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Overview
This page includes exemplars of various types of assignments. I want to be able to tell students to visit this page in order to see, for example, a good presentation, or an excellent portfolio cover letter so they can improve their work.

The America Project
This project asks students to examine some aspect of American culture and present it to the class after examining it from three different perspectives.

1. Exemplar: Molly's "America Through the Eyes of Three Photographers"
2. Exemplar: Jacob's "Beaver, Bunker, and Bart: A History of the American Family in Television"
   

Interactive Reading Notemaking
Explanation to come

1. Exemplar: Reading Workshop: Interactive Notes

Sustained Silent Reading Logs
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1. Exemplar: SSR Log

Portfolio Cover Letter
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1. Exemplar: Portfolio Cover Letter

Outside Reading Paper
When students finish reading an outside book, they must write an annotated bibliography (properly formatted) and a one-page essay on an idea related to the book.

1. Exemplar: Outside Reading Reflection (one-pager)
2. Exemplar: Annotated Bibliography

Weekly Poem Response
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1. Exemplar: Weekly Poem Annotations
2. Exemplar: Weekly Poem Response

Think-Aloud (Written)
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1. Exemplar: Think-Aloud #1
2. Exemplar: Think-Aloud #2

Think-in-Threes
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1. Exemplar: Kari McFadden's Beloved assignment
2. Exemplar: Nathalia's Beloved assignment