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Read, Reflect, Write, and Share. Learning about reading and writing in a high school English classroom. I had it all planned out. I would tell them they could still read their IR books. That they could read ahead if they wanted to. I watched smiles droop, eyes fall, and muttering begin. 8221; I thought as I said this,.

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Ideas from a High School English Classroom. But overall, I count this as one of my favorite semesters of all time. Where the idea came from. I had been looking for a way to change up discussion for a little while and I came upon this list. I moved all of my tables to the side of the room and put the.

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