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November 6, 2017November 5, 2017Rebekah O'Dell

6 Authentic Alternatives to the Book Report

I have inherited a legacy of book reports. Every quarter for eons, students in my school have written book reports. And, for whatever reason, parents in my community are rumored to be enamored with book reports — they are somehow a mark of a rigorous writing curriculum. So, while I work on a grand re-education […]

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