Creative Writing

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Basic parts of a story:

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setting, plot, characters, theme

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Characters are the people, animals, or things in a story.

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the people, animals or things which take part in the story.

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Parts of a paragraph:

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topic sentence, supporting sentences, closing sentence

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Identify the character in the story: Ellen wakes up to snow, rushes breakfast, and goes sledding with friends.

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Ellen

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Identify the topic sentence: Many classrooms have pets.

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Many classrooms have pets.

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Identify a supporting sentence in the paragraph about classroom pets.

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Teachers can borrow pets for the school months. When summer comes, they return the pets to the zoo.

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Identify the closing sentence in the paragraph: Many classrooms have pets. This is the best way for students to learn about animals. But classroom pets need a place to go during the summer. In Plano, Texas, the schools have a mini-zoo. Teachers can borrow pets for the school months. When summer comes, they return the pets to the zoo.

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Schools in other towns should follow this example.