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Winter Sports Mentor Texts
Winter is such a unique and special time of year, that is if you live somewhere to experience it. 😉 But still, the magic of
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Answering questions about a text is an obvious way to assess a student’s comprehension. Some of those questions will be more surface-level questions and hopefully,
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Figurative Language Mentor Texts
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