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Yes, No, Maybe So!

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Students view various pictures and identify those that show action verbs. They write sentences to summarize the actions shown in the pictures.

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verbs, parts of speech

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actions, parts of speech, verbs, english language arts
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3rd - 8th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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1 hr
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