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CommonLit

Common Lit: Liberating the First Nazi Camp

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Liberating the First Nazi Camp" by Veterans History Project, 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: Life on Reservations

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Life on Reservations" 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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Common Lit: "Teenage Brains Are Malleable and Vulnerable" by John Hamilton

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Teenage Brains are Malleable and Vulnerable, Researchers Say" by John Hamilton, 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: Experts Debate: Will Computers Edge People Out of Entire Careers?

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Experts Debate: Will Computers Edge People Out of Entire Careers?" by David Kestenbaum, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: "Do Juvenile Killers Deserve Life Behind Bars?" by Nina Totenberg

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Do Juvenile Killers Deserve Life Behind Bars?" by Nina Totenberg, 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: Getting to the Supreme Court

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Getting to the Supreme Court" 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...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Abraham Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Abraham Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation" by Mike Kubic, 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 Man Who Coined "Genocide" Spent His Life Trying to Stop It

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "The Man Who Coined "Genocide" Spent His Life Trying to Stop It," 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 Indian School a Far Cry From the Past

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "American Indian School a Far Cry from the Past" by Charla Bear, 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: Behind the Native American Achievement Gap

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Behind the Native American Achievement Gap" by Celeste Headlee, 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: What Made Aldrich Ames Tick?

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "What Made Aldrich Ames Tick?" 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: Queens of the Spy World Whose Intrigues Sway the Fate of Nations

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with the 1918 article "Queens of the Spy World Whose Intrigues Sway the Fate of Nations" by The Sun, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: The Prince of Greed: Hannibal's Betrayal by Carthage

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "The Prince of Greed: Hannibal's Betrayal by Carthage" by Joshua J. Mark, 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: Greek Government

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A learning module that begins with "Greek Government" by Mark Cartwright, 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: Will We "Fix" the Weather? Yes. Should We Fix the Weather? Hmmm

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Will We "Fix" the Weather? Yes. Should We Fix the Weather? Hmmm" by Robert Krulwich, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Fdr and the New Deal

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "FDR and the New Deal" 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: Nearly 1 Million South Sudanese Refugees in Uganda

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Nearly 1 Million South Sudanese Refugees in Uganda" by NPR, 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: Eleanor Roosevelt: Not Without Her Consent

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Eleanor Roosevelt: Not Without Her Consent" by Shelby Ostergaard, 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: Let's Teach for Mastery Not Test Scores

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Let's Teach for Mastery - Not Test Scores" by Sal Khan, 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: Should We Terraform Mars?

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Should We Terraform Mars?" by Paul Scott Anderson, 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: Frida Kahlo

For Students 5th - 6th
A learning module that begins with "Frida Kahlo" 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 teacher and...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: The Alaska Start Iii

For Students 5th - 6th
A learning module that begins with "The Alaska Start III" by Robert Groves, 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: Clues to Ancient Life

For Students 5th - 6th
A learning module that begins with "Clues to Ancient Life" by Rona Arato, 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 Cotton Club

For Students 5th - 6th
A learning module that begins with "The Cotton Club" 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 teacher...