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Prewriting

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Get your students writing, clear and organized stories with this PowerPoint. Students are taken through the brainstorming process by using a story web, they fill out what happened, where it happened, who was there, and how they felt. Note: This presentation is intended for 2nd or 3rd graders but could be useful for students up through the 7th grade.

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brainstorming, story webs, stories, prewriting, the writing process

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brainstorm, prewriting, story web, writing process, Writing Prompts, english language arts
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Grade
2nd - 3rd
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Presentations
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For Teacher Use
Number of Slides
10

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