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Scholastic: Literacy Place for the Early Years - Grade 1, Ann Brailsford, Tony Stead
Heinemann: The Writing Strategies Book, Jennifer Serravallo
1. Use any of the search boxes below to type in a key word that corresponds to the writing skill/element you want. You may search by any feature of instruction (topic, resource, genre, etc.) Some search boxes have a + sign. Click on it to add a filter to the search. Clear all filters to do a new search.
2. Take a look at the search results in the table.
3. Go to the page in the resource (you'll have to have a copy of each book) found in the search.
4. Read the lesson plan to create your own writing lessons.