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The ASD-W Literacy Team promoting our love of literacy in ASDW. https://nitter.cf/t.co/5Ck0Cxwetg

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GUEST WRITER THEWJAN WIJAYASUNDARA RECOMMENDS MURDER AT THE HOTEL HOPELESS  marginnotes.ca/guest-writer-… via @MarginNotesASDW
GUEST WRITER THEWJAN WIJAYASUNDARA RECOMMENDS MURDER AT THE HOTEL HOPELESS - Margin Notes

GUEST WRITER THEWJAN WIJAYASUNDARA RECOMMENDS MURDER AT THE HOTEL HOPELESS  - Margin Notes

“Charlie was not expecting to spend his summer trying to solve a murder.”   Murder at the Hotel Hopeless is a captivating mystery that follows Charlie Hope, a teenager spending his summer helping his...

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STUDENT BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS: TUESDAY TITLES FROM LEO HAYES marginnotes.ca/student-book-… via @MarginNotesASDW

STUDENT BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS: TUESDAY TITLES FROM LEO HAYES - Margin Notes

This semester, students at Leo Hayes High School spent time exploring books that spoke to them, and now they’re ready to share their favorites. Over the next few months, you’ll hear directly from...

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GUEST WRITER AUSTIN GILLESPIE RECOMMENDS THE EXTRAORDINARY DISAPPOINTMENTS OF LEOPOLD BERRY BY RANSOM RIGGS marginnotes.ca/guest-writer-… via @MarginNotesASDW
GUEST WRITER AUSTIN GILLESPIE RECOMMENDS THE EXTRAORDINARY DISAPPOINTMENTS OF LEOPOLD BERRY BY...

GUEST WRITER AUSTIN GILLESPIE RECOMMENDS THE EXTRAORDINARY DISAPPOINTMENTS OF LEOPOLD BERRY BY...

Although it is often said, “Do not judge a book by its cover,” I personally believe this saying is purely metaphorical and not intended to be taken in the literal sense. Being an individual easily...

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CRAFT STUDIO BY GUEST WRITER RYAN HARLEY: THE BOOK OF LONGING BY LEONARD COHEN marginnotes.ca/craft-studio-… via @MarginNotesASDW
CRAFT STUDIO BY GUEST WRITER RYAN HARLEY: THE BOOK OF LONGING BY LEONARD COHEN - Margin Notes

CRAFT STUDIO BY GUEST WRITER RYAN HARLEY: THE BOOK OF LONGING BY LEONARD COHEN - Margin Notes

What I was reading (backstory included): (In the eighth grade, my English assigned our class a relatively straightforward project: choose a theme, find poems with the chosen theme, type the poems,...

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GUEST WRITER MICHAEL ClUBINE RECOMMENDS THE GOSPEL OF ORLA BY EOGHAN WALLS marginnotes.ca/guest-writer-… via @MarginNotesASDW
GUEST WRITER MICHAEL ClUBINE RECOMMENDS THE GOSPEL OF ORLA BY EOGHAN WALLS - Margin Notes

GUEST WRITER MICHAEL ClUBINE RECOMMENDS THE GOSPEL OF ORLA BY EOGHAN WALLS - Margin Notes

Kindness is all that there is. Eoghan Wells’s debut novel The Gospel of Orla depicts the life of many teenagers around the world. Orla is a 14-year-old Irish girl trying to cope with the recent death...

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TRY THIS TOMORROW: SWIFTIE SCAVENGER HUNT – POETRY MEETS POP MUSIC marginnotes.ca/try-this-tomo… via @MarginNotesASDW
TRY THIS TOMORROW: SWIFTIE SCAVENGER HUNT – POETRY MEETS POP MUSIC - Margin Notes

TRY THIS TOMORROW: SWIFTIE SCAVENGER HUNT – POETRY MEETS POP MUSIC - Margin Notes

Looking for a fun way to engage your students and make poetry instruction relatable? This one is for you! Whether you teach middle or high-school, this activity using Kristie Frederick-Daughterty’s...

