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CommonLit

Common Lit: "Seven Decades On, Anne Frank's Words Still Comfort" by Scott Simon

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with "Seven Decades On, Anne Frank's Words Still Comfort" by Scott Simon, 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 Golden Lotus: A History of Foot Binding

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with "The Golden Lotus: A History of Foot Binding" 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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CommonLit

Common Lit: "The Distracted Teenage Brain" by Alison Pearce Stevens

For Students 7th - 9th
A learning module that begins with "The Distracted Teenage Brain" by Alison Pearce Stevens, 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: "Fear Prompts Teens to Act Impulsively" by Laura Sanders

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Fear Prompts Teens to Act Impulsively" by Laura Sanders, 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 1972 Andes Flight Disaster" by Common Lit Staff

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with "The 1972 Andes Flight Disaster," 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: The Daisy Girl Ad

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with "The Daisy Girl Ad," 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: For King's Adviser, Fulfilling the Dream "Cannot Wait"

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with "For King's Adviser, Fulfilling the Dream "Cannot Wait"" by Michele Norris, 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: Football Hooliganism

For Students 7th - 8th Standards
A learning module that begins with "Football Hooliganism" by CommonLit Staff, 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 Blue Eyed, Brown Eyed Exercise" by Common Lit Staff

For Students 6th - 8th
A learning module that begins with "The Blue-Eyed, Brown-Eyed Exercise," 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 Code of Hammurabi

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with "The Code of Hammurabi," 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 Gospel of Doubt

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "The Gospel of Doubt" by Casey Gerald, 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: Grace Hopper

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Grace Hopper" by Tim Slavin, 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: Baseball Is a Field of Dreams and Dashed Hopes for Dominicans

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Baseball is a Field of Dreams - and Dashed Hopes - for Dominicans" by David Lagesse, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: The Road to American Independence

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "The Road to American Independence" by Jessica McBirney, 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: Trujillo & the Mirabal Sisters

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Trujillo & the Mirabal Sisters" by Mike Kubric, 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: In Danang, Where u.s. Troops First Landed, Memories of War

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "In Danang, Where U.S. Troops First Landed, Memories of War Have Faded" by Michael Sullivan, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: "Chasing Memories" in Their Refugee Camp 40 Years After Fleeing

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "'Chasing Memories' in Their Refugee Camp 40 Years after Fleeing Vietnam" by Hansi Lo Wang, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: How a Bill Becomes a Law

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "How a Bill Becomes a Law," 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: Introduction to the Holocaust by the United States Holocaust Memorial

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Introduction to the Holocaust" by The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Danish Resistance During the Holocaust

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Danish Resistance During the Holocaust" by Hans Holmskov Schluter, 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: Resistance to the Vietnam War

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Resistance to the Vietnam War" by Jessica McBirney, 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: High Court Reviews Insanity Defense Case

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "High Court Reviews Insanity-Defense Case" by Nina Totenberg, 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: Japan's Quest for Empire

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Japan's Quest for Empire" by Jessica McBirney, 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: "Would You Marry a Stranger? Arranged Marriage" by Jessica Mc Birney

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Would You Marry a Stranger" by Jessica McBirney, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through...