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It’s time for a debrief on our interview with Yamile Saied Méndez and ideas on how to use her novel, Furia, in your high school classroom!
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Kick off 2023 by backwards planning for the rest of the year.
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We’re sharing what the process of a unit makeover could be like for a unit that uses The Great Gatsby as a vehicle for learning.
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Get your wallets ready, because for part five of our nonfiction series, we’re sharing our official biography and memoir TBR list.
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For part four of our nonfiction series, we’re looking at using biography and memoir as mentor texts.
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Tune in to hear us begin a unit makeover using the text Just Mercy.
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Tune in to hear our 3 approaches to building a unit around biography and memoir
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We’re sharing why biography and memoir is the best way to bring authentic voice into your classroom, plus an exciting announcement!
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It’s makeover time! We’re sharing our step by step process for revamping your short stories unit.
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Today we interview Christopher Butts and Jeffrey Wilhelm about their research, work, and book Planning Powerful Instruction.
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Let’s talk to a classroom teacher about the inquiry journey and write some original essential questions together.
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