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Say Something Sentence Starters
This handout helps students practice the Say Something teaching strategy as they read a text together in small groups.
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Say Something Sentence Starters
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March 2021
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These sentence starters help students practice the "Say Something" reading strategy. The Say Something protocol prompts students to use comprehension strategies to better understand what they're reading. The Say Something sentence starters are available in either a printable PDF or a Google Doc.
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Facing History & Ourselves, “Say Something Sentence Starters”, last updated July 20, 2022.
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