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Common Lit: Orphans' Lonely Beginnings Reveal How Parents Shape a Child's Brain

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Orphans' Lonely Beginnings Reveal How Parents Shape a Child's Brain" by Jon Hamilton, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as...
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Common Lit: America's Most Infamous Hate Group: The Kkk

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "America's Most Infamous Hate Group: The KKK" by Jessica McBirney, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned...
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Common Lit: The Ocean

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with the poem "The Ocean" by Nathaniel Hawthorne, 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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Common Lit: Nelson Mandela's Nobel Peace Prize Lecture

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Nelson Mandela's Nobel Peace Prize Lecture" by Nelson Mandela, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned...
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Common Lit: Recalling Castro's Ascension and Cia Reaction

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Recalling Castro's Ascension - and CIA Reaction" by Tom Gjelten, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned...
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Common Lit: Learning How to Code Switch: Humbling, but Necessary

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Learning How to Code-switch: Humbling, but Necessary" by Eric Deggans, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or...
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Common Lit: Introduction to World War Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with the poem "Introduction to World War II" by USHistory.org, 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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Common Lit: "Burning a Book" by William Stafford

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with the poem "Burning a Book" by William Stafford, 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 Taming of the Shrew Induction 1.12

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "The Taming of the Shrew-Induction 1.12" by Gary Soto, 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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Common Lit: The Civil Rights Act of 1964

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "The Civil Rights Act of 1964" by National Park Service, 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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Common Lit: "A Dream Within a Dream" by Edgar Allan Poe

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with the poem "A Dream Within a Dream" by Edgar Allan Poe, 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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Common Lit: Excerpts From Three Sisters

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Excerpts from Three Sisters" a play by Anton Chekhov, 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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Common Lit: Sympathy

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with the poem "Sympathy" by Paul Laurence Dunbar, 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: Accidents

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with the poem "Accidents" 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 teacher...
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Common Lit: Lyndon Baines Johnson and the Great Society

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Lyndon Baines Johnson and the Great Society" by Mike Kubic, 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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Common Lit: How Human Should a Gorilla Be?

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "How Human Should a Gorilla Be?" by Barbara J. King, 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 Monroe Doctrine and American Imperialism

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "The Monroe Doctrine and American Imperialism" by Mike Kubic, 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: The Niger Expedition of 1841

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "The Niger Expedition of 1841" 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...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: The Roman Republic

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "The Roman Republic" by USHistory.org, 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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Common Lit: The Madness of Humanity Part 3: Tribalism

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "The Madness of Humanity Part 3: Tribalism" by Marcelo Gleiser, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned...
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Common Lit: Dark History of Rwanda's Genocide

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Dark History of Rwanda's Genocide," 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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Common Lit:think Mothering Young Kids Is Hard? Get Ready for Even Tougher Times

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Think Mothering Young Kids Is Hard? Get Ready for Even Tougher Times" by Tania Lombrozo, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed...
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Common Lit: Sadie and Maud

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with the poem "Sadie and Maud" by Gwendolyn Brooks, 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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Common Lit: Are Stories a Key to Human Intelligence?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A learning module that begins with "Are Stories a Key to Human Intelligence?" by Tania Lombrozo, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online...