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College of Education
Mailstop 288
Univ. of Nevada-Reno
Reno, Nevada 89557
Phone: 775-784-1161
Fax: 775-784-4758
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Lesson of the Month:
I Say to You...I Have a Dream!
Inspired by the two mentor texts, students write a speech about their ideological beliefs and dreams. Mentor Texts: Pride (in the Name of Love) by U2 and the I Have a Dream Speech from Martin Luther King, Jr.
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A prompt inspired by Barry Lane:
Wacky Cereal Boxes
Here's a prompt inspired by Barry Lane's 51 Wacky We-Search Reports, which we give to all our particpants in our Writing Across the Curriculum Inservice classes. Here, students design cereal boxes for topics you've studied.
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