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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Reading/writing About Whales Using Fiction and Nonfiction Texts

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Students will have a whale of a good time in this instructional activity in which they use fiction and nonfiction texts to write a letter to an online scientist.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: "They're Made Out of Meat" by Terry Bisson

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with the short story "They're Made Out of Meat" by Terry Bisson, 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: Autumntime by Anthony Lentini

For Students 7th - 8th
The story "Autumntime" by Anthony Lentiniis set in a future where technology meets almost all human needs. It also provides a guided reading mode, assessment, discussion questions, and teacher's guide. [Free account registration required...
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Read Works

Read Works: Stop the Rock!

For Teachers K Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about animals that work together to help each other. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: Field Trip

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a boy named Jeremy who got sick on the day he class was going on a field trip. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: Shoot It Harder, Shoot It Softer

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a boy who likes to play games at the arcade. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: Rachel Meets Harry

For Teachers 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a spider named Rachel who gets blown from her web during a storm and meets a trapdoor spider. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: Summer Vacation

For Teachers 3rd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a boy named Jose who learned the importance of a weather forecast. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: Watch for Steady Rocks

For Teachers 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about two boys who have find themselves in danger while hiking on a trail. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: Unexpected Fortune

For Teachers 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a girl named Claire who visits her father in the hospital and learns that shared struggles can have an effect on family relationships. A question sheet is available to help...
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Read Works

Read Works: Planet Y

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a boy named Zack who is traveling to a new planet with his family. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: Earth 2072

For Students 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about what school might be like in the future. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: The Time Machine

For Teachers 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a boy named Eric whose uncle built a time machine in his lab. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: Earth 2072

For Teachers 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text describing what school might be like in the future. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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E Reading Worksheets

E Reading Worksheets: Genre Activities

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
This learning module features "genre" as the topic for PowerPoint presentations, lessons, and quizzes. Numerous projects with the "genre" theme are available for further exploration as opportunities for more in-depth investigations.
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E Reading Worksheets

E Reading Worksheets: Genre Worksheets

For Teachers 3rd - 9th Standards
This learning module provides remediation with identifying genre of books and various texts. Practice with capitalizing nouns is provided with through worksheets, an online site, and a video tutorial. .
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Book Pairings: "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury

For Students 9th - 10th
Set in a future where books are outlawed and firemen burn any they find, fireman Guy Montag questions his role in society and joins an organization committed to starting a revolution. Selected (7) reading passages (grades 8-11) to pair...
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Other

Dandi Palmer: Barnaby's Blunder

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A beautifully illustrated science fiction children's book about a man named Barnaby who watches a fireball fall from the sky. He tells the villagers not to be afraid and goes out to investigate, only to be met by quite a surprise.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: "Excerpt From Frankenstein: The Creature's Request" by Mary Shelley

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Excerpt from Frankenstein: the Creature's Request " by Mary Shelley, 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: Book Pairings: "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood

For Students 9th - 10th
A coup by religious extremists helps to establish the sexually-oppressive, dystopian Republic of Gilead. Offred, a Handmaid, struggles with her role as a reproductive servant to the elite. Selected (8) reading passages (grades 9-11) to...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: American Literature: Postmodernism: "Harrison Bergeron"

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on the short story "Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut which portrays the year 2081 in a society where all people are equal and the same. Links are provided to the text and a study guide for the story. Students are...
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Other

Penguin: Reading Guide: The Gunslinger: The Dark Tower I

For Students 9th - 10th
This reading guide provides discussion questions, biographical information about King, and explanatory introduction to the Dark Tower novels.
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Other

Penguin: Reading Guide: Wizard and Glass

For Students 9th - 10th
A general introduction to the series, a specific introduction to the novel, biographical information and discussion questions about the novel are all offered at this publisher's site.
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DOGO Media

Dogo News: Obamas Celebrate Star Wars Day

For Students K - 1st
Read about how the Obama family celebrated Star Wars Day! Includes video.

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