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Kudos by Kiddos

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Students explore types of awards for children's books. They design a new award. Students review books and select one to receive the newly designed award. Students create a "medal" for the book jacket. They write an explanation of the award.

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3rd - Higher Ed
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English Language Arts
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For Teacher Use
Duration
3 hrs
Instructional Strategy
Project-Based Learning

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