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Category Archives: story structure

Sep9

September 2020 Mentor Text Study: Revisiting Tim McCanna

Posted on September 9, 2020 by Keila Dawson
September 2020 Mentor Text Study: Revisiting Tim McCanna

In this month’s author study, I revisit master storytelling Tim McCanna. Click on the picture to see the post over at the Reading for Research blog!

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