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CommonLit

Common Lit: Themes: Honor & Courage: What Makes a Hero?

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question, "What makes a hero?" Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account registration required for...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Themes: Honor & Courage: What Does It Mean to Be Brave?

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question, "What does it mean to be brave?" Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account registration...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Themes: Growing Up: Why Should We Value Our Youth?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question, "Why should we value our youth?" Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account registration...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Themes: Growing Up: What Does It Mean to Be Grown Up?

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question, "What does it mean to be grown up?" Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account registration...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Themes: Friendship & Family: What Is a Friend?

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question, "What is a friend?" Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account registration required for...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Themes: Friendship & Family: What Makes a Family?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question, "What makes a family?" Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account registration required for...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Themes: Fear & Paranoia: How Can Fear Be Used to Manipulate?

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question, "How can fear be used to manipulate?" Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account registration...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Themes: Fear & Paranoia: How Does Fear Drive Action?

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question, "How does fear drive action?" Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account registration required...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Themes: Fate & Free Will: Can We Control Our Fate?

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question, "Can we control our fate?" Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account registration required...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Themes: Education & Knowledge: What Is the Goal of Education?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question, "What is the goal of education?" Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account registration...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Themes: Death: How Do People Face Death?

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a Collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question, "How do people face death?" Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account registration required...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Themes: Community: What Is the Importance of Community?

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question, "What is the importance of community?" Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account registration...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Themes: Community: How Are Communities Formed?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question, "Community, How are communities formed? Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Themes: Comedy & Tragedy: What Can We Learn From Tragedy?

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question, "What can we learn from tragedy?" Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account registration...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Themes: Comedy & Tragedy: What Can We Learn From Comedy?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question, "What can we learn from comedy?" Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account registration...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Themes: Beauty & Happiness: How Do We Define Beauty?

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question, "How do we define beauty?" Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account registration required...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Themes: Beauty & Happiness: How Can We Achieve Happiness?

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question, "How can we achieve happiness?" Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account registration...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Themes: America: What Makes America Unique?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question. "What makes America unique?" Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account registration required...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Themes: America: How Has America Changed Over Time?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question, "How has America changed over time? Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account registration...
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Engage in Group Reading Activities With Purpose and Understanding

For Teachers Pre-K - K Standards
Choose from a variety of lessons that meet the Kindergarten standard of engaging in group reading activities with purpose and understanding.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Timeline: Making High School Count

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This Khan Academy resource is an article that discusses the activities you can pursue to make the most of your high school experience in preparation for college.
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Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: Launching Young Readers: Episode 5: Reading for Meaning

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Hosted by Frank McCourt, Reading for Meaning highlights effective strategies to help kids understand - and care about - what they read, the ultimate goal of learning how to read. Features host Frank McCourt and children's book author...
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Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: Launching Young Readers: Episode 1: Roots of Reading

For Teachers K - 1st
Hosted by Fred Rogers, The Roots of Reading looks at the earliest stages of literacy in such locations as a baby speech lab and a Head Start center. The program examines how parents, childcare providers, and kindergarten teachers can get...
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A to Z Teacher Stuff

A to Z Teacher Stuff:and to Think I Saw It on Mulberry Street Writing Activity

For Teachers K - 1st
This resource is a lesson plan whose purpose is to create a class book in the style of Dr. Seuss' "And to Think That I Saw it on Mulberry Street."