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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: African Americans in the British New World: The Middle Passage

For Students 5th - 8th
A description of the Middle Passage, the leg of the triangular trade that brought slaves from Africa to America. Read descriptions of the way slaves were transported in the ships across the ocean.
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Read Works

Read Works: A Trip to the Beach

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This fictional story shares a description of a child's first trip to the ocean. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes...
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Found Poems/parallel Poems

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Students compose found and parallel poems based on a descriptive passage they have chosen from a piece of literature they are reading.
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Read Works

Read Works: Forms of Art Landscape Paintings

For Teachers 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage is a descriptive pieces for the artistic product of landscape paintings, their different purposes, and styles of design. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces...