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Common Lit: The Children's Hour
A learning module that begins with the poem "The Children's Hour" 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: "After Twenty Years" by O. Henry
William Sydney Porter (1862-1910) was an American writer better known by his pen name, O. Henry. "After Twenty Years," published in 1908, is one of his better known short stories that shows how complicated friendship can be. As you read,...
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Common Lit: Barack Obama's Nobel Lecture
Barack Obama served as the 44th President of the United States from 2009 to 2017. In 2009, Obama was also awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work strengthening international relations. In his acceptance speech, Obama discusses the...
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Common Lit: Amelia Earhart by Barrett Smith
Amelia Earhart (1897-disappeared 1937) was an American pilot and author. Earhart set many flying records and was the first woman to complete a trip across the Atlantic Ocean by herself. In this informational text, Barrett Smith discusses...
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Common Lit: George W. Harkins to the American People
A learning module that begins with "George W. Harkins to the American People" by George W. Harkin, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned...
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Common Lit: Can You Still Have Hope When Life Seems Hopeless?
The Myanmar (also known as Berma) military has been accused of human rights violations with their increasingly violent persecution of Rohingya Muslims, an ethnic and religious minority in the nation. The violence in Myanmar has displaced...
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Common Lit: The Two Brothers
A learning module that begins with "The Two Brothers" by Leo Tolstoy, 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 Legend of Oedipus" by Common Lit Staff
A learning module that begins with "The Legend of Oedipus," 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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Common Lit: "Athena and Poseidon's Contest for Athens" by Athena europe.org
A learning module that begins with the story "Athena and Poseidon's Contest for Athens," 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: Midas
A learning module that begins with "Midas" by Thomas Bulfinch, 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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Common Lit: The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County
A learning module that begins with "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" by Mark Twain, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned...
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Common Lit: I Like to See It Lap the Miles
A learning module that begins with the poem "I like to See it Lap the Miles" by Emily Dickinson, 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: To My Dear and Loving Husband
A learning module that begins with the poem "To My Dear and Loving Husband" by Anne Bradstreet, 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: Letter From Mary Mallon: On Being "Typhoid Mary"
A learning module that begins with "Letter From Mary Mallon: On Being 'Typhoid Mary'" by Mary Mallon, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned...
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Common Lit: When I Have Fears That I May Cease to Be
A learning module that begins with the poem "When I have Fears that I May Cease to Be" by John Keats, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned...
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Common Lit: The Million Pound Bank Note
A learning module that begins with "The Million Pound Bank Note" by Mark Twain, 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: A Retrieved Reformation
A learning module that begins with "A Retrieved Reformation" by O. Henry, 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: Excerpt From "On Drought Conditions"
A learning module that begins with "Excerpt from "On Drought Conditions"" by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF...
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Common Lit: Miss Brill
A learning module that begins with "Miss Brill" by Katherine Mansfield, 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: Booker T. Washington vs. w.e.b. Du Bois
A learning module that begins with "Booker T. Washington vs. W.E.B. Du Bois" an excerpt from the "Atlanta Compromise" speech, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be...
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Common Lit: A Slander
A learning module that begins with "A Slander" by Anton Chekhov, 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 Story of the Bad Little Boy
A learning module that begins with "The Story of the Bad Little Boy" by Mark Twain, 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: Speech on Slavery
A learning module that begins with "Speech on Slavery" by Abraham Lincoln, 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: From "A Time for Choosing" Speech
A learning module that begins with "From 'A Time for Choosing' Speech" by Ronald Reagan, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through...