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Read Works: Slavery, Civil War & Reconstruction the Emancipation Proclamation

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[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the Emancipation Proclamation. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Colonization & Revolutionary War: Background to the Colonies

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the thirteen original colonies. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Westward Expansion the Pony Express

For Teachers 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the Pony Express. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: u.s. Presidents Thomas Jefferson

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A biographical text about Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Immigration the Statue of Liberty

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the Statue of Liberty and its message for immigrants. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Slavery, Civil War & Reconstruction the Generals of the Civil War

For Teachers 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about four Civil War generals: Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, T.J. "Stonewall" Jackson, and William Tecumseh Sherman. A question sheet is available to help students build skills...
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Read Works: Day of Infamy

For Teachers 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A biographical text about Richard Hansing's experiences in the Navy while stationed in Pearl Harbor in December of 1941. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading...
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Read Works: A Great Leader

For Teachers 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] A biographical text and photo time line about Martin Luther King, Jr. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Slavery, the Civil War & Reconstruction Surrender at Appomattox

For Teachers 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the surrender of the Confederate Army at Appomattox to end the Civil War. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Wesley Harris: An Account of Escaping Slavery

For Teachers 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Wesley Harris's escape from slavery. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Westward Expansion Westward Expansion Timeline

For Teachers 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A timeline of westward expansion in the United States. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Irish Immigrants

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Irish Immigrants to the United States. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Found at Last

For Teachers 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction text tells the story of Sabi, a military bomb-sniffing dog that was lost in Afghanistan and found over a year later. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces...
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Read Works: Westward Expansion the Story of the Alamo

For Teachers 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the battle at the Alamo. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Russia Un United?

For Teachers 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Russian protests of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: World War Two President Roosevelt Addresses Congress

For Teachers 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An excerpt from President Roosevelt's speech on December 8, 1941 declaring war on Japan. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Egypt, the Kingdom of Kush, and Mesopotamia

For Teachers 11th - 12th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the importance of flooding around the Nile River. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Ancient Rome and Byzantium the Forum

For Teachers 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the Roman Forum. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Ancient Greece Greek Mythology

For Teachers 3rd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Greek mythology. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Ancient Greece the Cyclopes

For Teachers 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] The story of the relationship between Zeus and the Cyclops. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Ancient Greece the Trojan War

For Teachers 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about how the Greeks fought an won the Trojan War. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: The British Empire Doctor David Livingstone

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text British missionary and explorer Doctor David Livingstone. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Ancient Egypt Making Mummies

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage discusses the mummification process that was used in ancient Egypt. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential skills and strategies and...
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Read Works: Pre History When Did Pre History End

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about archaeologists' studies of pre-history. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.