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Common Lit: Coping Mechanisms

For Students 7th - 8th
Work, school, money - these are some of the most common stressors in everyday life. The effects of stress on a person's mental and emotional health may vary, but without the proper tools to cope, stress can have serious consequences. It...
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Common Lit: Marsha

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with "Marsha" Mikala Rempe, 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 World's Largest Refugee Camp Looks Like a Slum/star Wars Mashup

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with "The World's Largest Refugee Camp Looks Like a Slum/Star Wars Mashup" by NPR Staff, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a...
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Common Lit: Food Deserts

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with "Food Deserts" 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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Common Lit: The History of the Cylinder Phonograph

For Students 7th - 8th Standards
A learning module that begins with "The History of the Cylinder Phonograph" by The Library of Congress, 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: Rosie the Riveter

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with "Rosie the Riveter" by Barrett Smith, 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 Chicano Movement

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with "The Chicano Movement" 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: Joy

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with "Joy" by Molly McGinnis, 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 Fertile Crescent

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with "The Fertile Crescent" by Joshua J. Mark, 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: Gault Case Changed Juvenile Law

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with "Gault Case Changed Juvenile Law" by Margot Adler 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: Serving With the Women's Army Corps

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with "Serving with the Women's Army Corps," 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 Journalist

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with the poem "The Journalist" 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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: 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...