While reading a novel as a class or small group, students take various roles, such as Discussion Leader, Artist, Conflict Locator, Word Explorer, and Simile Expert, and complete writing assignments to share with their group during discussion times.

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I have been teaching grades 7 and 8 Language Arts and Social Studies at De Anza Academy of Technology & the Arts in Ventura, California since 2001. I have also briefly taught high school ESL (grades 9-12), and I spent one month teaching English in Moscow, Russia.
