(This prompt was developed at an inservice class by Nevada teacher Margo Sistek.)
What interesting details can you use to describe a place?
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Ideas for Teachers from Teachers How do you teach young writers to choose memorable and interesting details to describe places?
When trying to get young writers excited about writing about places, I often share Barbara Cooney 's picture book Roxaboxen, which combines reality with imagination in exploring a place that's important to children. Before asking students to write about a setting, share the book. While they are writing, encourage them to describe things that are real in their own stories, but not to be afraid to use their imaginations, like in the story Roxaboxen.
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