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Get Excited, Get Mad, Show Emotion!

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Youngsters explore the importance of becoming fluent, expressive readers by changing their voice when reading a book. They read the book Ella Sarah Gets Dressed, by Margaret Chodos-Irvine, and poems from the book For Laughing Out Loud, by Jack Prelutsky.

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end punctuation, punctuation, exclamation points, question marks, periods, reading fluency

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expression, fluency, strips of sentences, end punctuation, english language arts
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K - 2nd
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English Language Arts
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For Teacher Use
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45 mins
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