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INTERPRETING A WORK OF ART THROUGH CREATIVE WRITING Lesson PlanINTERPRETING A WORK OF ART THROUGH CREATIVE WRITING Lesson Plan
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6th - 8th
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English Language Arts
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2002
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INTERPRETING A WORK OF ART THROUGH CREATIVE WRITING

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Students create a story based upon their interpretation of a work of art. The story displays students' knowledge of writing conventions, elements of a short story, literary conflict and use of descriptive text.

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descriptive, literary conflict, short story, english language arts

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