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Could You Elaborate on That? Lesson PlanCould You Elaborate on That? Lesson Plan
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Could You Elaborate on That?

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Fourth graders engage in a activity which teaches the parts of an expository essay and how to organize and write an expository piece from a given topic. After a lecture/demo, 4th graders utilize a worksheet imbedded in this plan which guides their writing.

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