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Sense and Sensibility Vocabulary Strategy: Desk Top Teaching

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Amicably dispel “the prejudices of…young mind(s)” by exposing them to the language of Jane Austen. Readers of Sense and Sensibility use desk-top strategies to teach one another the vocabulary from this classic romance novel. The resource includes detailed directions, models, and the vocabulary list.

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jane austen, sense and sensibility, ccss.ela-literacy.rl.11-12.4, Vocabulary, desk top teaching strategy, english language arts
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10th - 12th
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