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Common Lit: "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe, 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: "What Fear Can Teach Us" by Karen Thompson Walker

For Students 10th - 12th
A learning module that begins with "What Fear Can Teach Us" by Karen Thompson Walker, 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 Lady or the Tiger" by Frank R. Stockton

For Students 10th - 12th
A learning module that begins with "The Lady or the Tiger" by Frank R. Stockton, 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: "Bullying in Early Adolescence" by Dorothy L. Espelage

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with "Bullying in Early Adolescence" by Dorothy L. Espelage, 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: Excerpts From "Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A learning module that begins with "Excerpts from Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, 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: "The Complexity of Fear" by Mary C. Lamia, ph.d

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "The Complexity of Fear" by Mary C. Lamia, Ph.D., 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: Elie Wiesel's "The Perils of Indifference" Speech by Elie Wiesel

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Elie Wiesel's 'The Perils of Indifference' 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: "Elie Wiesel" by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Elie Wiesel" by The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, 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: "Auschwitz" by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Auschwitz" by The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, 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: "Total Control in North Korea" by Jessica Mc Birney

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Total Control in North Korea" 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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CommonLit

Common Lit: "Do Juvenile Killers Deserve Life Behind Bars?" by Nina Totenberg

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Do Juvenile Killers Deserve Life Behind Bars?" by Nina Totenberg, 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 Frankenstein: The Creature's Request" by Mary Shelley

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Excerpt from Frankenstein: the Creature's Request " by Mary Shelley, 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: "The Bet" by Anton Chekhov

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "The Bet" by Anton Chekhov, 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 student...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: "The Clock Man " by Shel Silverstein

For Students 5th - 6th
A learning module that begins with "The Clock Man" by Shel Silverstein, 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: "A Cobra in the Garden" by Mahani Zubaidy Gunnell

For Students 5th - 6th
A learning module that begins with "A Cobra in the Garden" by Mahani Zubaidy Gunnell, 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: "Feathers" by Anonymous

For Students 4th - 6th
A learning module that begins with "Feathers," 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 student accounts. Text...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: "The Market Square Dog" by James Herriot

For Students 5th - 6th
A learning module that begins with "The Market Square Dog" by James Herriot, 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: "From Slaves to Sharecroppers" by Leigh Dekle

For Students 5th - 7th
A learning module that begins with "From Slaves to Sharecroppers" by Leigh Dekle, 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: "Was It a Dream?" by Guy De Maupassant

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Was It a Dream?" by Guy de Maupassant, 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: "Burning a Book" by William Stafford

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with the poem "Burning a Book" by William Stafford, 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: "A Dream Within a Dream" by Edgar Allan Poe

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with the poem "A Dream Within a Dream" by Edgar Allan Poe, 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: "Tuskegee Airmen" by Jessica Mc Birney

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Tuskegee Airmen" 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 teacher...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: "The Roaring Twenties" by Mike Kubic

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A learning module that begins with "The Roaring Twenties" 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 Three Little Pigs" by Joseph Jacobs

For Students 5th - 6th
A learning module that begins with the short story "The Three Little Pigs" by Joseph Jacobs, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online...