Read Works
Read Works: Before Jackie: How Strikeout King Satchel Paige Struck Down Jim Crow
[Free Registration/Login Required] This ReadWorks passage provides a brief biography of the baseball player Satchel Paige and his significant accomplishments. A paired passage, a vocabulary support sheet, a questions sheet, and an...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: A Biography of America: The Fifties 1945 1960
World War II ends with the legacy of its final moment: the atomic bomb. After reading comprehensive background material, interactive feature lets you decide if President Truman was correct in his decision to drop atomic bombs on...
Read Works
Read Works: George Washington's Cherry Tree
[Free Registration/Login Required] The story about George Washington chopping down a cherry tree. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Excerpt From "Meet the Ologist Laurel Kendall"
[Free Registration/Login Required] This ReadWorks reading from the American Museum of Natural Anthropology's website called OLogy provides an interview with the cultural anthropologist named Laurel Kendall. A question sheet is available...
Read Works
Read Works: Kwan's Crusade
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about Michelle Kwan becoming a public diplomat for the United States. A question sheet is available to help students build reading comprehension skills.
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Read Works: Life as a Country Girl
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text explaining what it is life to live in the rural mountains of West Virginia. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Charles I. Kelly and Lawrence E. Kelly
Many things.org: Stories About People (Biographies)
Read along and listen to biographies about famous people, mostly Americans.
CommonLit
Common Lit: "Who Is Katherine Johnson?" by Nasa
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...
Northwestern University
Northwestern Univ.: Bilingual Anthology of Russian Verse
Nice collection of several hundred Russian poems, reaching back into the eighteenth century and moving forward from there. Read or listen to selections in Russian or English by searching by poem or poet. You'll also find biographical...
Daily Teaching Tools
Daily Teaching Tools: Test 9: Ben's Harmonica
This Daily Teaching Tools resource provides a reading assessment passage. This passage contains a brief biography about Ben Franklin and a few of his inventions.
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McGraw Hill
Glencoe: Study Guide for Johnny Tremain [Pdf]
This twenty-two page study guide provides biographical information on author Esther Forbes, an introduction to "Johnny Tremain," and activities to accompany a reading of this historical novel. Includes pre-reading activities, reading...
Other
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum: Betty Ford Biography
From the Gerald R. Ford Library and Museum, read a comprehensive biography of Betty Bloomer Ford.
Other
Louis Braille School: Louis Braille Biography
Presents comprehensive biographical information on Louis Braille, the founder of a system of reading and writing by raised dots, and Valentin Hauy, the founder of the world's first school for the blind in Paris, France.
CommonLit
Common Lit: "Alexander Hamilton" by Jessica Mc Birney
Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804) was an American political figure and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. In this informational text, Jessica McBirney discusses Hamilton's life and accomplishments, specifically his...
The Book Report
Kids reads.com: The Fudge Books by Judy Blume
This comprehensive site features activities, reviews, and more for Judy Blume's "The Fudge Books." Come and explore this educational gold mine.
Other
Mount Vernon Ladies' Association: George Washington: Biography
Everything you need to know about this life of George Washington is included on this site. This comprehensive site allows you to read short summaries of different events in Washington's life. Click the links following the descriptions...
Colby College
Spanish Language & Culture: Los Pronombres Relativos
Great Spanish language practice with the relative pronouns que, quien, quienes, and lo que. Use these pronouns to complete three short biographical profiles of three famous hispanic women, and check your answers.
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: Random House Kids
This comprehensive publisher site links to interesting activities, author biographies, synopsis of books, and links to other sites. Games, recommended reading levels, and writing activities provided for students. Teachers resources are...
Ancestry
Oregon Pioneer Biographies
This site has a comprehensive list of well known Oregon pioneers. Click on a name to read the story of their early settlement and the experiences this held for them.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Tomie De Paola's Biography
This resource features a booklist for Tomie dePaola. There is a summary and a picture of each book.
Other
Mem Fox
Read all about favorite author Mem Fox in this very comprehensive website. Features her biography, her books and some stories even read aloud.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Elements of Literature: Guide to Island of the Blue Dolphins [Pdf]
A comprehensive mini-guide to Scott O'Dell's novel titled "Island of the Blue Dolphins." Contains detailed information about the biographical/historical context, background, chapter-by-chapter summaries, study questions, and post-reading...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Elements of Literature: Guide to Lyddie [Pdf]
A detailed mini-guide to award-winning author Katherine Paterson's novel "Lyddie." Provides comprehensive information about the novel, including historical/biographical context, chapter summaries, study questions, and post-reading...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Elements of Literature: Guide to Number the Stars [Pdf]
A comprehensive mini-guide to Lowry's novel "Number the Stars." Provides excellent and detailed information concerning historical/biographical context, characters, chapter study questions, and post-reading activities.