Common Core: More Than Purely Informational Texts and Manuals!

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Some passages From James Joyce's Finnegan's Wake, suggested as possible items for literary analysis on the 3rd Grade ELA exam:

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Conclusion:

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Now, all we need is some brave Pearson/person to construct some slam-bang questions to accompany these passages.