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Antidote to a Bad Day
By: mamabear
I recently spoke to a fourth grade class about writing, talking about how all writers go through the same processes when they write (ideas, first drafts, revisions, e...
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I recently spoke to a fourth grade class about writing, talking about how all writers go through the same processes when they write (ideas, first drafts, revisions, etc.)...
