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What If Everybody Did That?

Ellen Javernick | 4.43 | 3,736 ratings and reviews

Ranked #19 in Rules , Ranked #47 in Social Skills — see more rankings .

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What If Everybody Did That? is ranked in the following categories:

• #67 in Behavior
• #52 in Manners

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WHAT IF EVERYBODY SAID THAT?

From the what if everybody series.

by Ellen Javernick ; illustrated by Colleen Madden ‧ RELEASE DATE: Aug. 1, 2018

A reminder to be aware of what one says, as well as a discussion starter about actions and consequences.

A tiny tot learns that words can hurt.

One sassy girl is pictured in 10 different scenarios—each ending with a disappointed adult asking, “What if everybody said that?” These include making fun of someone else’s fashion sense, not sharing, pushing to be first, excluding someone from playground fun, quitting when your team is losing, etc. While the titular questions are different, the concept is very similar to Javernick and Madden’s previous outing ( What If Everybody Did That? , 2010), although this venture does portray more inner turmoil than the earlier, with bubbles of victims’ hurt feelings and damaging thoughts. Even the simplest of words can strongly affect others. Madden’s mixed-media illustrations show a large, diverse cast, including men of color in nurturing roles and a child in a wheelchair who, unfortunately, does not appear after an early scene. Among other humorous details, frowning faces are hidden on inanimate objects, and even dogs and cats give judging looks to atrocious behavior. After a string of missteps, the misguided gal does realize the error of her ways, and all ends well. The protagonist has blue eyes, black hair, and light brown skin and is surrounded by a supporting cast of many races and ethnicities.

Pub Date: Aug. 1, 2018

ISBN: 978-1-5039-4895-2

Page Count: 24

Publisher: Two Lions

Review Posted Online: April 24, 2018

Kirkus Reviews Issue: May 15, 2018

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A home-renovation project is interrupted by a family of wrens, allowing a young girl an up-close glimpse of nature.

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Page Count: 40

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What If Everybody Did That?

Book module navigation, what if everybody did that is a story about a clueless young boy who learns the importance of his actions..

The young boy commits several slip-ups that include feeding popcorn to bears at the zoo, tossing a soda can out of a car, and rushing around the grocery store with a shopping cart. With each misbehavior, the boy is scolded by an adult and asked repeatedly, “What if everybody did that?”

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Guidelines for Philosophical Discussion

This story’s title is repeated throughout the book as adults respond to misbehavior by asking “What if everybody did that?” It follows the mischievous acts of a boy as he goes to the grocery store, a baseball game, and school. Children are encouraged to think about the collective actions of a community and ask themselves what the consequences might be if all of us were to behave a certain way.

Behave the Way You Want Others to Behave

The story jumps right to the point, showing the boy acting out in public and being asked what the consequences would be if everyone acted like he did. What if everyone littered out of their car window like the boy does in the story? The consequences could be harming wildlife, destroying the environment, and creating an ugly sight to see. While this book was published in 2010, readers will recognize parallels in the story to current events like misbehaving in public or coming together to end the pandemic.

The story offers the opportunity for children to discuss the actions of others and their impact on society at large. We can think about how our actions as individuals can both better the world or make it worse off, and how that action can be made much more significant when we imagine all of us committing it. This focus of the book allows for the discussion of a variety of topics, giving freedom to instructors to apply it in any way that is most accessible to their class.

Questions for Philosophical Discussion

The consequences of our actions and others’.

“It’s okay if we feed the bears a little bit of popcorn… But what if everybody fed the bears?”

• What is the first thing the boy does in the story?
• What happens to the bears when everyone feeds them at the zoo?
• Have you ever done something that you know was bad, but felt wasn’t that harmful?
• Is it ever okay that only one person does something bad, like throwing a soda can out a car window?
• What is the boy doing during story time?
• Why is it important that everyone listen and stay quiet during story time?
• What should we do when someone doesn’t obey the rules, like shooting straws at people in a restaurant?
• What does the boy do at the end of the story?
• While the boy does many bad things throughout the story, how would things turn out if he did good things, like picking up litter instead of throwing it outside?
• Why are rules and routines, like not running with a shopping cart through the grocery store and taking baths, so important for all of us to follow?

