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By MARISSA DESPINS Updated Dec 8, 2023 Text Mapping is an excellent strategy to help students understand challenging text. Through this hands-on approach, students learn to mark up text while practicing key…
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen is one of my very favorite novels to teach. I sometimes struggle with engaging my struggling middle school boys, and the male protagonist and survival theme really…
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated March 15, 2024 Planning Interactive Read Alouds Hello! I am back to talk to you all about planning your next Interactive Read Aloud! In my previous posts, I…
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated April 10, 2024 Welcome to my first ever Blog Book Study! I just finished reading Donalyn Miller’s Reading in the Wild and I can’t wait to share my thoughts! (This…
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated April 10, 2024 If there is one thing I love, it is a good mini lesson – something quick and easy to set up, and something that packs…