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Dragonwings: Evaluate Chapters 10-12

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As your class finishes the novel Dragonwings, use these culminating projects. A vocabulary list is given for chapters eleven and twelve and either an epitaph or letter activity concludes the book. The final project consists of creating a newspaper in groups that includes researched information about the historical time period, letters to the editor, and political cartoons. Utilize many of your learners' talents by assigning these projects.

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paraphrasing, summarizing, propaganda

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analyze, paraphrase, propaganda techniques, summarize, dragonwings, evaluate, laurence yep, newspaper project, word etymologies, english language arts
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Grade
6th - 8th
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English Language Arts
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5 days
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