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Common Lit: Book Pairings: "The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway Unit PlanCommon Lit: Book Pairings: "The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway Unit Plan
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Common Lit: Book Pairings: "The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway

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Selected (6) reading passages (grades 8-12) to pair with the novella "The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway. This novella tells the story of Santiago, an old fisherman who struggles to reel in a giant marlin far off the coast of Cuba. [Free account registration required for specific tools.]

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Practice

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