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Common Lit: Resistance to the Vietnam War

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Resistance to the Vietnam War" by Jessica McBirney, 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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Common Lit: High Court Reviews Insanity Defense Case

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "High Court Reviews Insanity-Defense Case" by Nina Totenberg, 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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Common Lit: Japan's Quest for Empire

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Japan's Quest for Empire" by Jessica McBirney, 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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Common Lit: The Tiananmen Square Massacre

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "The Tiananmen Square Massacre" 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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Common Lit: Village Schools and Traveling Soldiers

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Village Schools and Traveling Soldiers" by Arthur Henderson Smith, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned...
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Common Lit: China's Cultural Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "China's Cultural Revolution" 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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Common Lit: Choosing a Warning Label for Human Dna

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Choosing a Warning Label for Human DNA" by Charles Wohlforth, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned...
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Common Lit: Nice Kids Finish First: Study Finds Social Skills Can Predict Future

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Nice Kids Finish First: Study Finds Social Skills Can Predict Future Success" by Audie Cornish, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be...
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Common Lit: Verses Written by a Young Lady, on Women Born to Be Controll'd

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Verses Written by a Young Lady, On Women Born to Be Controll'd," accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned...
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Common Lit: If Not Threats of War or Sanctions, Then What?

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "If Not Threats of War or Sanctions, Then What?" by Alan Greenblatt, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned...
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Common Lit: Students' Work Ethic Affected by Peer Groups, Desire to Be Popular

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A learning module that begins with "Students' Work Ethic Affected by Peer Groups, Desire to Be Popular" by Shankar Vedantam, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed...
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Common Lit: Human or Machine? a.i. Experts Reportedly Pass the "Turing Test"

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Human or Machine? A.I. Experts Reportedly Pass the 'Turing Test'" by Scott Neuman, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a...
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Common Lit: What's It Like to Live Without Electricity?

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "What's it Like to Live Without Electricity?" by Julie McCarthy, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned...
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Common Lit: The War Works Hard

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with the poem "The War Works Hard" by Dunya Mikhail, 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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Common Lit: Does It Matter if Schools Are Racially Integrated?

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Does It Matter If Schools Are Racially Integrated?" by Michel Martin, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or...
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Common Lit: Hollywood Dreams of Wealth, Youth, and Beauty

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Hollywood Dreams of Wealth, Youth, and Beauty" by Bob Mondello, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned...
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Common Lit: American Dream Faces Harsh New Reality

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "American Dream Faces Harsh New Reality" by Ari Shapiro, 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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Common Lit: I'm Happiest When Most Away

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "I'm Happiest When Most Away" by Emily Bronte, 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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Common Lit: Freud's Theory of the Id, Ego, and Superego

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Freud's Theory of the Id, Ego, and Superego," 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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Common Lit: Advice to the Newly Married Lady

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Advice to the Newly Married Lady" by Samuel K. Jennings, 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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Common Lit: Maybe Mean Girls' Mental Games Have a Purpose

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Maybe Mean Girls' Mental Games Have a Purpose" by Erika Engelhaupt, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned...
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Common Lit: The Bright Side of Sadness

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "The Bright Side of Sadness" by Bruce Bower, 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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Common Lit: Stereotypes Might Make "Female" Hurricanes Deadlier

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Stereotypes Might Make 'Female' Hurricanes Deadlier" by Bruce Bower, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or...
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Common Lit: Fracking Fuels Energy Debate

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Fracking Fuels Energy Debate" by Erica Gies, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...