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Story Starters

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Students orally tell different types of stories using the assistance of props. For more advanced students, stories may be told according to a specific genre, or the story may have to include a given condition, setting, situation or theme.

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props, storytelling, english language arts
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Grade
K - 12th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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