Using Read Around Groups

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Using Read Around Groups 

Have you used 'read around groups' in your middle school ELA class?

Two years ago (I think it was two, but I keep losing track of time, so maybe it was more...!), I read Teaching Adolescent Writers, by Kelly Gallagher.

​One strategy I've really enjoyed (and so have my students) is RAGs - Read Around Groups.

​This is a great strategy to help students share their writing with each other and to allow them to see the variety of writing styles and skills of their peers.

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