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Anansi: A Language Arts Twist to the Trickster Unit PlanAnansi: A Language Arts Twist to the Trickster Unit Plan
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Students read African folk tales to learn about story elements and writing techniques. In this writing and reading skills lesson, students listen and retell African folk tales about Anansi the spider. Students complete four lessons to improve their understanding of story elements and writing techniques.

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story elements, stories, writing techniques

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african folk tales, anansi the spider, story elements, writing techniques, english language arts
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1st
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English Language Arts
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5 days
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