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The Joy of Friends

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Students begin to build friendships with people of all ages. They identify their misconceptions about people when they first meet them. They interview an elderly person and draw a picture of them. They develop a slideshow of the person set to music to share with their classmates.

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literature, friendship

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friends, literature, english language arts
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3rd - 5th
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English Language Arts
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