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Vivid Verbs

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Students find vivid verbs in the story Thank You for the Thistle, by Doree Durston. They add vivid verbs to an existing story to make it more interesting.

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verbs, parts of speech

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verbs, english language arts
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3rd - 5th
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English Language Arts
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