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Common Lit: Freedom Summer

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with the poem "Freedom Summer" by J. Patrick Lewis 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: First Pet

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with the poem "First Pet" by Emma Bartley, 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 Harlem Renaissance" by Jessica Mc Birney

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with "The Harlem Renaissance" 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: First Female Army Rangers Say They Thought of "Future Generations"

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with "First Female Army Rangers Say They Thought of 'Future Generations'" by Brakkton Booker, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: The Legacy of Charles R. Drew

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with "The Legacy of Charles R. Drew" 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...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: From Blossoms

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with the poem "From Blossoms" by Li-Young Lee 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 Kitty Genovese Murder: What Really Happened

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with "The Kitty Genovese Murder: What Really Happened" by Jessica McBirney, 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: Icu

For Students 7th - 8th Standards
A learning module that begins with "ICU" by Grace Chua, 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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CommonLit

Common Lit: "Healing 'Brick City'": A Newark Doctor Returns Home by Npr Staff

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with "Healing 'Brick City': A Newark Doctor Returns Home" by NPR Staff 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 Founding of American Democracy" by Jessica Mc Birney

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with "The Founding of American Democracy" by Jessica McBirney, 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: "Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott" by Us history.org

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with "Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott," 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: "Showdown in Little Rock" by Us history.org

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with "Showdown in Little Rock," 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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CommonLit

Common Lit: General Eisenhower's Order of the Day

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with "General Eisenhower's Order of the Day" by General Dwight D. Eisenhower 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: The Dancing Plague of 1518

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with "The Dancing Plague of 1518" by Doug MacGowan, 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 Sit in Movement" by Us history.org

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with "The Sit-in Movement" 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 teacher...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Study: "High Incomes Don't Bring You Happiness" by Caitlin Kenney

For Students 7th - 9th
A learning module that begins with "High Incomes Don't Bring You Happiness" by Caitlin Kenney, 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: "Seven Decades On, Anne Frank's Words Still Comfort" by Scott Simon

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with "Seven Decades On, Anne Frank's Words Still Comfort" by Scott Simon, 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: Teaching Kids in Vietnam to Avoid a Deadly, Everyday Legacy of War

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with "Teaching Kids in Vietnam to Avoid a Deadly, Everyday Legacy of War" by Michael Sullivan, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: The Golden Lotus: A History of Foot Binding

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with "The Golden Lotus: A History of Foot Binding" by Jessica McBirney, 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: "Female Wwii Pilots: The Original Fly Girls" by Susan Stamberg

For Students 7th - 9th
A learning module that begins with "Female WWII Pilots: The Original Fly Girls" by Susan Stamberg, 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 Distracted Teenage Brain" by Alison Pearce Stevens

For Students 7th - 9th
A learning module that begins with "The Distracted Teenage Brain" by Alison Pearce Stevens, 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: "Fear Prompts Teens to Act Impulsively" by Laura Sanders

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Fear Prompts Teens to Act Impulsively" by Laura Sanders, 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 1972 Andes Flight Disaster" by Common Lit Staff

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with "The 1972 Andes Flight Disaster," 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 Daisy Girl Ad

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with "The Daisy Girl Ad," 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...