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• Read a variety of age-appropriate fiction and nonfiction material

• Evaluate pieces of literature through discussion, debate, and written critique

• Read and respond to a variety of poetic forms

• Frequently compose a range of works- essays, reports, short stories, poems, narratives, journals

• Be familiar with the use of standard writers' reference works

• Use word processing software

• Make well-organized oral presentations to a group

• Practice effective study techniques​