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Learn Zillion: Introduce the Main Character and His/her Role
Writers introduce the characters and use details to show their importance to the plot. Let's practice adding description to help readers learn about the main character's personality and motivation. [6:41]
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Learn Zillion: Describe a Change in a Character
In this lesson, you will learn to describe the change in a character by drawing on the character's thoughts, words, or actions. Login gives access to a slideshow and a student handout. [8:16]
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Learn Zillion: Describe an Event Using a Character's Words and Actions
In this lesson, you will learn to describe an event in the story by drawing on characters' words and actions. Login gives access to a slideshow and a student handout. [5:10]
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Learn Zillion: Describe a Character's Personality Using Details From the Text
In this lesson, you will learn how to describe a character's personality by using details from the text. Login gives access to a slideshow and a student handout. [7:09]
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Learn Zillion: Develop Ideas About Characters by Tracking Actions and Feelings
In this lesson, you will learn how to grow your ideas about characters by tracking characters' actions and feelings and asking "What does this tell me about the character?" [2:31]
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Learn Zillion: Explain How a Playwright Tells a Story
In this lesson, you will learn to explain how a playwright tells a story by looking at setting, character dialogue, and stage directions. [6:26]
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Learn Zillion: Describe a Character Using Evidence From the Character
In this lesson, you will learn to describe a character in a story by drawing on characters' words. [6:50]
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Learn Zillion: Brainstorming Description of a Person
In this lesson, you will learn how to describe your topic by constructing a web with adjectives that tell about your topic. [3:04]
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Learn Zillion: Add Specific Details to Show a Character's Reactions
In this lesson, students use details to let the reader know how a character is reacting to an event and practice adding physical actions to writing to help the reader understand the characters. A printable student handout is available...
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Learn Zillion: Planning a Response to a Writing Prompt
In this lesson, you will learn how to plan your writing by using boxes and bullets to organize each part of your narrative. [4:29]
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Learn Zillion: Identifying Key Ideas in a Narrative Writing Prompt
In this lesson, you will learn how to figure out what type of writing you should do to answer a prompt by identifying the key ideas in the prompt. [4:32]
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Learn Zillion: Describe Characters Through Dialogue
In this lesson, students use dialogue as one method to let the reader know more about the characters and practice adding dialogue to describe characters. [10:09]
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Learn Zillion: Develop Events in a Narrative Using Description and Dialogue
In this lesson, you will learn to develop experiences and events in a narrative by using description and dialogue. Login gives access to a slideshow as well. [7:05]
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Learn Zillion: Include Dialogue to Explain What Is Happening in the Story
Writers use dialogue to provide additional information in a story. Let's practice adding dialogue to describe the action. [7:38]
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Learn Zillion: Bring Characters to Life Using Details
In this lesson, you will learn how to bring characters to life in a story by using details such as thoughts, feelings, actions, and dialogue. [8:01]
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Learn Zillion: Add Details About Characters in Narrative Writing
In this lesson, you will learn how to make your story more realistic and exciting by adding details about the characters. [5:38]