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CommonLit

Common Lit: Excerpts From Leviathan

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with "Excerpts from Leviathan" by Thomas Hobbes, 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: Excerpts From Roughing It

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with Mark Twain's literary text "Excerpts from Roughing It" 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: Cold War Rivals: Cuba and the United States

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with Mike Kubic's article "Cold War Rivals: Cuba and the United States" 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: Excerpt From "Our America"

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with Jose Marti's essay "Excerpt from 'Our America'" 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 Coming of Night

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with Linda Pastan's poem "The Coming of Night" 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 Man of the Crowd

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Man of the Crowd" 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: Watergate: Undoing a President

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with the informational text "Watergate: Undoing a President" from USHistory.org, 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: Marie Curie

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with a biography of "Marie Curie" by Barrett Smith, 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: President Roosevelt's First Fireside Chat

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with the historical text "President Roosevelt's First Fireside Chat" 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: Excerpts From Thomas Jefferson's Writings on American Indians

For Students 11th - 12th Standards
A learning module that begins with the historical text "Excerpts from Thomas Jefferson's Writings on American Indians" accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Charter of the United Nations

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with the 1945 historical text "Charter of the United Nations" 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: Conservation as a National Duty

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with President Theodore Roosevelt's historical speech "Conservation as a National Duty" accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: President Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins the historical speech "President Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points" 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: That Evening Sun

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with William Faulkner's short story "That Evening Sun" 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: The Byzantine Empire

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with an informational text from Livius.org called "The Byzantine Empire" 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 Tipping Point

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell, 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: A Description of a City Shower

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with "A Description of a City Shower" by Jonathan Swift, 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: Agreement Between the u.s. And the Spokane Indians

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with "Agreement Between the U.S. and the Spokane Indians" 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: South African Apartheid

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with "South African Apartheid" by Mike Kubic, 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: The Leaders Who Ruined Africa and the Generation Who Can Fix It

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with "The Leaders Who Ruined Africa and the Generation Who Can Fix It" by Fred Swaniker, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: The Treaty of Versailles and the League of Nations

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with "The Treaty of Versailles and the League of Nations" 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: Home Burial

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with "Home Burial" by Robert Frost, 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...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Opposition to the Women's Rights Movement

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with "Opposition to the Women's Rights Movement" 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: Of the Dignity or Meanness of Human Nature

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with "Of the Dignity or Meanness of Human Nature" by David Hume, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online...