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Utah Education Network

Uen: Reading Fluency

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
This lesson engages students in reading fluency practice. Teachers will modeling auditorily, use timed self-assessments, and ensure partners give feedback to motivate the students.
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Read Works

Read Works: Excerpt From Martin Luther King Jr.'s Letter From Birmingham Jail

For Teachers 5th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This primary source features a letter excerpt from Dr. Martin King, Jr. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies. Scaffolding for vocabulary...
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Read Works

Read Works: Water on the Earth

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage discusses the processes of weathering and erosion, along with their effects. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and...
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Read Works

Read Works: A New Neighborhood Farmers Market

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage is about the addition of a farmers' market in New York City. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies 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 Battle of Bull Run: The End of Illusions

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with Ernest B. Furgurson's "The Battle of Bull Run: The End of Illusions" 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: Jimmy Carter's Nobel Lecture

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with "Jimmy Carter's Nobel Lecture" 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 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: 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: The Wounded Knee Massacre

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with "The Wounded Knee Massacre" from Digital History, 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: 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: 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: Stop and Frisk: Right or Wrong

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with "Stop and Frisk: Right or Wrong" 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...