Cats vs. Dogs – SECOND Body Paragraph
Students will compose their second body paragraph for which pet makes a better pet. The paragraph will include a topic sentence, several evidence and analysis sentences, and a concluding sentence.
Connection to Writing
Part of the EETT Grant is professional development. The writing component of the grant was headed up from folks from the Area 3 Writing Project (A3WP). Topics covered: Writer’s Notebook, Six Traits, Narrative and Persuasive writing.
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Cats vs. Dogs – First Body Paragraph
Students will compose their first body paragraph for which pet makes a better pet. The paragraph will include a topic sentence, several evidence and analysis sentences, and a concluding sentence. At least three forms of sentence variety should be… Continue Reading
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