Building Fluency Through Practice and Performance: American HistoryBuilding Fluency Through Practice and Performance: American History sets the stage for teaching fluency with this collection of reading texts coauthored and compiled by fluency expert Timothy Rasinski. Featuring various genres of texts including poems, songs, scripts, documents, and other material, this resource will help develop proficient and fluent readers. As readers regularly read and perform these American history related texts or passages, they improve decoding, fluency, interpretation, and comprehension. Students will revisit the past through the voices of history including James W.C. Pennington, former slave, Carl Sandburg, and John F. Kennedy. Background information, performance suggestions, a section on how to use the texts, and a Teacher Resource CD including digital copies of the fluency texts are included. |
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... F. Kennedy's Civil Rights Address, June 13, 1963 . . . . . . . . . . 126 Voices from the Civil Rights Movement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 A Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr ...
... F. Kennedy's Civil Rights Address, June 13, 1963 . . . . . . . . . . 126 Voices from the Civil Rights Movement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 A Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr ...
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... Address in 1863. “Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.” Andrew Johnson 1865–1869 After President ...
... Address in 1863. “Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.” Andrew Johnson 1865–1869 After President ...
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... Address, “In Flanders rg Flfilds,” 6' Stand beside her, and guide her Through the night with a light from above. speech, poem, or song in I God Bless America.” Rewrite the j J i i From the mountains, to the prairies, Your Own words_ ...
... Address, “In Flanders rg Flfilds,” 6' Stand beside her, and guide her Through the night with a light from above. speech, poem, or song in I God Bless America.” Rewrite the j J i i From the mountains, to the prairies, Your Own words_ ...
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Contents
Americas Civil War 57 | |
The Early Twentieth Century 86 | |
Americas Voices for Equality 96 | |
Modern Times 137 | |
Americas Songs 164 | |
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Building Fluency Through Practice & Performance: Grade 6 Timothy Rasinski,Lorraine Griffith Limited preview - 2008 |
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