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Read Works: John Wesley Powell Maps the Grand Canyon

For Students 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read natural historian John Wesley Powell and his men who worked to create a map of the Grand Canyon. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Breaking

For Students 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read a story about a fourth-grade journalist named Oliver who writes about the school playground. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Brown Onions

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read a story about a girl named Erika and her father, who have very different tastes. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: The Vortex

For Students 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a boy named Jamal who learns about how global warming can create colder weather in the winter because of the polar vortex. A question sheet is available to help students build...
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Read Works: A Fight for Hurling

For Students 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a little girl named Maeve who wanted to play the traditionally male sport of hurling. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: History of Halloween

For Students 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read a story about a little girl named Makayla who learns about the history of Halloween. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Shasta Dam

For Students 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Shasta Dam in Northern California. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: The Pueblo Revolt

For Students 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Spanish settlers who moved into New Mexico and tried to force the Pueblo Indians living there to abandon their religion. A question sheet is available to help students build...
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Read Works: Panning for History

For Students 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about a Boy Scout trip that goes panning for rocks, minerals, and gold to learn more about history. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Slow and Steady

For Students 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about tectonic plates and how their slow and steady movements have helped to shape the earth. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: How Dorothea Lange and John Steinbeck Captured California

For Students 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about how photographer Dorothea Lange and author John Steinbeck portrayed life in California in the late 1930's. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in...
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Read Works: Designing From Scratch

For Students 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about using a design process to solve problems while building new buildings. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Penguins: Up Close and Personal

For Students 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about three different types of penguins: the emperor, the king, and the little blue. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: School Bus Strike Hurt Kids With Disabilities Most

For Students 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about the effects of a four-week school bus drivers' strike in New York City. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Civil Rights on a City Bus

For Students 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about Rosa Parks and her non-violent protest of segregation laws in the South. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Teachings of the Qur'an and the Sunnah

For Students 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about the basic teachings of the Qur'an and the Sunnah, two important texts in the Islamic religion. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: The Influence of the Arch

For Students 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about the Roman arch and its influence on architecture. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: An Improbable French Leader in America

For Students 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about Marquis de Lafayette, a French leader during the American Revolutionary War. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: John Brown's Antislavery Raid

For Students 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about John Brown and his anti-slavery efforts. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: John Brown's Antislavery Raid

For Teachers 4th - 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This ReadWorks passage provides a brief history of John Brown, an American abolitionist. A paired passage, a lower level passage with related content, and a question sheet are available to help students...
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Read Works: Judaism and Monotheistic Morality

For Students 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about Judaism as a monotheistic religion. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Penobscot Nation

For Students 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about the Penobscot Indians who lived in the Penobscot River Basin area of central Maine. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: An Empire Built on Paper

For Students 7th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the origin a paper in China. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: How Water Loss Affects Biodiversity

For Students 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about how varying amounts of fresh water can affect biodiversity in a region. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.