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Marla Hawkins

Literacy Connections Special Educator
Wake County Public Schools North Carolina
Language Arts And English, Foundational Reading Skills, Literature, Nonfiction Informational Reading, Speaking and Listening, Visual Arts, Writing, Arts :

I am an educator currently teaching middle school literacy/ language arts to students with learning differences. I am also a visual artist working primarily with textiles and mixed media. 

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Building Reading Comprehension through examining the theme of Community through literature and art

<p><b>Objectives</b>: To build reading comprehension skills through analyzing texts and to build writing skills. These skills will be acquired through student engagement built by participating in activities which work together to help students consider the unifying theme of Community. </p> <p><b>Skills Taught</b>: Students will be able to discuss a theme that is common to various works of media including visual art and text. Students will be able to provide supporting evidence for their responses in both discussion and writing in order to support their comprehension building skills and to demonstrate their comprehension. </p>
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