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The Sled Run
This author brings excitement to her story when she paints a picture of her friend sprawled like a spider.
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The Funny Dance
The writer’s descriptions in this narrative make it a vivid and memorable story.
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Dear Ms. Nathan
The author’s personal voice comes through loud and clear in this friendly letter submitted by third-grader Andrea.
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Plastic, Paper, or Cloth?
This short persuasive paragraph is based on a model that third-grader Rachel submitted. She begins her writing in a way that makes the reader want to keep reading. The reader wants to find out what decision she is talking about.
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How to Make Boiled Eggs
This model of “How-To” writing is based on a model submitted by Dagmary. She has decided to list the steps in her recipe instead of putting them in paragraph form.
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Cheetahs
The beginning paragraph of this writer's report invites the reader to keep going. The details show that she knows a lot about cheetahs.
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Fire
Joey, the third-grade writer of this poem, uses personification when he says the smoke can “run up the chimney” and the “ashes dodge.”
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Hello, Spring!
Connor, a third grader, rhymes words in his poem about spring.