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Tuesday, September 5th
Welcome to Creative Writing! Join Google Classroom How to Give Feedback We will practice giving feedback using this poem Share and give feedback to Mask Poems in our Writing Groups. We are going to have blast together. First, we will read "Cemetary Ride" , a poem. Then, we will read the first page or so of We Were the Mulvaneys . We will also read My Name . Then, check out the history and etymology of your name here . Finally, you will write about your name! You will save your draft and title it in your Google Docs.
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