English Language Arts Grade 5
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Writing Standard 3

Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.

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Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, description, and pacing, to develop experiences and events or show the responses of characters to situations.

• It Came From Greek Mythology
  This page contains 6 EDSITEment lessons based around teaching Greek mythology. Students will study basic plots of three Greek myths and discuss three types of themes in Greek myths. They will also explore contemporary uses of terms from Greek mythology and analyze artistic and literary works based on or inspired by Greek myths.
• Time for Kids
  A student version of this popular news magazine. Includes current news articles, homework tips, games, surveys and polls, and links to other magazines.
• Writing with Writers
  This sites provides a variety of workshops created by popular authors. Some of the workshops covered include biographies, journal writing, fairy tales, myths, etc. The workshops explain the writing process and some provide opportunities for submission.

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