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Use www.commonlit.org
www.readworks.org
www.tetw.org

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From New and Selected Poems, 1992
Beacon Press, Boston, MA

Copyright 1992 by Mary Oliver.
All rights reserved.

Reprinted by permission of Beacon Press from New and Selected Poems. Copyright 1992 by Mary Oliver. For further permissions information, contact Beacon Press, 25 Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02108-2892.

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Who made the world? Who made the swan, and the black bear? Who made the grasshopper?

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Left off the highway and down the hill. At the bottom, hang another left. Keep bearing left. The road will make a Y. Left again. There's a creek on the left. Keep going. Just before the road ends, there'll be another road. Take it and no other.

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Seventh Grade and the Challenge, both by Gary Soto, similar theme, author style, story structure
https://www.commonlit.org/en/texts/the-challenge?search_id=5539776

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Paired text from Commonlit.org to accompany the novel Holes.

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This could be used in addition with the Diary of Anne Frank. Compare and contrast how both families handle the threat of separation.

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CommonLit | Excerpt from My Mother's Voice: The Proclamation

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Kay Mouradian's mother and her family were forced to leave their home in Turkey along with other Armenians during what became known as the Armenian genocide. 1.5 million Armenians were killed or died as they were forcibly relocated from their homes in Turkey starting in 1915.

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commonlit.org offers the paired texts of "Thank You Maam" and "Treasure of Lemon Brown" as paired texts to analyze how both boys received advice from strangers.

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Who Was Anne Frank by The United States Holocaust Museum, 2016
Pair with:
Woman Who Helped Anne Frank Dies at 100 by Terri Schultz, NPR Radio, 2010
Have students explain the importance of the diary and Geis' role in bringing it to the world.

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When reading Number the Stars the quote "First They Came" can help with understanding the risks the Danish Resistance.  You could also pair it with the informational text: https://www.commonlit.org/en/texts/danish-resistance-during-the-holocaust

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Martin Niemöller (1892-1984) was a German anti-Nazi activist and Lutheran pastor. Niemöller initially supported Hitler, but he soon came to strongly oppose the Nazi party. From 1937-1945, Niemöller was imprisoned in two concentration camps and narrowly escaped execution. The following quotation was made by Niemöller and published in 1950.

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https://www.commonlit.org/en/texts/emmett-till?search_id=5540826 historical article that would be good background information for students as they enter discussions of the civil rights movement prior to Watsons (I'm thinking I could compare with ethical topics of Survival, as well)

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Elie Wiesel’s “The Perils of Indifference” Speech
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First They Came…

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Supplemental paired text for Frederick Douglass. "Frederick Douglass: From Slavery to Freedom" and "Before Jackie: How Strikeout King Satchel Paige Struck Down Jim Crow" Found on readworks.org. Search "Frederick Douglass" and check "paired text" box on the side.

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From commonlit: Immigration to the United States by Michael A. Signal - an informational piece that pairs with The Circuit.

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From commonlit: Immigration to the United States by Michael A. Signal - an informational piece that pairs with The Circuit.

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from grade 8 Holt
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Last Diary Entry of John Wilkes Booth

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Improve your students' reading comprehension with ReadWorks. Access thousands of high-quality, free K-12 articles, and create online assignments with them for your students.

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The Outsiders:  Juvenile Justice and Redemption

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The Outsiders:  Juvenile Justice and Redemption

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In addition to the Outsiders, ask "How would the author answer the question "It was too late for Dally to change."

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CommonLit | Do Juvenile Killers Deserve Life Behind Bars?

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The American juvenile justice system is distinct from the system that deals with adult defendants and criminals. Many people believe that adolescents deserve less blame for their actions because the parts of their brains associated with decision-making and impulse control have not fully matured.

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Jabari Unmasked can be paired with We Wear Masks.

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View the CommonLit collection and filter by grade level, theme, genre, literacy device and common core standard.

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Austin's Butterfly: Building Excellence in Student Work

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Ron Berger from EL Education demonstrates the transformational power of models, critique, and descriptive feedback to improve student work. Here he tells the story of Austin's Butterfly. First-grade students at ANSER Charter School in Boise, ID, helped Austin take a scientific illustration of a butterfly through multiple drafts toward a high-quality final product.

This video accompanies the book Leaders of Their Own Learning: Transforming Schools through Student-Engaged Assessment.