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"The Literature Circle: Reading Like a Writer"

by Harvey Daniels

Grades	5 – 9
Type	Journal
Published	December 2003
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Reading internalizes every aspect of good writing—if you’re reading good writing, which most middle school textbooks aren’t. Here are criteria and suggestions for good content-area articles and trade nonfiction books.

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