Distinguishing between Right and Wrong

• What we do as individuals matters, so how do we ensure we know that what we’re doing is right or wrong?
• What was the boy doing in the grocery store?
• What was wrong with this behavior? How does it affect others in the store
• Does the boy have a responsibility to not act this way in public?
• Why do we follow certain rules in public, like not running in the grocery store?
• At the end of the story, what does the boy do?
• Was there anything wrong with this behavior? How is it different from the other things the boy did in the story?
• Should more people behave this way toward others?
• Why don’t more people do good things, like hug their loved ones or pick up litter when they see it?
• Is it possible for everyone to do good things all the time?
• How is everyone staying quiet during story time different from everyone going out and picking up litter from the street?

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If you drop just one soda can out the window, it’s no big deal…right? But what if everybody did that? What if everybody broke the rules…and spoke during story time, didn’t wash up, or splashed too much at the pool? Then the world would be a mess. But what if everybody obeyed the rules so that the world would become a better place? Using humorous illustrations rendered in mixed media, these questions are answered in a child-friendly way and show the consequences of thoughtless behavior.

• Reading age 3 - 7 years
• Book 1 of 3 What If Everybody?
• Print length 32 pages
• Language English
• Grade level Preschool - 2
• Lexile measure AD450L
• Dimensions 22.86 x 2.54 x 22.86 cm
• Publisher Two Lions
• Publication date Jan. 5 2012
• ISBN-10 0761456864
• ISBN-13 978-0761456865
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Ellen Javernick is the author of more than twenty books for children, including The Birthday Pet , illustrated by Kevin O’Malley, and the bestselling picture books What If Everybody Did That? and What If Everybody Said That? , both illustrated by Colleen Madden. Javernick has been an elementary school teacher for more than twenty years. She lives in Loveland, Colorado.

Colleen Madden is the illustrator of many children’s books, including the picture-book adaptation of All I Want for Christmas Is You , by Mariah Carey, and the bestselling picture books What If Everybody Did That? and What If Everybody Said That? , both written by Ellen Javernick. She recently published Monkey Walk , her debut as both author and illustrator. She lives in the Philadelphia area with her husband and two sons.

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• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Two Lions; Illustrated edition (Jan. 5 2012)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 32 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0761456864
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0761456865
• Item weight ‏ : ‎ 406 g
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 22.86 x 2.54 x 22.86 cm
• #1 in Children's Books on Social Skills
• #2 in Children's Books on Manners
• #5 in Children's Books on Values

About the authors

Ellen javernick.

Ellen Javernick has taught 1-3 grade classes for over 20 years. Her B.A. is from DePauw University. Her M.A. in Early Childhood Education is from the University of Northern Colorado. She has completed classes with Barbara Wise and is Lindamood-Bell trained. In addition to being a teacher, Ellen has written more than 20 books for children. She currently teaches second grade in Loveland, CO.

Colleen Madden

After spending her childhood doodling, making wookie noises, pretending to be other interesting people, Colleen Madden grew up to write and draw children’s literature so she could keep doing those things. Her works as an author/illustrator include the graphic novel series Shelley Frankenstein, the picture books Monkey Walk, A Christmas Too Big and The Kiddie Table. She illustrated the best-selling series What If Everybody Did That, Penguin/Random House’s The 12 Days, and Mariah Carey’s All I Want for Christmas Is You. She is currently working on new picture book titles and another graphic novel series.

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What If Everybody Did That?: Answering those pesky questions!

It’s important to remember that we live in a community, and a community is only as clean, tidy, friendly, and safe as its weakest link. It’s up to everyone to keep the world a good place, and there’s no book better to introduce and teach children this sense of individual responsibility than What If Everybody Did That? A fun and slightly silly book with a brilliantly understated message, it’s no surprise that this isn’t Javernick’s only publication!

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What If Everybody Did That? — Ellen Javernick (Illustrated by Colleen M. Madden)

Reading Age 3-6

Using humorous illustrations rendered in mixed media, difficult questions are answered in a child-friendly way and show the consequences of thoughtless behavior.

