Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
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Michigan State ELA StandardsRelated Lessons

The -ate Ending and Comparing Texts
Today we focus on the big question: How do plants and animals grow? We will read words with more than 2 syllables, read a nonfiction text about a butterfly, and write sentences with linking words.

Word Webs and Comparing Texts
We will read words with a base word and prefixes or suffixes, read a nonfiction text about a butterfly, and write sentences with linking words.

The -ture Ending and Main Idea
In this episode we focus on the big question: How do plants and animals grow? We will read words with more than 2 syllables (or word parts), read a nonfiction text about a seed, and write sentences with linking words.

The -age Ending and Main Idea
In this episode we focus on the big question: How do plants and animals grow? We will read words with more than 2 syllables (or word parts), read a nonfiction text about a seed, and write sentences with linking words

More Segmenting Syllables, and Hybrid Text
Today we focus on the big question: How do animals survive in their habitats? We will read words with more than 2 syllables, read a hybrid text about the desert, and write some amazing sentences