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CommonLit

Common Lit: The Blind Men and the Elephant

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with the poem "The Blind Men and the Elephant" by John Godfrey Saxe, 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: Verses Written by a Young Lady, on Women Born to Be Controll'd

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Verses Written by a Young Lady, On Women Born to Be Controll'd," 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: The War Works Hard

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with the poem "The War Works Hard" by Dunya Mikhail, 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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CommonLit

Common Lit: I'm Happiest When Most Away

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "I'm Happiest When Most Away" by Emily Bronte, 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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CommonLit

Common Lit: The Child

For Students 3rd - 4th
A learning module that begins with the poem "The Child" by J. Patrick Lewis, 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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CommonLit

Common Lit: The Impossibles

For Students 3rd - 4th
A learning module that begins with the poem "The Impossibles" by J. Patrick Lewis, 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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CommonLit

Common Lit: One of a Kind

For Students 3rd - 4th
A learning module that begins with the poem "One of a Kind" by J. Patrick Lewis, 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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CommonLit

Common Lit: Poetry Means the World to Me

For Students 3rd - 4th Standards
A learning module that begins with the poem "Poetry Means the World to Me" by Tony Medina, 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: Poppy's Jalopy

For Students 3rd - 4th Standards
A learning module that begins with the poem "Poppy's Jalopy" by Caroline Pignat, 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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CommonLit

Common Lit: "The Rose That Grew From Concrete" by Tupac Shakur

For Students 4th - 6th
A learning module that begins with the "The Rose that Grew from Concrete" by Tupac Shakur, 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: Technology Haiku

For Students 5th - 6th
A learning module that begins with the "Technology Haiku" by John P. Curtin, 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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CommonLit

Common Lit: I Ask My Mother to Sing

For Students 5th - 6th
A learning module that begins with "I Ask My Mother to Sing" by Yi-Young Lee, 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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CommonLit

Common Lit: To a Daughter Leaving Home

For Students 5th - 6th
A learning module that begins with "To a Daughter Leaving Home" by Linda Pastan, 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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CommonLit

Common Lit: Maps

For Students 7th - 8th Standards
A learning module that begins with "Maps" Yesenia Montilla, 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 student...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: The Backyard Then

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with the poem "The Backyard Then" by Emma Bartley, 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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CommonLit

Common Lit: The Crocodile

For Students 3rd - 4th
A learning module that begins with the poem "The Crocodile" by Lewis Carroll, 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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CommonLit

Common Lit: Fame Is a Bee

For Students 5th - 6th
A learning module that begins with the "Fame is a Bee" by Emily Dickinson, 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: "Fog" by Carl Sandburg

For Students 5th - 6th
A learning module that begins with "Fog" by Carl Sandburg, 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 student...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: "Masks" by Shel Silverstein

For Students 4th - 6th
A learning module that begins with "Masks" by Shel Silverstein, 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 student...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Sea Fever

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with the poem "Sea Fever" by John Masefield, 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: Hamlet 1.3.78

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with the poem "Hamlet 1.3.78" by Gary Soto 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: Fifth Grade Autobiography

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with the poem "Fifth Grade Autobiography" by Rita Dove, 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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CommonLit

Common Lit: Heart to Heart

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with the poem "Heart to Heart" by Rita Dove 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: Travel

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with "Travel" by Robert Louis Stevenson, 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...