Handout
Get Organized! Make a Book Club Schedule
Book club groups can use this handout to create a reading schedule, so that everyone knows which pages they need to read for each meeting.
Subject
- English & Language Arts
Language
English — USUpdated
How to Cite This Handout
Facing History & Ourselves, “Get Organized! Make a Book Club Schedule”, last updated July 6, 2021.
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