Full Official Synopsis:

When I came home I gave my mom a hug. What if everybody did that?

If you drop just one soda can out the window, it’s no big deal…right? But what if everyone did that? What if everyone broke the rules…and spoke during story time, didn’t wash up, or splashed too much at the pool? Then the world would be a mess. But what if everyone obeyed the rules so that the world would become a better place? Using humorous illustrations rendered in mixed media, these questions are answered in a child-friendly way and show the consequences of thoughtless behavior.

No stranger to the ways of children, Javernick has taught 1-3 grade classes for over 20 years. With a Masters in Early Childhood Education, it’s no surprise that Javernick has successfully written over 20 children’s picture books. Despite her roaring success, Javernick continues to teach second grade in Loveland, Colorado. Her latest publication in 2019 was written when Javernick was 81 years old.

The actions of one may be insignificant, but the actions of many can change the world (for the best and for the worst).

It’s no secret that children can be a little rambunctious at times. Being so young, it can be difficult for children to understand the consequences of their actions, especially if they’re being told to stop doing something they want to do.

This book perfectly articulates why your actions matter, and how it can snowball into a bigger problem. Presented in a fun way with slightly exaggerated and silly consequences, this is an excellent way to introduce cause and effect to your children and begin to show them how their actions matter on a scale outside of themselves.

All-in-all this book is beautiful and colourful, and super fun to read!

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Q: what grade level is what if everyone did that .

A: The reading level is for ages 3 -6.

Q: What is the theme of What If Everyone Did That?

What if Everybody Did That? is all about remembering we all play a part in keeping our school, neighborhoods, and homes safe and happy places.

Q: Publication for What If Everyone Did That?

A: The publication date is 1990.

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Save yourself time and engage your students with these What If Everybody Did That? activities . This jam-packed book companion is quick and easy to use - Just print and go!

Read on to learn more about all that is included in this standards-based interactive read aloud packet based on the children’s book, What If Everybody Did That? by Ellen Javernick.

TO SAVE YOU TIME, WE'VE DONE ALL OF THE WORK FOR YOU!

1. We chose vocabulary words & kid-friendly definitions.

2. We selected mentor sentences & specific grammar skills for each.

3. We wrote 30 book-based writing prompts (that cover 10 genres of writing).

4. We identified an SEL focus / character education topic based on events in the story.

5. We constructed strategy-based reading comprehension questions and created no-prep, print-and-go reader response worksheets.

YOU ONLY NEED TO DO 3 QUICK & EASY STEPS:

STEP 1: PLAN

Simply customize your What If Everybody Did That? lesson plans using the ideas in the teaching guide and choose from the 15 standards-based activities.

STEP 2: PREP

Prep can be as simple as printing the activity pages (or assigning the included digital version) and finding a free video of the book being read aloud online.

OPTIONAL: If you want to dive deeper into a book study, you’ll find our teaching ideas and slides make it easy to create mini-lessons, anchor charts, and slideshows.

STEP 3: TEACH

Engage your students with an interactive read aloud by reading or streaming the picture book. Practice reading comprehension strategies with text-based discussion questions. We even wrote the What If Everybody Did That? comprehension questions for you!

Some teachers like to assemble and assign independent work packets. Others prefer to dive deeper into the story with vocabulary, grammar, SEL, and writing lessons that can span over several days.

The best thing about our 500+ book companions is the flexibility they provide you. We’ve packed them with a variety of teaching ideas and activities so you have the option to use them in the way that works best for you and your students!

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THE WHAT IF EVERYBODY DID THAT? BOOK COMPANION FOCUSES ON:

◼️READING STRATEGIES

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☐ analyzing illustrations

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☐ cause and effect

◼️ SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING TOPICS

☐ making good choices

☐ interrupting

◼️ GRAMMAR & LANGUAGE CONCEPTS

☐ action verbs

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WHAT IF EVERYBODY DID THAT? SUMMARY

The story What If Everybody Did That? Is about a boy who struggles to use his manners and make good choices. He does things like push his grocery cart as fast as it will go, throw his garbage out the window of the car, interrupt his teacher, and splash in the pool. Whenever he makes a poor decision, the adults around him ask “What if everybody did that?” The boy then has to reflect on what would happen if everyone was making the same decision that he was choosing to make. The boy uses his reflections to make better choices.

