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Thinking Inductively: A Close Reading of Seamus Heaney’s “Blackberry Picking”
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| Grades | 9 – 12 |
| Lesson Plan Type | Standard Lesson |
| Estimated Time | Two 50-minute sessions |
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Kennesaw, Georgia |
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