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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... died in 1836, someone opened a note from him and found this now-famous quotation. “The advice nearest to my heart and deepest in my convictions is that the Union of the States be cherished and perpetuated.” James Monroe 1817–1825 James ...
... died in 1836, someone opened a note from him and found this now-famous quotation. “The advice nearest to my heart and deepest in my convictions is that the Union of the States be cherished and perpetuated.” James Monroe 1817–1825 James ...
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... died of pneumonia. Although he was born into a wealthy family of Virginians, he spent much of his life in sparsely settled territories. He said this about government: “I contend that the strongest of all governments is that which is ...
... died of pneumonia. Although he was born into a wealthy family of Virginians, he spent much of his life in sparsely settled territories. He said this about government: “I contend that the strongest of all governments is that which is ...
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... 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 became more of a divisive issue, the 13th president ...
... 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 became more of a divisive issue, the 13th president ...
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... died from an assassin's bullet, Vice President Andrew Johnson became the 17th president. He was given a huge task of beginning the healing process between the Union and the Confederate states. Although he was the first president to be ...
... died from an assassin's bullet, Vice President Andrew Johnson became the 17th president. He was given a huge task of beginning the healing process between the Union and the Confederate states. Although he was the first president to be ...
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... died of a heart attack. He helped reduce the workday from twelve hours a day to eight. However, his legacy is marked with scandal that surfaced after his death. “I have no trouble with my enemies. I can take care of my ' 7;? fig/,4 ...
... died of a heart attack. He helped reduce the workday from twelve hours a day to eight. However, his legacy is marked with scandal that surfaced after his death. “I have no trouble with my enemies. I can take care of my ' 7;? fig/,4 ...
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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Address American army Assassination Background Information battle believe called Carl Sandburg cause Chief citizens Civil coming Confederate Constitution cont created dead dedicated died equal feel first Fluency through Practice four Franklin Delano Roosevelt freedom friends Gettysburg give hand Happy hard hear heart honor hope Inauguration Independence James Jesse John justice keep Kennedy King lady land laws Liberty Lincoln live look March Master meaning move Narrator never North November Owens Parks peace poem Practice and Performance president Promise Reader reader’s theater reading remember Shell Education slave soldiers song South Speech stand talk teachers texts Thanks things Union United Voices wish woman women