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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: "Little Things Are Big" by Jesus Colon

For Students 5th - 7th
A learning module that begins with "Little Things Are Big" by Jesus Colon, 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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Website
Other

Americas Book Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Requirements of the ward, nomination forms, and lists of past winners are all available here. This award recognizes works that portray Latin American, the Caribbean, or immigrants from those areas.
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Handout
Other

The Gold Rush: Collision of Cultures

For Students 9th - 10th
This page discusses the many different cultures that came to California during the gold rush.
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Handout
Grammar Tips

Problematic Word Pairs: Part Ii

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is the second in three articles that demonstrates such confusing word pairs as "continuous," which means unbroken, and "continually," which describes something that occurs repeatedly over a period of time.
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Handout
State Library of North Carolina

N Cpedia: German Settlers

For Students 9th - 10th
German settlers first came to what is now North Carolina as part of the second expedition sent to the Roanoke area by Sir Walter Raleigh in the 1580s. The largest influx of German people to North Carolina, however, occurred in the...
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Graphic
Other

Gilded Age: From Frontier to Factory Timeline 1845 1916

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A timeline that lists major events in culture, military, industry, and politics across three-quarters of a century.
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Website
Lumen Learning

Lumen: Boundless: The Constitution: Limited Government

For Students 9th - 10th
Review the definition and explanation of limited government which evolved during the establishment of the new government in the United States.