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Tagged Articles: reading-writing connection

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Are We Talking About That Tree? (The Importance of Clarity)

Posted August 31, 2017

Two members of the maintenance team stopped me in the high school hallway. “Are you good with us taking down the cedar tree in the front of your building?” When asked, I was 98% sure which tree they were referring to. Steve, our building custodian, and I had discussed last year about removing the tree.… Continue Reading Are We Talking About That Tree? (The Importance of Clarity)

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