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INVISIBLE STRINGS: 113 POETS RESPOND TO THE SONGS OF TAYLOR SWIFT BY KRISTIE FREDERICK-DAUGHERTY marginnotes.ca/invisible-str… via @MarginNotesASDW

INVISIBLE STRINGS: 113 POETS RESPOND TO THE SONGS OF TAYLOR SWIFT BY KRISTIE FREDERICK-DAUGHERTY -...

Calling all Swiftie teachers! Invisible Strings is a brilliant, engaging poetry anthology that brings together 113 different poets who each respond to the music of Taylor Swift. These poets all...

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INVISIBLE STRINGS: 113 POETS RESPOND TO THE SONGS OF TAYLOR SWIFT BY KRISTIE FREDERICK-DAUGHERTY marginnotes.ca/invisible-str…

INVISIBLE STRINGS: 113 POETS RESPOND TO THE SONGS OF TAYLOR SWIFT BY KRISTIE FREDERICK-DAUGHERTY -...

Calling all Swiftie teachers! Invisible Strings is a brilliant, engaging poetry anthology that brings together 113 different poets who each respond to the music of Taylor Swift. These poets all...

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CRAFT STUDIO BY GUEST WRITER LEAH FRIESEN: PIANO LESSONS BY BILLY COLLINS marginnotes.ca/craft-studio-…

CRAFT STUDIO BY GUEST WRITER LEAH FRIESEN: PIANO LESSONS BY BILLY COLLINS - Margin Notes

What I was reading: The other day, I remembered Billy Collin’s ‘Piano Lessons’, a short collection of free verse poems which could be considered one long poem. It took me a while to track them down...

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GUEST WRITER THOMAS BROW RECOMMENDS JUPITER RISING BY GARY D. SCHMIDT marginnotes.ca/guest-writer-…
GUEST WRITER THOMAS BROW RECOMMENDS JUPITER RISING BY GARY D. SCHMIDT - Margin Notes

GUEST WRITER THOMAS BROW RECOMMENDS JUPITER RISING BY GARY D. SCHMIDT - Margin Notes

“Don’t believe anyone who tells you things aren’t going to be alright.” Jupiter Rising, written by Gary D. Schmidt is a beautifully crafted narrative that explores the complexities of adolescence,...

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TRY THIS TOMORROW: USING MENTOR TEXTS FOR GENRE STUDY & AUTHOR BIOS marginnotes.ca/genrestudyaut…
TRY THIS TOMORROW: USING MENTOR TEXTS FOR GENRE STUDY & AUTHOR BIOS - Margin Notes

TRY THIS TOMORROW: USING MENTOR TEXTS FOR GENRE STUDY & AUTHOR BIOS - Margin Notes

As we ask students to increase autonomy with mentor texts throughout the year, a great place to have them start is in their self-selected independent reading, looking at author bios.  Here is a great...

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GUEST WRITER LIV ARISTOTLE RECOMMENDS KILL THE BEAST BY SERENA VALENTINO marginnotes.ca/guest-writer-…
GUEST WRITER LIV ARISTOTLE RECOMMENDS KILL THE BEAST BY SERENA VALENTINO - Margin Notes

GUEST WRITER LIV ARISTOTLE RECOMMENDS KILL THE BEAST BY SERENA VALENTINO - Margin Notes

The novel Kill the Beast by Serena Valentino is a dramatic fantasy novel that combines Walt Disney’s fantastic universe of heroes, princesses, and magical creatures with the compelling stories from...

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CRAFT STUDIO BY GUEST WRITER JEFF CUNNINGHAM: KITCHEN BY BANANA YOSHIMOTO marginnotes.ca/craft-studio-…
CRAFT STUDIO BY GUEST WRITER JEFF CUNNINGHAM: KITCHEN BY BANANA YOSHIMOTO - Margin Notes

CRAFT STUDIO BY GUEST WRITER JEFF CUNNINGHAM: KITCHEN BY BANANA YOSHIMOTO - Margin Notes

What I Was Reading: Japanese fiction seems to be having a bit of a moment, and I finally found a copy of the beloved novella Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto, first published in 1988 and translated to...

