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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... Union during a tense time in American history. He died after only 500 days in office. “I have always done my duty. I am ready to die. My only regret is for the friends I leave behind me.” Millard Fillmore 1850–1853 As states' rights ...
... Union during a tense time in American history. He died after only 500 days in office. “I have always done my duty. I am ready to die. My only regret is for the friends I leave behind me.” Millard Fillmore 1850–1853 As states' rights ...
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... Union and the Confederate states. Although he was the first president to be impeached, he was a man of great courage while he served. “Honest conviction is my courage; the Constitution is my guide.” Ulysses. S. Grant. 1869–1877. Our 18th ...
... Union and the Confederate states. Although he was the first president to be impeached, he was a man of great courage while he served. “Honest conviction is my courage; the Constitution is my guide.” Ulysses. S. Grant. 1869–1877. Our 18th ...
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... Union. He saw a cease-fire come to Vietnam through the Paris Peace Talks, and he spoke of peace. However, he will always be remembered for his involvement in the Watergate Scandal. “The greatest honor history can bestow is that 1 \“Pw m ...
... Union. He saw a cease-fire come to Vietnam through the Paris Peace Talks, and he spoke of peace. However, he will always be remembered for his involvement in the Watergate Scandal. “The greatest honor history can bestow is that 1 \“Pw m ...
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... Union, he was able to finally see progress in the Cold War resolution. “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!” George H. W. Bush 1989–1993 Our 41st president, George H. W. Bush, came into the presidency when everything was changing. The ...
... Union, he was able to finally see progress in the Cold War resolution. “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!” George H. W. Bush 1989–1993 Our 41st president, George H. W. Bush, came into the presidency when everything was changing. The ...
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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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