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The Story Project: A Lesson Plan for the Combining Voices Literary Competition Lesson PlanThe Story Project: A Lesson Plan for the Combining Voices Literary Competition Lesson Plan
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The Story Project: A Lesson Plan for the Combining Voices Literary Competition

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Students analyze Simple Answer, by John Cleaveland, and use this image to inspire a short story. They use both verbal and visual language to help them create the characters and the plot. The lesson plan contains steps that helps the students generate ideas and structure their stories.

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6th - 12th
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English Language Arts
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