HOW THIS RESOURCE SAVES YOU TIME and IMPROVES STUDENT LEARNING:

♥ The comprehension questions are grouped by reading strategies for easy lesson planning.

♥ It is standards-based and covers all aspects of language arts instruction.

♥ The activities were designed to be open-ended for easy differentiation and modification.

THE BOOK COMPANION PACKET CAN BE USED FOR:

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INCLUDED READ ALOUD LESSON IDEAS & PICTURE BOOK ACTIVITIES:

➜ Comprehension Questions categorized by reading strategy; text-dependent

➜ Social Emotional Learning guidance lesson ideas & discussion topics based on the story

➜ Vocabulary Activities with kid-friendly definitions

➜ Grammar Topics selected to align with the text

➜ Focus Sentences use the book & author's craft as a mentor text to improve writing

➜ Lesson Planner summary, background info and planning space

➜ Story Mapping Printable identify character, setting, problem and solution

➜ Making Words Activity Page use any word from the book

➜ Focus Sentence copy work, identifying elements of the sentence, rewriting

➜ Design a New Book Cover demonstrate understanding of the text by creating an illustration

➜ Predicting Activity primary-ruled and wider-ruled versions

➜ Summarizing Somebody → Wanted → But → Then → Finally

➜ Comparing and Contrasting using a Venn Diagram

➜ Cause and Effect analyze how events affect one another

➜ Visualization illustrate visualizations from the story and support thinking with text-based evidence

➜ Making Connections identify text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world connections

➜ Thematic Writing Paper Use with the Writing Prompts... Makes a Great Bulletin Board

➜ 2 Sequencing Activities First → Next → Then → Last and Beginning → Middle → End

➜ 2 Vocabulary Activities Vocabulary Booklet and Word Mapping

➜ 2 Character Trait Activities listing traits and supporting traits with text-based evidence

➜ 30 Text-Based Writing Prompts 3 prompts for each of the following types of writing:

• persuasive / opinion
• descriptive
• expository / informative
• creative / story writing
• procedure / how-to
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• book reviews

INCLUDED DIGITAL ACTIVITIES:

➜ 5 Teaching Slides with clipart from the story to use for instruction (add questions, vocabulary, instructions, etc)

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This resource can be used to teach any state standards. We aligned it with the CCSS, TEKS, and FLORIDA B.E.S.T. STANDARDS below.

COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS

FIRST GRADE CCSS

• READING LITERATURE: CCSS.RL.1.1 CCSS.RL.1.2 CCSS.RL.1.3 CCSS.RL.1.4 CCSS.RL.1.7 CCSS.RL.1.9
• READING FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS : CCSS.RF.1.1 CCSS.RF.1.1a
• WRITING: CCSS.W.1.1 CCSS.W.1.2 CCSS.W.1.3 CCSS.W.1.5 
• LANGUAGE: CCSS.L.1.1 CCSS.L.1.1a CCSS.L.1.1b CCSS.L.1.1c CCSS.L.1.1eCCSS.L.1.1f CCSS.L.1.1h CCSS.L.1.2a CCSS.L.1.2b CCSS.L.1.2d CCSS.L.1.2e CCSS.L.1.5c CCSS.L.1.6     
• SPEAKING AND LISTENING: CCSS.SL.1.1 CCSS.SL.1.1a CCSS.SL.1.1b CCSS.SL.1.1c CCSS.SL.1.2

