7. Strong Verb Paragraphs ~ An Effective Narrative Writing Exercise for Middle School ELA
Two Middle School ELA Teachers
Release Date: 09/13/2022
Two Middle School ELA Teachers
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info_outlineThis is the first episode in a series on using short narrative writing exercises in your middle school ELA classroom. We will be telling you all about strong verb paragraphs - how to write them, why they work, and how you can impliment them immediately. Check out all of the mentioned freebies in our show notes at https://elacoreplans.com/strong-verb-paragraphs-effective-narrative-writing-exercise-for-middle-school-ela/