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Spanish American War (1898) Theme Unit

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Reading Comprehensions
Background and Causes
     Isolation vs. Expansion - Background of America's War with Spain (Grades 6-8)
     Remember the Maine! - Causes of America's War with Spain (Grades 6-8)
     The Great American Newspaper War, Part 1 - Rise of the Giants (Grades 7-9)
     The Great American Newspaper War, Part 2 - Yellow Journalism (Grades 7-9)

Couse of the War
     A Splendid Little War, Part 1 - The First Battle (Grades 6-8)
     A Splendid Little War, Part 2 - The Course of the War (Grades 6-8)
     Kites and Balloons Go to War (Grades 6-8)

People
     Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders (Grades 4-5)
     At War with Bigotry - Buffalo Soldiers in the Spanish American War (Grades 7-9)
     Latin American Freedom Fighters, Part 1 - The Roots of War (Grades 7-9)
     Latin American Freedom Fighters, Part 2 - After the War (Grades 7-9)

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Reading Comprehensions - Special Education High Interest Reading
     A Long Way from Home — A Story of the Spanish American War, Part 1 (Hi/Lo Grades 4-5)
     A Long Way from Home — A Story of the Spanish American War, Part 2 (Hi/Lo Grades 4-5)
     A Long Way from Home — A Story of the Spanish American War, Part 3 (Hi/Lo Grades 4-5)

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