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Author Jacqueline Woodson was born today.
Grades
5 - 9
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Author & Text
Author Jacqueline Woodson was born today.
Students read the poem "February 12, 1963" and write a poem to commemorate their own birthday.
William Carlos Williams was born in 1883.
Grades
5 - 8
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Author & Text
William Carlos Williams was born in 1883.
Students write imitation poems, review grammatical structures, and use the ReadWriteThink Printing Press or Stapleless Book to publish their finished work.

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