SECOND GRADE CCSS

• READING LITERATURE : CCSS.RL.2.1 CCSS.RL.2.2 CCSS.RL.2.3 CCSS.RL.2.5 CCSS.RL.2.6 CCSS.RL.2.7 CCSS.RL.2.9
• READING FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS : RF.2.3 RF.2.4.c
• WRITING : CCSS.W.2.1 CCSS.W.2.2 CCSS.W.2.3 CCSS.W.2.5
• LANGUAGE : CCSS.L.2.1 CCSS.L.2.1e CCSS.L.2.3 CCSS.L.2.4a CCSS.L.2.6     
• SPEAKING & LISTENING : CCSS.SL.2.1 CCSS.SL.2.1a CCSS.SL.2.1b CCSS.SL.2.1c CCSS.SL.2.2 CCSS.SL.2.3     

THIRD GRADE CCSS

• READING LITERATURE : CCSS.RL.3.1 CCSS.RL.3.2 CCSS.RL.3.3 CCSS.RL.3.4 CCSS.RL.3.5 CCSS.RL.3.6 CCSS.RL.3.7 CCSS.RL.3.9
• READING FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS : RF.2.3 RF.2.4c
• WRITING : CCSS.W.3.1 CCSS.W.3.2 CCSS.W.3.3 CCSS.W.3.4 CCSS.W.3.5 CCSS.W.3.10 CCSS.W.3.1a CCSS.W.3.1b CCSS.W.3.1c CCSS.W.3.1d CCSS.W.3.2a CCSS.W.3.2b CCSS.W.3.2c CCSS.W.3.2d CCSS.W.3.3a CCSS.W.3.3b CCSS.W.3.3c CCSS.W.3.3d
• LANGUAGE : CCSS.L.3.1   
• SPEAKING AND LISTENING : CCSS.SL.3.2 CCSS.SL.3.3 CCSS.SL.3.4 

CCSS ANCHOR STANDARDS (ALL GRADES)

• LANGUAGE :  CCSS.CCRA.L.1 CCSS.CCRA.L.2     
• READING : CCSS.CCRA.R.1 CCSS.CCRA.R.2 CCSS.CCRA.R.3 CCSS.CCRA.R.4 CCSS.CCRA.R.9     
• SPEAKING AND LISTENING : CCSS.CCRA.SL.1 CCSS.CCRA.SL.4  
• ANCHOR STANDARDS FOR WRITING : CCSS.CCRA.W.1 CCSS.CCRA.W.2 CCSS.CCRA.W.3 CCSS.CCRA.W.4 CCSS.CCRA.W.5 CCSS.CCRA.W.10  

TEXAS ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE SKILLS

FIRST GRADE TEKS

• DEVELOPING AND SUSTAINING FOUNDATIONAL LANGUAGE SKILLS: TEKS.1.1.C TEKS.1.1.D TEKS.1.1.A TEKS.1.12.C.iii TEKS.1.12.C.iv TEKS.1.13.B
• AUTHOR’S PURPOSE AND CRAFT: TEKS.1.10.A TEKS.1.10.B -EKS.1.10.C TEKS.1.10.D
• COMPOSITION: TEKS1.11.A TEKS.1.11.B.i TEKS.1.11.B.ii TEKS.1.11.D.ix TEKS.1.11.x TEKS.1.11.E TEKS.1.12.A TEKS.1.12.B TEKS.1.12.C
• COMPREHENSION SKILLS: TEKS.1.6.B TEKS.1.6.C TEKS.1.6.D TEKS.1.6.E TEKS.1.6.F
• RESPONSE SKILLS: TEKS1.7.A TEKS1.7.B TEKS1.7.C TEKS1.7.D TEKS1.7.E TEKS1.7.F
• MULTIPLE GENRES: TEKS1.8.A TEKS1.8.B TEKS1.8.C TEKS1.8.D

SECOND GRADE TEKS

• DEVELOPING AND SUSTAINING FOUNDATIONAL LANGUAGE SKILLS: TEKS.2.1.A TEKS.2.1.C - TEKS.2.1.D TEKS.2.1.E TEKS.2.3.B
• AUTHOR’S PURPOSE AND CRAFT: TEKS2.10.A TEKS2.10.B TEKS2.10.C
• COMPOSITION: TEKS.2.11.A TEKS.2.11.D.xi TEKS.2.11.E TEKS.2.12.A TEKS.2.12.BTEKS.2.12.C
• COMPREHENSION SKILLS: TEKS.2.6.B TEKS.2.6.C TEKS.2.6.D TEKS.2.6.E TEKS.2.6.F TEKS.2.6.G TEKS.2.6.H
• RESPONSE SKILLS: TEKS.2.7.A TEKS.2.7.C TEKS.2.7.D TEKS.2.7.E TEKS.2.7.F
• MULTIPLE GENRES: TEKS.2.8.B TEKS.2.8.C TEKS.2.8.D

