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Full Read, Write, ROAR! Episode

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Discover the fascinating history of the pasty, a beloved meat pie from Northern Michigan! Learn the correct pronunciation—rhyming with “nasty”—and trace its journey from 1300s England to the UP’s mining communities. See how this video models descriptive writing with a vivid paragraph from an 1800s miner’s perspective, using sensory details to bring the pasty and the mining experience to life.

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