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"How To Build A Snowman" Expository Writing Lesson Plan"How To Build A Snowman" Expository Writing Lesson Plan
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"How To Build A Snowman" Expository Writing

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Fourth graders write a "how to..." or an expository essay on building a snowman. They practice giving directions by explaining how to draw a person using shapes without mentioning that it's a person being drawn. They revise through the writing process.

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4th
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English Language Arts
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