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The Magic Egg WritingThe Magic Egg Writing
Publisher
K12 Reader
Resource Details
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Grade
2nd - 5th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Writing Prompts
Audiences
For Teacher Use
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Duration
1 hr
Instructional Strategy
Writing
Technology
Projection
Year
2013
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Writing

The Magic Egg

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A butterfly? A dragon? A golden fairy? Young writers create a tale about a magic egg, its contents, and what happens next. No yoke.

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Concepts

Narrative Writing

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Provide class members with empty egg shells, have them carefully insert a story idea, and then exchange their egg with a classmate
  • Have writers illustrate their story

Classroom Considerations

The template is the sixth a in a series of 11 creative writing pormpts

Pros

  • The exercise encourages imaginative thinking and plot development

Cons

  • None

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