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Write a Story

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Elementary writers will create short stories with their classmates' help, publishing the books using computer programs. The first learner writes a sentence to start the story, and each classmate adds a sentence to the story. The original learner writes the concluding sentence before publishing the story and creating its illustrations. 

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integrating technology, story writing, stories, illustrations, Writing

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story writing, writing skills, illustrations, add visuals, english language arts
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Grade
K - 6th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
1 hr
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Project-Based Learning
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