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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... John F. Kennedy's Civil Rights Address, June 13, 1963 . . . . . . . . . . 126 Voices from the Civil Rights Movement ... John Fitzgerald Kennedy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 The Assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy: A ...
... John F. Kennedy's Civil Rights Address, June 13, 1963 . . . . . . . . . . 126 Voices from the Civil Rights Movement ... John Fitzgerald Kennedy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 The Assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy: A ...
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... John Adams 1797–1801 As our second president, John Adams, was more of a political thinker than a politician. He lived through the American Revolution and appreciated the cost of becoming a nation. “People and nations are forged in the ...
... John Adams 1797–1801 As our second president, John Adams, was more of a political thinker than a politician. He lived through the American Revolution and appreciated the cost of becoming a nation. “People and nations are forged in the ...
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... John Quincy Adams 1825–1829 As our sixth president, John Quincy Adams was nicknamed “Old Man Eloquent.” He was known for his way with words and depth of thought. He believed in looking at the challenges of a nation honestly and clearly ...
... John Quincy Adams 1825–1829 As our sixth president, John Quincy Adams was nicknamed “Old Man Eloquent.” He was known for his way with words and depth of thought. He believed in looking at the challenges of a nation honestly and clearly ...
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... John Tyler 1841–1845 Nicknamed “His Accidency” by some, John Tyler came into office by default. The president had died, and he was sworn in because he was vice president. The way he came into office caused problems with his term as the ...
... John Tyler 1841–1845 Nicknamed “His Accidency” by some, John Tyler came into office by default. The president had died, and he was sworn in because he was vice president. The way he came into office caused problems with his term as the ...
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... John F. Kennedy 1961–1963 Our 35th president, John F. Kennedy, was called upon to handle a crisis in Cuba when it was learned that the Soviets had nuclear missiles there. He forever changed the Democratic Party through his concern for ...
... John F. Kennedy 1961–1963 Our 35th president, John F. Kennedy, was called upon to handle a crisis in Cuba when it was learned that the Soviets had nuclear missiles there. He forever changed the Democratic Party through his concern for ...
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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