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Here is Week 1 of the September fiction story, with all three label versions, so you can try the routine with your class this week.
Download your sample weekPDF, 12 pages, print and go. Print the version that fits your schedule.
- MondayFix It: run-on sentences
- TuesdayStretch It: sentence expansion
- WednesdayCombine Them: sentence combining
- ThursdayStretch It: a little more challenge
- FridayWrite What’s Next: story continuation
A one-page teacher guide
A suggested 10 to 15 minute routine, plus ideas for students who need support and students who need a challenge.
Week 1: The Assignment
Jordan, Priya, and Ethan get their group assignment for a class invention project, and every sentence your students fix, stretch, and combine is part of the story.
Three label versions
Monday-Friday, Day 1-5, and no labels. The story and sentences are the same, so you can choose what fits your schedule.
Want to find out what happens next?
The group has an invention to pick and a poster to finish. Weeks 2 through 5 follow them from the first disagreement to presentation day.
September Story Sentence Strands
All five weeks of the story: The Assignment, The Uneven Split, The Falling Out, The Turnaround, and The Presentation.
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Fiction Yearlong Bundle
A new five-week fiction story for every month of the school year. New months are added to the bundle at no extra cost.
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MEGA Bundle
Fiction and nonfiction sentence strands for every month, so you can run a story thread and an informational thread side by side.
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