“Who can tell me an INFERENCE you can make about Caroline in this text?” NO. ONE. RAISES. THEIR. HAND. “Can someone share what they think the AUTHOR’S PURPOSE for writing this text is?” ONE. HAND. UP. “Happiness?…no… Frustration?” Does this happen in your classroom? Of course it does! It happens in my classroom all the […]
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