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Heinle: Newbury House Dictionary of American English

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
The Newbury House Dictionary provides simple and clear definitions. Also includes sample sentences, idioms, and a wide array of cultural facts and figures. Students may also view photographs related to the words.
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PBS

Classics for Kids: Musical Dictionary

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This online music dictionary offers more than just definitions. Most terms have vocalized pronunciations and audio examples, as well.
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Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Occupations Find It! Quiz

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use the online "Little Explorers" picture dictionary to search for the occupations described in a series of clues. This exercise, which promotes dictionary use, deductive reasoning, and vocabulary building, would work well with...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Of Studies

For Students 11th - 12th Standards
A learning module that begins with "Of Studies" by Sir Francis Bacon, 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: "Why Sit Here and Die" Speech

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with "'Why Sit Here and Die' Speech," by Maria W. Stewart, 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: "Frailty, Thy Name Is Woman"

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with "Frailty, Thy Name is Woman" from Hamlet by William Shakespeare, 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: Thresholds of Violence

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with "Thresholds of Violence" by Malcolm Gladwell, 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: The Pit and the Pendulum

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with "The Pit and the Pendulum" 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: Because I Could Not Stop for Death

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with "Because I Could Not Stop for Death" by Emily Dickinson, 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: From "The World Before Him"

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "From The World Before Him" by Horatio Alger, Jr., 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 Great Depression" by Mike Kubic

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with "The Great Depression" 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 New Survivors

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "The New Survivors" by Pamela Weintraub, 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: Mending Wall

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with the poem "Mending Wall" by Robert Frost, 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: "Excerpt From 'A Christmas Carol': Marley's Ghost" by Charles Dickens

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "CommonLit: Excerpt from "A Christmas Carol": Marley's Ghost" by Charles Dickens, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: The American Electoral Process

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "The American Electoral Process" 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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CommonLit

Common Lit: The Faith Cure

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with the story"The Faith Cure" by Paul Laurence Dunbar, 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: Anthem for Doomed Youth

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with the poem "Anthem for Doomed Youth" by Wilfred Owen, 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: To the State Senate on Being Elected Its President

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "To the State Senate on Being Elected Its President" by Calvin Coolidge, 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: Excerpt From the Odyssey: The Sirens

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Excerpt from the Odyssey: The Sirens" by Homer, 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: Yesees and Noees

For Students 5th - 6th
A learning module that begins with "Yesees and Noees" 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...
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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 Worst Birthday" From Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

For Students 5th - 6th
A learning module that begins with ""The Worst Birthday" from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Most Valuable Player

For Students 5th - 6th
A learning module that begins with "Most Valuable Player" by Sarah Van Arsdale, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...