Middle School
Informational
July 11 reading ideas
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July 11 brings together World Population Day, World Horse Day, E. B. White birthday and writing. Read “Counting Every Voice: How Demography Shapes Our World” and “Inside the Horse Capital: An Interview with a Kentucky Farm Manager” to find details that explain what happened, how it worked, or why it matters.
Special date
The United Nations observes World Population Day each July 11. A reading about population information and decisions that affect communities.
Selected public reading for World Population Day.
Special date
The UN General Assembly proclaimed July 11 World Horse Day through resolution 79/291, adopted June 3, 2025. The selected readings are different genres and perspectives; the story is fiction. Read varied horse-related texts, including factual perspectives and a fictional story.
Selected public reading for World Horse Day.
Read passageOn this date in history
E. B. White was born July 11, 1899. A birthday reading about a writer and the craft of clear, observant prose.
Selected public reading for E. B. White birthday and writing.
Read passageExplore another author and compare how experiences or observations shape writing.
Open collectionMore reading for this time of year, alongside today’s special dates.
Explore summer reading ideas for classroom wrap-up and reading at home. School vacation dates vary.
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July 11 features World Population Day, World Horse Day, E. B. White birthday and writing. The linked readings “Counting Every Voice: How Demography Shapes Our World”, “Inside the Horse Capital: An Interview with a Kentucky Farm Manager”, “E. B. White: Small Details, Strong Writing”. Ask readers to locate a detail that helps explain world population day, then compare that detail with another passage where useful.
Counting Every Voice: How Demography Shapes Our World
Inside the Horse Capital: An Interview with a Kentucky Farm Manager
E. B. White: Small Details, Strong Writing
What kind of information does the reading say planners need when they make decisions for a city?
