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Creative Writing Lesson

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It's hard to find inspiration; have your learners bring in a slew of magazines and search for inspiring pictures! They look for characters, setting, and possibly even conflict clues. They analyze the pictures they select, turn their ideas into writing, and complete a first draft.   

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story writing, stories

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creating connections, Narrative Writing, description and detail, write a story, english language arts
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Grade
6th - 8th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Duration
1 day
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