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Letter to Candy Store
Dear Candy Store Owner,
Hook(question)
The labor methods used in cocoa farming are _______________because_________________________________. Some children cannot go to school because they have to pick cocoa beans. In the article Skipping Stones, "Sametta does not go to school. Her family needs her to work in order for them to survive. Her health is at risk because she uses a sharp machete to harvest the cocoa pods, (Skipping Stones P2) This shows that_________ . Another example of this is_________________ .
As a candy store owner, you should____________
Sincerely,
Rita Dove Poem Writing
Dove finds____________________________________
In line ___ of the poem it says, "________________ _____________." This shows that _______________ ______.
Another example of Dove ______________ _________ is in line_____. In the poem it says, "__________ ______________. This means that______________ __________
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