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Read Write Think: Powerful Writing Description in Creating Monster Trading Cards Lesson PlanRead Write Think: Powerful Writing Description in Creating Monster Trading Cards Lesson Plan
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3rd - 5th
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English Language Arts
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Read Write Think: Powerful Writing Description in Creating Monster Trading Cards

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Contains plans for two lessons that teach about descriptive writing by asking learners to create their own monster trading cards with vivid descriptions. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as well as assessment and reflection activities.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

descriptive writing

Additional Tags

describe, describing, describing in writing, description, description details, description writing, descriptions, descriptive, descriptive detail, descriptive language, ncte, readwritethink

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

Common Core

W.5.3.b W.4.3.b W.3.3.b RI.4.6 RL.4.7 W.5.3.d RL.3.7 RL.4.3 RL.4.2 RI.5.2 RL.5.5 RI.4.5 RL.3.9 RL.5.3 RL.3.3 RL.5.9 L.3.5.b RL.5.6 L.3.1.i RI.5.5 SL.3.3 RI.3.9 L.4.1.d RI.3.3 RI.5.3 W.3.2.b RL.3.6 SL.5.5

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