
Teaching a Historical Fiction Unit: Getting Started
One of my favorite units to teach is my historical fiction unit. I love it for SO many reasons! Historical

One of my favorite units to teach is my historical fiction unit. I love it for SO many reasons! Historical

I know this may come as a shock to you–but we teachers are swamped. I’m confident that 99% of us

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One of my favorite units is historical fiction–and it quickly becomes a favorite of my students–as we read historical fiction

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