As we have been reading Gary Soto’s “Taking Sides” I have been struck by some of the subtle (not obvious) issues that are addressed. In the last chapter we read (Chapter 6) the issue of change is taken on multiple times between Lincoln and Tony, Lincoln & his memory of Vicky, and through the observations of Lincoln [...]
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One of the books I remember reading when I was young was Island of the Blue Dolphins. It quickly became one of my favorites and I read it more than once. I also began reading a number of other books by the author Scott O’Dell. I don’t recall ever reading The Black Pearl, so when I came [...]
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As a teacher I often make decisions that don’t work out as well as I think they will. This happens a lot when choosing books for the class to read together. I think I got it right with Because of Winn-Dixie. It could be because:
we started reading the book after the Thanksgiving Break (thus, we were refresehed)
the book [...]
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