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Changing Seasons

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Explore expository writing and using precise language in this descriptive paragraph writing lesson. Learners brainstorm prior knowledge about the changing seasons in Ohio. They describe seasonal items, view seasonal pictures from clipart, and complete a Changing Seasons graphic organizer. Afterward, they craft a paragraph using this information, and use the provided rubric to evaluate their writing.

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supporting details, details, informative writing, explanatory writing, paragraph writing, paragraphs, precise language, word choice, diction

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descriptive writing, organization in writing, paragraph writing, Seasons, supporting details, topic sentencs main idea, precise language, informative writing, l.7.3 a, science
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4th - 9th
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Science
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