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Learn Zillion: Drafting a Narrative Response to a Prompt
In this lesson, you will learn how to respond to the prompt by checking your plan often and using sensory details to show what happens. [3:33]
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Learn Zillion: Reading and Understanding a Writing Prompt
In this lesson, you will learn how to read and understand what a prompt requires by underlining key words and deciding if you need to write a narrative or an essay. [2:45]
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Learn Zillion: Identify 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. [4:08]
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Learn Zillion: Introduce a Topic Clearly
Writers introduce a topic clearly. Let's practice introducing a topic by describing it using background information. [11:51]
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Learn Zillion: Write a Strong Opening
In this lesson, you will learn how to pull in the reader by writing a strong opening and thesis. [5:31]
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Learn Zillion: Connect Ideas in Informational Writing
In this lesson, students practice revising a draft about invasive species with a focus on using transitions to connect ideas across and within paragraphs. A video models the thought process writers use to apply the targeted skill and...
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Learn Zillion: Draft an Opening With an Engaging Story
In this lesson, you will learn how to draft an engaging opening by writing a story that connects to your opinion. [4:36]
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Learn Zillion: Organize Ideas Chronologically for a Narrative
In this lesson, you will learn how to tell your story step-by-step by getting the memory in your head and thinking "What happened first, then next, then next." [4:43]
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Learn Zillion: Planning a Narrative Response to a Prompt
In this lesson, you will plan your writing by using boxes and bullets to organize each part of your narrative. [4:04]
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Learn Zillion: Generating a Topic for a Narrative Response
In this lesson, you will generate a storyline by making a web of middle/end ideas and choosing the one you can picture best in your head. [3:44]