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Collaborative Stories 1: Prewriting and Drafting
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| Grades | K – 2 |
| Lesson Plan Type | Standard Lesson |
| Estimated Time | Three 30-minute sessions |
| Lesson Author |
Magalia, California |
| Publisher |
LESSON PLANS
Grades K – 2 | Lesson Plan | Minilesson
Collaborative Stories 2: Revising
Using a collaborative story written by students, the teacher leads a shared-revising activity to help students consider content when revising, with students participating in the marking of text revisions.
STUDENT INTERACTIVES
Grades K – 12 | Student Interactive | Organizing & Summarizing
The Story Map interactive is designed to assist students in prewriting and postreading activities by focusing on the key elements of character, setting, conflict, and resolution.
PROFESSIONAL LIBRARY
Grades 9 – 12 | Professional Library | Book
Co-Authoring in the Classroom: Creating an Environment for Effective Collaboration
Co-Authoring in the Classroom argues for the inclusion of co-authoring in writing instruction and provides theoretical and research background to support the value of this strategy.

