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By MARISSA DESPINS Updated Dec 12, 2023 Engaging Spring Novel Studies for Upper ELementary As the weather warms up, it’s a great time to introduce some fun Spring novel studies in your…
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By MARISSA DESPINS Updated Sept 28, 2023 Teaching characterization in a bridge to Terabithia Novel Study If you’re looking for some great activities to use when teaching characterization, look no further than…
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By MARISSA DESPINS Updated Feb 9, 2024 Teaching Freak the Mighty Teacher friends who have been following me on the blog for a while know how passionate I am about the powerful…
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated Feb 20, 2024 Welcome back to the blog! I am super excited to be here today to share an exclusive FREE resource – Graphic Organizers for Any Novel…