THIRD GRADE TEKS

• DEVELOPING AND SUSTAINING FOUNDATIONAL LANGUAGE SKILLS: TEKS.3 .1.A TEKS.3.1.C TEKS.3.1.D TEKS.3.1.E TEKS.3.3.B
• AUTHOR’S PURPOSE AND CRAFT: TEKS3.10.A TEKS3.10.B TEKS3.10.C
• COMPOSITION: TEKS.3.11.A TEKS.3.11.D.xi TEKS.3.11.E TEKS.3.12.A TEKS.3.12.B TEKS.3.12.C
• COMPREHENSION SKILLS: TEKS.3.6.B TEKS.3.6.C TEKS.3.6.D TEKS.3.6.E TEKS.3.6.F TEKS.3.6.G TEKS.3.6.H
• RESPONSE SKILLS: TEKS.3.7.ATEKS.3.7.C TEKS.3.7.D TEKS.3.7.E TEKS.3.7.F
• MULTIPLE GENRES: TEKS.3.8.B TEKS.3.8.C TEKS.3.8.D

FLORIDA B.E.S.T STANDARDS READING / FLORIDA B.E.S.T STANDARDS ELA

PRINT CONCEPTS : ELA.1.F.1.1

PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS : ELA.1.F.1.2

PHONICS AND WORD ANALYSIS : ELA.1.F.1.3, ELA.2.F.1.3, ELA.3.F.1.3

FLUENCY : ELA.1.F.1.4, ELA.2.F.1.4, ELA.3.F.1.4

LITERARY ELEMENTS : ELA.1.R.1.1, ELA.2.R.1.1, ELA.3.R.1.1

THEME : ELA.1.R.1.2, ELA.2.R.1.2, ELA.3.R.1.2

PERSPECTIVE AND POINT OF VIEW : ELA.1.R.1.3, ELA.2.R.1.3, ELA.3.R.1.3

CENTRAL IDEA : ELA.1.R.2.2, ELA.2.R.2.2, ELA.3.R.2.2

AUTHOR’S PURPOSE AND PERSPECTIVE : ELA.1.R.2.3, ELA.2.R.2.3, ELA.3.R.2.3

PARAPHRASE AND SUMMARIZE : ELA.1.R.3.2, ELA.2.R.3.2, ELA.3.R.3.2

COMMUNICATING THROUGH WRITING : ELA.1.C.1.1, ELA.2.C.1.1, ELA.3.C.1.1

COMMUNICATING THROUGH WRITING - NARRATIVE : ELA.1.C.1.2, ELA.2.C.1.2, ELA.3.C.1.2

COMMUNICATING THROUGH WRITING - ARGUMENTATIVE : ELA.1.C.1.3, ELA.2.C.1.3, ELA.3.C.1.3

COMMUNICATING THROUGH WRITING - EXPOSITORY : ELA.1.C.1.4, ELA.2.C.1.4, ELA.3.C.1.4

COMMUNICATING THROUGH WRITING - IMPROVING WRITING : ELA.1.C.1.5, ELA.2.C.1.5, ELA.3.C.1.5

CREATING AND COLLABORATING - TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATION : ELA.1.C.5.2, ELA.2.C.5.2, ELA.3.C.5.2

VOCABULARY - FINDING MEANING : ELA.1.V.1.1, ELA.2.V.1.1, ELA.3.V.1.1

VOCABULARY - MORPHOLOGY : ELA.1.V.1.2, ELA.2.V.1.2, ELA.3.V.1.2

VOCABULARY - CONTEXT AND CONNOTATION : ELA.1.V.1.3, ELA.2.V.1.3, ELA.3.V.1.3

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