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- In this lesson, we will generate ideas to recycle the basic plot structure of the story, 'How Coyote Brought Fire to Earth' to create a completely new story of our own.1 Slide deck1 Video
- In this lesson, we will learn to tell our new recycled stories from memory, using the process: Map, Step, Speak.1 Slide deck1 Video
- In this lesson, we will draw pictures and create poems using the senses to build descriptive phrases for key scenes in our new stories.1 Slide deck1 Video
- In this lesson, we will learn about the four different sentence types and how to use them to improve our descriptive writing.1 Slide deck1 Video
- In this lesson, we will make informed predictions drawing on our existing knowledge and what we already know from the text.1 Slide deck1 Worksheet1 Video
- In this lesson, we will box up for purpose in order to plan for writing.1 Slide deck1 Video
- In this lesson, we will write the opening scene of our recycled stories, with a focus on making the description vivid to paint a clear picture for the reader.1 Slide deck1 Video
- In this lesson, we will start to write the middle section of our recycled stories, with a focus on making the description vivid to paint a clear picture for the reader.1 Slide deck1 Video
- In this lesson, we will continue to write the middle of our recycled stories, with a focus on making the description vivid to paint a clear picture for the reader.1 Slide deck1 Video
- In this lesson, we will write the ending of our recycled stories, with a focus on making the description vivid to paint a clear picture for the reader. We will then tell our finished stories.1 Slide deck1 Video