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Everyone has a different opinion about the characters they read about in books. Have your class explore forming an opinion and finding evidence to support it as they read and discuss what they think about a particular character. They find and use passages from the book to support their opinions. Consider using this with a short story instead. 

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supporting evidence, evidence, textual evidence, literature, opinions, point of view, quotations

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communicating ideas, inkheart by cornelia funke, literature, opinions, perspective, point of view, quote, supporting evidence, textual evidence, english language arts
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3rd - 7th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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For Teacher Use
Duration
30 mins
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Inquiry-Based Learning
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