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Organize your shelves with lots of good books - The Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald - Roanoke Chowan News Herald

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Organize your shelves with lots of good books - The Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald - Roanoke Chowan News Herald Organize your shelves with lots of good books - The Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald - Roanoke Chowan News Herald Rebecca Roanhorse's Genre-bending New Novel - Publishers Weekly 100 best movies based on books | Entertainment - BranfordSeven.com 'Tales of Ise': the book where Japanese literature found beauty - Nikkei Asian Review Organize your shelves with lots of good books - The Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald - Roanoke Chowan News Herald Posted: 28 Aug 2020 02:56 PM PDT Do you remember the scene in Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" where Belle gets to see the castle's library for the first time? She stares around the large room in wide-eyed amazement at the floor-to-ceiling bookshelves filled to the brim with every volume and tome imaginable. The animation in that scene is j...

Teaching Resources for Middle School Using The New York Times - The New York Times

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Teaching Resources for Middle School Using The New York Times - The New York Times Teaching Resources for Middle School Using The New York Times - The New York Times Posted: 28 Aug 2020 04:49 AM PDT Some teachers might think that The New York Times, with its sophisticated language and lengthy articles, is too adult or advanced a resource for many middle school students. But teachers who have used The Learning Network tell us that the array of activities we've created using Times content — including photos, illustrations, graphs and videos — gives students at different reading levels a chance to deepen their thinking and expand their knowledge of the world. If you are a middle school teacher curious about how The Times can be used to develop writing skills, practice data literacy, promote student voice and, of course, help students learn about current events, below is a brief introduction to some of our most middle-school-friendly res...