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CommonLit

Common Lit: Human or Machine? a.i. Experts Reportedly Pass the "Turing Test"

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Human or Machine? A.I. Experts Reportedly Pass the 'Turing Test'" by Scott Neuman, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Men and Women Use Different Scales to Weigh Moral Dilemmas

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Men and Women Use Different Scales to Weigh Moral Dilemmas" by Poncie Rutsch, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF...
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: What's It Like to Live Without Electricity?

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "What's it Like to Live Without Electricity?" by Julie McCarthy, 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: Does It Matter if Schools Are Racially Integrated?

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Does It Matter If Schools Are Racially Integrated?" by Michel Martin, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Hollywood Dreams of Wealth, Youth, and Beauty

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Hollywood Dreams of Wealth, Youth, and Beauty" by Bob Mondello, 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: American Dream Faces Harsh New Reality

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "American Dream Faces Harsh New Reality" by Ari Shapiro, 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: Freud's Theory of the Id, Ego, and Superego

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Freud's Theory of the Id, Ego, and Superego," 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: Maybe Mean Girls' Mental Games Have a Purpose

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Maybe Mean Girls' Mental Games Have a Purpose" by Erika Engelhaupt, 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: The Bright Side of Sadness

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "The Bright Side of Sadness" by Bruce Bower, 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: Stereotypes Might Make "Female" Hurricanes Deadlier

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Stereotypes Might Make 'Female' Hurricanes Deadlier" by Bruce Bower, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or...
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: "Drones Put Spying Eyes in the Sky" by Stephen Ornes

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Drones Put Spying Eyes in the Sky" by Stephen Ornes, 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: Fracking Fuels Energy Debate

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Fracking Fuels Energy Debate" by Erica Gies, 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: For Many Returning Vets "Moral Injury" Just as Difficult

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "For Many Returning Vets 'Moral Injury' Just as Difficult" by Rachel Martin, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or...
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Why Are We Obsessed With Superheroes?

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Why Are We Obsessed with Superheroes?" by ABC News, 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: "Wealthy Teen Nearly Experiences Consequences" by the Onion Staff

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with the satirical article "Wealthy Teen Nearly Experiences Consequences" by The Onion Staff, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed...
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Natural Selection Kills 38 Quadrillion Organisms in Bloodiest Day

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with the satirical article "Natural Selection Kills 38 Quadrillion Organisms in Bloodiest Day" by The Onion Staff, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The...
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Unit Plan
Ingles Mundial

Ingles Mundial: School (La Escuela)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Useful, extensive site for the Spanish-speaking ELL. This grammar section focuses on use of the articles "a/an" and plurals. A variety of interactive, self-correction exercises are provided. A "Teacher's Lounge," section is available...
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Handout
Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: John Singleton Copely

For Students 9th - 10th
This site lists museums, galleries, image archives, and web sites online which exhibit John Singleton Copely's art. A few periodical articles are also included.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Meet the Article

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Identify articles and the words they describe.
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Website
Other

Saul Bellow, Allan Bloom, and Abe Ravelstein

For Students 9th - 10th
Fulford muses about Bellow's career and his last book, Ravelstein.
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Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Brilliant and the Commonplace" by t.s. Arthur

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text of the article "The Brilliant and the Commonplace" by T.S. Arthur; it is said to be biographical and maybe a response to Edgar Allen Poe's criticism of Arthur.
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English Club

English Club: Learn English: Grammar: Adjectives: Determiners Quiz

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Choose the correct determiner or article to complete each of the ten sentences in this quiz. Answers can be checked upon completion.
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Website
Other

Sacred Sites: Parthenon

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource focuses on sacred sites, and provides an excellent, intelligent article written about the Parthenon in Greece. Includes a good photograph as well.
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Handout
New Advent

Catholic Encyclopedia: Lazzaro Spallanzani

For Students 9th - 10th
The Catholic Encyclopedia entry for Lazzaro Spallanzani. Please note that The Catholic Encyclopedia is a historic reference source and should be viewed in the context of resource material dated around 1910.