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CommonLit

Common Lit: Themes: Resilience & Success: Why Do People Succeed?

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question Why do people succeed? Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account registration required for...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Themes: Resilience & Success: How Does a Person Overcome Adversity?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question, "How does a person overcome adversity?" Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Themes: Prejudice & Discrimination: How Does Prejudice Emerge?

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question, "How does prejudice emerge?" Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account registration required...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Themes: Prejudice/discrimination: What Are the Effects of Prejudice?

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question, "What are the effects of prejudice?" Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account registration...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Technology, Progress & Industry: What Should the Future Look Like?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question, "What should the future look like?" Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account registration...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Themes: Social Pressure: What Are the Effects of Following the Crowd?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question, "What are the effects of following the crowd?" Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Themes: Social Pressure: Why Do People Follow the Crowd?

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question Why do people follow the crowd? Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account registration...
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Handout
CommonLit

Common Lit: Themes

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) based on your choice of 26 different themes such as America, Beauty and Happiness, Community, Death, War, etc. [Free account registration required for specific tools.]
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Themes: War & Peace: How Can We Achieve Peace?

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question, "How can we achieve peace?" Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account registration required...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Themes: War & Peace: How Are We Changed by War?

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question, "How are we changed by war?" Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account registration required...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Themes: Love: How Does Love Emerge?

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question, "How does love emerge?" Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account registration required for...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Themes: Love: How Are We Changed by Love?

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question, "How are we changed by love?" Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account registration required...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Themes: Justice/freedom/equality: Freedom or Security More Important?

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question, "Which is more important: freedom or security?" Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Themes: Identity: What Makes You Who You Are?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question, "What makes you who you are?" Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account registration required...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Themes: Honor & Courage: What Makes a Hero?

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question, "What makes a hero?" Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account registration required for...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Themes: Honor & Courage: What Does It Mean to Be Brave?

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question, "What does it mean to be brave?" Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account registration...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Themes: Growing Up: Why Should We Value Our Youth?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question, "Why should we value our youth?" Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account registration...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Themes: Friendship & Family: What Is a Friend?

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question, "What is a friend?" Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account registration required for...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Themes: Friendship & Family: What Makes a Family?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question, "What makes a family?" Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account registration required for...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Themes: Fear & Paranoia: How Does Fear Drive Action?

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question, "How does fear drive action?" Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account registration required...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Themes: Fate & Free Will: Can We Control Our Fate?

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question, "Can we control our fate?" Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account registration required...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Themes: Education & Knowledge: What Is the Goal of Education?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question, "What is the goal of education?" Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account registration...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Themes: Community: What Is the Importance of Community?

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question, "What is the importance of community?" Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account registration...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Themes: Comedy & Tragedy: What Can We Learn From Tragedy?

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question, "What can we learn from tragedy?" Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account registration...