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Third graders find the narrator or speaker in a story. In this story elements lesson, 3rd graders listen to the story My Senator and Me and answer comprehension questions. They complete a descriptive writing piece from different points of view. 

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main ideas, central ideas, narrators, senators

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descriptive writing, main idea, narrator, senator, english language arts
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3rd
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English Language Arts
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2 hrs
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