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Old Yeller and the Bear
With Papa away on a cattle drive, fourteen-year-old Travis is in charge of looking after the family homestead on the Texas plains, mile…
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Oral History
Before language was written, people from all over the world have recorded their family histories orally. They have used storytell…
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The Country Mouse and the City Mouse
Country Mouse invites her friend, City Mouse to visit her in the country. City Mouse does not enjoy the country and convinces Country M…
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- 09/11/14
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Sewed Up His Heart
Dr. Daniel Hale Williams must make the decision to perform a heart operation that could save a patient’s life but could also cond…
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- 09/11/13
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A Story, A Story
This African folk tale explains how many African tales came to be known as “Spider stories.” In this tale, Ananse, the Spid…
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- 09/06/13
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Aunt Flossie's Hats
Sarah and Susan are sisters who enjoy spending Sunday afternoons with their great-great Aunt Flossie. Aunt Flossie entertains her great…
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- 09/06/13
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Picasso - Includes Sample Writing Task
This lesson includes scaffolded analytical writing tasks that provide examples for teaching Common Core writing. This excerpt from a b…
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- 09/06/13
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Angel Child, Dragon Child
During her first days at school in America, Ut experiences alienation and separation. Later, she finds understanding and acceptance. Wi…
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Roxaboxen
In this realistic fiction story, young children’s powers of imagination create the town of Roxaboxen filled with houses, building…
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Uncle Jed's Barbershop
Despite obstacles in his life such as a family illness and the Great Depression, Uncle Jed achieved his dream of opening a barbershop a…
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Leah's Pony
This story takes place in the 1930s in the Great Plains region of the United States devastated by a great drought. Leah had been given …
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The Go Around Dollar
“The Go-Around Dollar” is a selection that combines two genres: realistic fiction and expository text. It provides an enter…
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Four Dollars and Fifty Cents
In this tall tale story, deadbeat Shorty Long has to avoid the people to whom he owes money. He tries to trick Widow Macrae out of $4.5…
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- 09/06/13
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Just Plain Fancy
“Just Plain Fancy” is the story of a young Amish girl, Naomi, who longs to have something fancy in her life. But when an sh…
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- 09/06/13
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Cows in the Parlor
"Cows in the Parlor: A Visit to a Dairy Farm" is an expository article about the daily running of a dairy farm. Students learn about a …
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- 08/22/13
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The Search
Miguel went with his father and brothers on their annual sheep move in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, but some of the sheep got lost d…
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- 08/22/13
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Toto
A timid young boy and a curious elephant face challenges and help each other as they grow into adulthood in a small village near a game…
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The Story of Jumping Mouse
The Story of Jumping Mouse is a legend told by the Native Americans of the Great Plains. This is a tale of a compassionate, courageous …
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When Schlemiel Went to Warsaw
Schlemiel is a lazy peasant from the town of Chelm with dreams of travelling. Taking a trip to Warsaw, he is tricked into retracing his…
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- 08/22/13
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Medicine: Past and Present
Major medical discoveries are detailed over time. Diverse individuals, using scientific methods and innovation, determined causes for d…
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- 08/22/13
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McBroom the Rainmaker - Includes Sample Writing Task
This lesson includes scaffolded analytical writing tasks that provide examples for teaching Common Core writing. In this tall tale, Jo…
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- 08/22/13
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The Marble Champ
Even though Lupe Medrano is the top student at her school, she is a failure at sports until she tries her hand at marbles, so she pract…
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- 08/22/13
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The Night Journey
In this story, Rache is learning about the shocking history of her family through her Nana Sashie’s story about her family’…
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My Two Drawings
As a child, the narrator describes how his magnificent career as an artist was ended at an early age by adults who lacked imagination, …
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Love as Strong as Ginger
In this story, a young girl shares what it is like to spend time with her grandmother at her home and at her job at the crab chong wher…
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If You Lived at the Time of the American Revolution
In this expository text, the author provides important factual highpoints, influential people, and interesting morsels of information a…
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The Coming of the Long Knives
After Bright Morning's tribe is commanded by the Long Knives (the United States soldiers) to leave the canyon that is their home, the t…
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Class President
The election for class president of the 5th grade shapes up as a two-way race between Cricket and Lucas, but throughout the course of t…
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The Voyage of the Mayflower
The pilgrims from England traveled across the Atlantic Ocean in hopes of establishing a new colony in North America. The separatists or…
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Messages by the Mile
Scientists Dr. Roger Payne and Dr. Katherine Payne have discovered that the use of infrasonic sounds is a method of communication used …
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Martha Helps the Rebel
This play takes place in South Carolina in 1780 during the American Revolution, when a mother and her daughter are going about their da…
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- 08/22/13
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Koko's Kitten
Koko’s Kitten is the story of Koko, a gorilla, who longs to have a kitten as her “baby." Koko is able to communicate her lo…
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- 08/22/13
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Going West
A typical day in the life of a 1840's pioneer began early in the morning and involved a great deal of hard work and persistence from ea…
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Escape
In this excerpt from Charlotte’ Web, Wilbur, a bored and lonely young pig, wants a little excitement. A friendly goose shows Wilb…
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The Bridge Dancers
In this book, two sisters, Maisie and Callie, are faced with a challenging situation. Callie gets hurt while their mother is away and M…
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- 08/22/13
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Galileo - Includes Sample Writing Task
This lesson includes scaffolded analytical writing tasks that provide examples for teaching Common Core writing. Galileo refines the t…
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Trapped by the Ice! Grade 5 Version
This is the grade 5 version of this lesson for this title. A grade 3 version is also available. A crew of sailors captained by S…
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- 08/22/13
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The Journal of Wong Ming-Chung
This story is written from the perspective of Wong Ming-Chung, a young Chinese boy who traveled to America to join his uncle during the…