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An Under-Appreciated Planet

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Students begin by describing two planets that they like and two planets they don't like so much. Then, they will write from the point of view of a planet that feels under-appreciated. After that, they can turn their ideas into a presentation, a skit, a story, or whatever else you approve of!

Worksheet

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First, students describe two planets they love and two planets they don't like so much. Then, they write from the point of view of a planet that feels under-appreciated.

ELA Standards
1.SL.4, 1.W.1, 1.W.2
2.W.1, 2.W.1.a, 2.W.2, 2.W.3.b
3.W.1, 3.W.1.a, 3.W.2
4.SL.4, 4.W.1, 4.W.2, 4.W.3.b
5.SL.4, 5.W.1, 5.W.2
6.W.2
7.W.2
8.W.2

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