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Read Works: Panning for History

For Students 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about a Boy Scout trip that goes panning for rocks, minerals, and gold to learn more about history. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Slow and Steady

For Students 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about tectonic plates and how their slow and steady movements have helped to shape the earth. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: How Dorothea Lange and John Steinbeck Captured California

For Students 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about how photographer Dorothea Lange and author John Steinbeck portrayed life in California in the late 1930's. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in...
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Read Works: Designing From Scratch

For Students 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about using a design process to solve problems while building new buildings. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Penguins: Up Close and Personal

For Students 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about three different types of penguins: the emperor, the king, and the little blue. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: School Bus Strike Hurt Kids With Disabilities Most

For Students 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about the effects of a four-week school bus drivers' strike in New York City. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Civil Rights on a City Bus

For Students 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about Rosa Parks and her non-violent protest of segregation laws in the South. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Teachings of the Qur'an and the Sunnah

For Students 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about the basic teachings of the Qur'an and the Sunnah, two important texts in the Islamic religion. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: The Influence of the Arch

For Students 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about the Roman arch and its influence on architecture. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: An Improbable French Leader in America

For Students 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about Marquis de Lafayette, a French leader during the American Revolutionary War. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: John Brown's Antislavery Raid

For Students 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about John Brown and his anti-slavery efforts. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: John Brown's Antislavery Raid

For Teachers 4th - 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This ReadWorks passage provides a brief history of John Brown, an American abolitionist. A paired passage, a lower level passage with related content, and a question sheet are available to help students...
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Read Works: Judaism and Monotheistic Morality

For Students 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about Judaism as a monotheistic religion. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Penobscot Nation

For Students 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about the Penobscot Indians who lived in the Penobscot River Basin area of central Maine. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: An Empire Built on Paper

For Students 7th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the origin a paper in China. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: How Water Loss Affects Biodiversity

For Students 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about how varying amounts of fresh water can affect biodiversity in a region. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Foot Binding

For Students 11th - 12th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about the historical cultural practice of foot binding in young Chinese girls. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Genetic Basis of Butterflies

For Students 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about genetic similarities and differences among butterfly species. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Saints, Snakes & Pirates

For Students 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the life of St. Patrick and the holiday held in his honor. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Saints, Snakes & Pirates

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This ReadWorks passage provides a brief biography of St. Patrick, the man credited with bringing Christianity to Ireland. A questions sheet is available to help students build skills in reading...
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Read Works: San Francisco, the City by the Bay

For Students 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the discovery and growth of San A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: The Amazon Rainforest

For Students 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text the Amazon Rainforest in South America and the efforts being made to preserve it. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: The Age of Exploration

For Students 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the Age of Exploration which begin with Portugal and Spain in the 15th century. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Centuries of Peace

For Students 11th - 12th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about people of various religions living peacefully in the same area. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.