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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: A Sse the Bank Account

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
For this task, young scholars are asked to interpret equations representing a bank account's balance where the interest is compounded monthly versus yearly. Aligns with A-SSE.A.1 and A-SSE.A.1.a.
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University of Virginia

Virginia Center for Digital History: Television News of the Civil Rights Era

For Students 9th - 10th
A rich collection of streaming video samples of television news footage from 1950 to 1970, along with an assortment of primary source documents, first-person accounts, a glossary of terms, and essays and analysis for learning about the...
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Federal Reserve Bank of New York: Econ Explorers Journal [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
In this collection of lesson activities, students will complete an "Econ Explorers Journal" to help them learn how economics is involved in their neighborhood, the books they read, in earning a living, at their banks, in their homes, and...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Marshall Plan Speech

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with a George Catlett Marshall's "Marshall Plan Speech" 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: The 1897 Petition Against the Annexation of Hawaii

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with a historical text from the National Archives called "The 1897 Petition Against the Annexation of Hawaii" accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Excerpt From "The Grasshopper"

For Students 11th - 12th Standards
A learning module that begins with Anton Chekhov's literary text "Excerpt from 'The Grasshopper'" 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: Excerpt From "Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street"

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with Herman Melville's literary text "Excerpt from "Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street"" accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Excerpt From Democracy in America: Why Americans Are So Restless

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with "Excerpt from Democracy in America: Why Americans Are So Restless" by Alexis de Tocqueville, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: The Coming of Night

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with Linda Pastan's poem "The Coming of Night" 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: President Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins the historical speech "President Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points" 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: South African Apartheid

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with "South African Apartheid" by Mike Kubic, 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 Treaty of Versailles and the League of Nations

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with "The Treaty of Versailles and the League of Nations" 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: The War Prayer

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with "The War Prayer" 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 teacher and...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Federigo's Falcon

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with "Federigo's Falcon" by Giovanni Boccaccio, 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: Opposing Innovation

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with "Opposing Innovation" by Mike Kubic, 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: Margaret Garner: Defying the Fugitive Slave Act

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with "Margaret Garner: Defying the Fugitive Slave Act" by Levi Coffin, 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: Winged Blackmail

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with "Winged Blackmail" by Jack London, 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: Excerpts From "Song of Myself": 1, 2, 6, 52

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with "Excerpts from 'Song of Myself': 1, 2, 6, 52" by Walt Whitman, 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: Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with "Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions" by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, 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: "A Mad Dash to Disaster": The First World War

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with "'A Mad Dash to Disaster': The First World War" by Mike Kubic, 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: Stalin: A Brutal Legacy Uncovered

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with A Brutal Legacy Uncovered" by Mike Kubic, 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: Serving in Florida: Excerpt From Nickle and Dimed

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with "Serving in Florida" Excerpt from Nickle and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich, 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: Causes of the American Civil War

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with "Causes of the American Civil War" by Mike Kubic, 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: The Lost Generation

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with "The Lost Generation" by Mike Kubic, 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...