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Whether you love it or hate it, writing can be difficult to teach. This presentation introduces the basics of writing a paragraph. Students can easily follow this organized, step-by-step approach to writing as they are introduced to key writing vocabulary and important writing concepts with examples. The 63-slide PowerPoint helps students learn how to: 1) decode prompts, 2) use prewriting activities to generate ideas, 3) create a draft with organized ideas and supporting details, 4) revis

This 56-slide PowerPoint introduces the three types of writing required in the Common Core Curriculum Standards: opinion (persuasive), informative/explanatory (expository), and narrative writing. Students learn to look for key words within the prompt to identify the required type of writing. In this step-by-step approach students practice: 1) using appropriate writing terminology, 2) looking for clues within the prompt, and 3) identifying what type of writing is needed. This download is desig

This engaging PowerPoint is designed to teach students to easily identify the subject and verb of a sentence. The entertaining lesson contains animations, cartoon characters, and humorous dialogue. This PPT can be used alone, or as an introduction for the companion product, Identifying Subjects & Verbs; Easy Mastery Using Prepositions & Prep. Phrases . Students learn about a "trick" for identifying subjects and verbs. The key to the "trick" is learning how to eliminate prepositional ph