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Lesson Exchange: Activity ideas for Stargirl (Middle, Reading/Writing) Lesson PlanLesson Exchange: Activity ideas for Stargirl (Middle, Reading/Writing) Lesson Plan
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Respond to three (3) of the following prompts with well-developed, fully supported, detail-laden essays. (No, your essays do not have to be standard, five-paragraph academic essays, but you must have a clearly stated thesis, tons of explanatory details, a

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6th - 8th
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English Language Arts
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