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Writing and Research with a Manatee Theme Lesson PlanWriting and Research with a Manatee Theme Lesson Plan
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Writing and Research with a Manatee Theme

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Students use Internet research methods to find information about manatees. They write a story about a manatee, told through the manatee's eyes, and also a letter to an environmental group, thanking them for what they do to protect the manatees.

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story writing, stories, letter writing, manatees

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letter writing, manatees, story writing, english language arts

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