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DEAR DAD: GROWING UP WITH A PARENT IN PRISON – AND HOW WE STAYED CONNECTED marginnotes.ca/dear-dad-grow…
DEAR DAD: GROWING UP WITH A PARENT IN PRISON – AND HOW WE STAYED CONNECTED - Margin Notes

DEAR DAD: GROWING UP WITH A PARENT IN PRISON – AND HOW WE STAYED CONNECTED - Margin Notes

Dear Dad: Growing Up with a Parent in Prison by Jay Jay Patton, illustrated by Kiara Valdez and Markia Jenai, is an unforgettable graphic memoir. This memoir tells the story of Jay Jay’s experience...

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TRY THIS TOMORROW: BOOK-MATCHING WITH READOW marginnotes.ca/try-this-tomo…

TRY THIS TOMORROW: BOOK-MATCHING WITH READOW - Margin Notes

Matching students with the right book can ignite their love for reading. With so many titles out there, the task can be a challenge. That’s where ReadOw comes in—a tool designed to connect readers...

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GUEST WRITER AMY PARKER RECOMMENDS THOSE PINK MOUNTAIN NIGHTS BY JEN FERGUSON marginnotes.ca/guest-writer-…
GUEST WRITER AMY PARKER RECOMMENDS THOSE PINK MOUNTAIN NIGHTS BY JEN FERGUSON - Margin Notes

GUEST WRITER AMY PARKER RECOMMENDS THOSE PINK MOUNTAIN NIGHTS BY JEN FERGUSON - Margin Notes

“When we can let the things that bring us together fall apart, become places without souls, it’s another way we learn to not care about each other. Or about the land.” Everyone has experienced hurt...

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CRAFT STUDIO BY GUEST WRITER MICHAEL CLUBINE: CITIZENSHIP BY JAVIER ZAMORA marginnotes.ca/craft-studio-…

CRAFT STUDIO BY GUEST WRITER MICHAEL CLUBINE: CITIZENSHIP BY JAVIER ZAMORA - Margin Notes

What I was reading:  The rhetoric surrounding immigration has been prevalent in recent years. Having Latin American family, I’ve always seen how intrinsically connected Latin America is to the United...

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IN FINE FORM: A CONTEMPORARY LOOK AT CANADIAN FORM POETRY marginnotes.ca/book-recommen…
IN FINE FORM: A CONTEMPORARY LOOK AT CANADIAN FORM POETRY - Margin Notes

IN FINE FORM: A CONTEMPORARY LOOK AT CANADIAN FORM POETRY - Margin Notes

Spanning a range of poets and time-periods, In Fine Form: A Contemporary Look at Form Poetry includes 180+ poems organized by their form. There are the usual suspects such as ballads, acrostic poems,...

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TRY THIS TOMORROW: POETRY PAUSE marginnotes.ca/try-this-tomo…
TRY THIS TOMORROW: POETRY PAUSE - Margin Notes

TRY THIS TOMORROW: POETRY PAUSE - Margin Notes

The League of Canadian Poets’ mandate is to “elevate the cultural significance of poetry and champion the role of poets. Working to nurture and expand poetry communities and audiences, the organiza...

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BOOK RECOMMENDATION: OUT OF WONDER BY KWAME ALEXANDER marginnotes.ca/book-recommen…
BOOK RECOMMENDATION: OUT OF WONDER BY KWAME ALEXANDER - Margin Notes

BOOK RECOMMENDATION: OUT OF WONDER BY KWAME ALEXANDER - Margin Notes

Are you looking for a book that will inspire both you and your students to fall in love with poetry this April? Kwame Alexander’s Out of Wonder: Poems Celebrating Poets and Poetry is a vibrant,...

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