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Read Works: The Code of Hammurabi
[Free Registration/Login Required] This ReadWorks passage provides a brief history of ancient Mesopotamia's Code of Hammurabi. A paired passage, a lower level passage with related content, and a questions sheet are available to help...
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Read Works: The Ancient City of Petra: Controlling Trade Routes
[Free Registration/Login Required] This ReadWorks passage from the American Museum of Natural Anthropology's website called OLogy provides a brief history of the city of Petra and its importance to ancient trade routes. A paired passage,...
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Read Works: Transcontinental Railroads: Compressing Time and Space
[Free Registration/Login Required] Abridged from the full text located at the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, this passage provides information about the development of the transcontinental railroad. Paired texts, a text...
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Read Works: Dear Mr. President
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage discusses different letters to the President in different historical contexts. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension skills. Opportunities for vocabulary...
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Read Works: Crisis in Africa
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage discusses the problems related to poverty, disease, and war in Africa. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension skills. Opportunities for vocabulary acquisition...
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Read Works: Students Get Healthy!
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage discusses the need for healthier school lunches and the mandates implemented to ensure that healthier options are provided in schools. This passage reinforces essential reading...
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Read Works: Nasa's Stardust Review
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage discusses the world problem of unsafe drinking water. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension skills. Opportunities for vocabulary acquisition are also included....
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Read Works: Analysis of the Declaration of Independence
[Free Registration/Login Required] This ReadWorks passage provides a brief analysis of the Declaration of Independence. A paired passage, a lower level passage with related content, a questions sheet, and an additional answer sheet are...
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Read Works: Walking Tall
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage shares the story of Ruby Bridges' rol. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension skills. Opportunities for vocabulary acquisition are also included. Questions and a...
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Read Works: Clouds
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage gives basic facts about clouds and their impact on precipitation. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension skills. Opportunities for vocabulary acquisition are...
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Read Works: News Debate "F" Is for Fat?
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage discusses Arkansas' approach to tackling childhood obesity by giving report card grades to schools according to the number of children who have reported obesity. This passage...
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Read Works: Cool to Be Kind
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage discusses the importance of empathy. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension skills. Opportunities for vocabulary acquisition are also included. Several questions...
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Read Works: Native American Homes
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage discusses how Native Americans arrived in North America and where they lived when they settled. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension skills. Opportunities for...
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Read Works: An Owl Is a Bird
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage provides facts about owls. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension skills. Opportunities for vocabulary acquisition are also included. Several questions and a...
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Read Works: Aztecs, Incas, and Mayans the Land of the Four Quarters
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage describes the Inca Empire and shares a theory about how the civilization disappeared. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension skills. Opportunities for vocabulary...
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Read Works: City Life and Country Life
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage compares and contrasts country life to city life. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension skills. Opportunities for vocabulary acquisition are also included....