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FCAT Writes! Frenzy Lesson PlanFCAT Writes! Frenzy Lesson Plan
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FCAT Writes! Frenzy

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Fourth graders experience a dress rehearsal of timed demand writing. This lesson allows students to prepare for a timed writing test in which they don't know the prompt. This lesson includes writing prompts and rubrics imbedded in the plan.

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