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Common Lit: The Real "Hacksaw Ridge" Soldier Saved 75 Souls Without a Gun

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with "The Real "Hacksaw Ridge" Soldier Saved 75 Souls Without, a Gun" by Elizabeth Blair, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a...
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Common Lit: The Phoenix Bird

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with the fairy tale "The Phoenix Bird" by Hans Christian Andersen, 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 Keys of Destiny

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with "The Keys of Destiny" by Neil Philip, 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 Power of Advertising" by Shelby Ostergaard

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with "The Power of Advertising" by Shelby Ostergaard, 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 Negro Speaks of Rivers

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with the poem "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" by Langston Hughes, 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 Man in the Arena

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with "The Man in the Arena" by President Theodore Roosevelt, 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 Lion in Love

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with the fable "The Lion in Love" by Aesop, 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 Nature vs. Nurture Debate" by Common Lit Staff

For Students 7th - 8th Standards
A learning module that begins with "The Nature vs. Nurture Debate," 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: The New Era of Positive Psychology

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "The New Era of Positive Psychology" by Martin Seligman, 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: Omer's Big Dive

For Students 3rd - 4th
A learning module that begins with "Omer's Big Dive" by Lucinda H. Kennaley, 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: On Second Anniversary, Haiti Still Recovering From Earthquake

For Students 5th - 6th
A learning module that begins with "On Second Anniversary, Haiti Still Recovering from Earthquake" by Nancy Miller, 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: "On Turning Ten" by Billy Collins

For Students 5th - 6th
A learning module that begins with the poem "On Turning Ten" by Billy Collins, 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: "Pet Rocks" by Common Lit Staff

For Students 4th - 6th
A learning module that begins with "Pet Rocks," 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 accounts. Text...
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Common Lit: Ronald Reagan on the Challenger Disaster

For Students 5th - 6th
A learning module that begins with "Ronald Reagan on the Challenger Disaster" by Ronald Reagan 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: "Plessy vs. Ferguson" by Jessica Mc Birney

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with "Plessy vs. Ferguson" 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: On How My Mother Sleeps

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with the poem "On How My Mother Sleeps" by Mikala Rempe, 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: Puerto Rican Obituary

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with "Puerto Rican Obituary" by Pedro Pietri 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: Plate Tectonics: Moving and Shaking

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with "Plate Tectonics: Moving and Shaking," 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: "O Captain! My Captain!" by Walt Whitman

For Students 7th - 9th
A learning module that begins with the poem "O Captain! My Captain" by Walt Whitman, 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: On the Reverence Due Father and Mother in Law

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with the poem "On the Reverence Due Father- and Mother-In-Law" by Zhao Ban, 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: On Reverencing the Husband

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with the poem "On Reverencing the Husband" by Zhao Ban, 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: On the Cultivation of Virtue, Woman's Work, and Politeness

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with the poem "On the Cultivation of Virtue, Woman's Work, and Politeness" by Zhao Ban, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a...
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Common Lit: "Paul Revere's Ride" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with the poem "Paul Revere's Ride" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 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: Putting Good Deeds in Headlines May Not Be So Good

For Students 6th - 8th
A learning module that begins with "Putting Good Deeds in Headlines May Not Be So Good" by Tovia Smith, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned...