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Drawing on five decades. Really? Eight books from the past five years, one only narrowly outside that, and a book from 2001. Were books before the 2018 really not that hopeful?
I would add “keep a reading journal”. I love looking back at my world maps, family trees, vocab lists, character analyses, theme highlights. They make great nostalgia and inspiration.
You have misquoted Obama. It should be “effect” change, not “affect change.” They mean very different things.
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Drawing on five decades. Really? Eight books from the past five years, one only narrowly outside that, and a book from 2001. Were books before the 2018 really not that hopeful?
I would add “keep a reading journal”. I love looking back at my world maps, family trees, vocab lists, character analyses, theme highlights. They make great nostalgia and inspiration.