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I just found a great free lesson on word choice. It uses
Z was Zapped. I've never heard of this Chris Van Allsburg
title. Has anyone else used it?

Phyllis
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It's a great book for creative writing. I cut the book up and I give one page to each
pair of students. They write a story based on the pictures. The words are on the
back of each page so they only have the picture. It is also a great book to teach
inference with.
Aug 9, 2006
lmm /blockquote>

I love this book! I've been using it for the last 7 years. I
read the book to the students aloud. They raise their hand on
what they think the picture stands for. When we are done with
the book, each student gets a letter to create their own idea.
They love drawing the letter on the stage and coming up with
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Aug 18, 2007
Travis/5/il /blockquote>

I used Z Was Zapped today. I tend to start the year with
alliterations.

I start the first day of the lesson with Animalia - I ask
the students to find the pattern - then we discuss
Alliterations.

On the second day I read the Z was Zapped. The students love
trying to figure out what has hap...See More
Aug 31, 2007


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