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A Day in the Life

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Young scholars write an essay. In this comparison lesson, students read about a child's typical day on a fair trade cocoa farm in the Dominican Republic. Young scholars write about a typical morning of a child in the US and make comparisons.

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comparisons, fair trade, the dominican republic, the united states

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comparison, dominican republic, fair trade, united states, english language arts
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Grade
3rd - 5th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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