 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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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Eleanor Roosevelt: Not Without Her Consent

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Eleanor Roosevelt: Not Without Her Consent" by Shelby Ostergaard, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned...
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: How the Internet Came to Be

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A learning module that begins with "How the Internet Came to Be" by Shelby Ostergaard, 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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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: "The Power of Advertising" by Shelby Ostergaard

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with "The Power of Advertising" by Shelby Ostergaard, 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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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: "Can Television Be Considered Literature in English Classes?"

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Movie days in the classroom are infrequent and far between, but what if teachers used television as a means of teaching? Shelby Ostergaard discusses whether or not television can be considered a form of literature and the benefits and...