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Creating a Story that "Stacks" on Itself and Repeats a Catch Phrase Lesson PlanCreating a Story that "Stacks" on Itself and Repeats a Catch Phrase Lesson Plan
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Creating a Story that "Stacks" on Itself and Repeats a Catch Phrase

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Students explore language arts by reading a classic children's story in class. For this story structure lesson, students read the Judith Viorst book, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. Students discuss the technique of repeating the catch phrase in the story and complete a graphic organizer based on story structure.

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3rd - 6th
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English Language Arts
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3 days
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