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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... equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit i, \""-"'-\ {m of Happiness.” ~ From the Mouths and Pens of the American Presidents (cont. © Shell ...
... equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit i, \""-"'-\ {m of Happiness.” ~ From the Mouths and Pens of the American Presidents (cont. © Shell ...
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... equal.” Andrew Johnson 1865–1869 After President Lincoln 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 ...
... equal.” Andrew Johnson 1865–1869 After President Lincoln 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 ...
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... equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” r W T Extension Suggestions • Create a wax museum where you dress ' Create a multimedia ...
... equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” r W T Extension Suggestions • Create a wax museum where you dress ' Create a multimedia ...
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... equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature 's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. We hold these truths to be self ...
... equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature 's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. We hold these truths to be self ...
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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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