Find Resources to Support Your Journey

Need a 360 Degree Look?

Check out this collection of resources built around Words We Live By: Your Annotated Guide to the Constitution by Linda Monk. You'll find a roadmap for the anchor text, as well as a close reading lesson that models text-dependent questions. Finally, we've included a text set for students in grades 6-8 to build knowledge about the constitution and governance.

Text Sets

Interested in creating units of instruction? These text sets provide examples of how to organize texts around a clear line of inquiry to help students build knowledge about the world. The accompanying Guide to Creating Text Sets walks you through the process so you can create sets of your own.

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Animals with Special Abilities

Anchor Text: Wonders of Nature

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Earth's Precious Resource

Anchor Text: A Drop Around the World

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The Heroic Age

Anchor Text: After the Last Dog Died

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The American Revolution

Anchor Text: When Mr. Jefferson Came to Philadelphia