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Skateboard Renegade

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Students read the novel, "Skateboard Renegade." Reading pairs read the novel with an eye out for characteristics of responsibility. They add to a responsibility chart as they find examples. They also read to identify vocabulary, cause & effect, etc.

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responsibility, skateboarding, simple machines

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responsibility, simple machines, skateboarding, english language arts
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4th - 7th
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English Language Arts
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14 days
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