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Read Works: Power of Americans

For Teachers 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An excerpt form a speech given by President Ronald Reagan at the Republican National Convention in 1988. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Role of the President of the United States

For Teachers 11th - 12th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Excerpts from Article II of the United States Constitution explaining the role of President. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Our President Lives in the White House

For Teachers 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the White House in Washington, D. C. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: What Is a Law?

For Teachers 1st - 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about laws and why people need them. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: President Barack Obama

For Teachers 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] A biographical text about President Barack Obama. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: What Does the Pledge of Allegiance Mean?

For Teachers 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the Pledge of Allegiance and what it means. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Should the u.s. Keep the Death Penalty?

For Teachers 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text debating the death penalty. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Meet the Judge!

For Teachers 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An biographical text about Sonia Sotomayor, the first Hispanic American Supreme Court Justice. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Born to Run

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text debating the necessity of Article II, Section 1 of the Constitution which states that only natural-born American citizens can be elected President of the United States. A question...
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Read Works: Brazil Today: The Flag of Brazil

For Teachers 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the Brazilian flag and what the parts symbolize. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: A Courtroom in the Classroom

For Teachers 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a teacher named Miss Blake who decided to teach her students about court by creating a courtroom role-play. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading...
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Read Works: Not Scared, Prepared

For Teachers 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about different people and organization that help during an emergency. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Houston Affects the Earth

For Teachers 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about a mayor who worked to reduce pollution in Houston, Texas in 2008. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Celebrate Flag Day

For Teachers 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the American flag and Flag Day. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Some Laws Are Intolerable

For Teachers 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the British Acts that lead to the Boston Tea Party and to the writing of the Declaration of Independence. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in...
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Read Works: The National Guard

For Teachers 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the National Guard, how it came to be, and how it protects the United States. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Lost on Ellis Island

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a girl named Emily who learned more about her grandfather while her family was visiting Ellis Island. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading...
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Read Works: The Bald Eagle

For Teachers 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the bald eagle and how it is a symbol of the United States. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: News Debate: Atten Hut!

For Teachers 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text debating restrictions to military recruiting in high schools. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Who Is a Good Citizen at School?

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This ReadWorks informational text explains how a student can be a good citizen at school. A question sheet with pictures is available to help young students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: A Crooked Election

For Teachers 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about two students running against each other for class president. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Mountain or Molehill?

For Teachers 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about biochar, an ancient idea with some present day uses. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: News Debate Phone Patrol

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the police being able to search through cell phones without a search warrant. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: Coastal Drilling in Sunny California

For Teachers 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about off-shore drilling and the need for alternate energy sources. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.