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Edina High’s new sheltered creative writing and public speaking class showcases multilingual student work
Summary
Teachers and students presented a sheltered creative writing/public speaking class that uses translanguaging and serves students at English language levels 1–2; students read self-authored books in multiple languages at a community partnership event.
Edina High School teachers Amanda Schutz (EL) and Kate Gore (English), with student Vicente, presented the school’s new sheltered creative writing and public speaking class during the board’s “Excellence in Action” segment.
The class is offered to students who are English learners at levels 1–2 and combines creative writing instruction with public speaking, using a translanguaging…
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