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Assess your new learners' writing abilities and knowledge of literary terms with these diagnostic activities. Part of a back-to-school unit, this is meant to provide the teacher with information about the ability levels of their class. This will introduce class members to persuasive writing and literary terms. As a culminating activity, small groups work to compose a story that includes the literary elements discussed earlier. 

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literary terms, literary elements, literary devices, Persuasive Writing, persuasion, persuasive arguments, essay writing, back to school

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essay writing, literary terms, Persuasive Writing, pre-assessments, back to school activity, writing diagnostics, ccss.ela-literacy.w.11-12.1, english language arts
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9th - 12th
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English Language Arts
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