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Not Stopping the Reader: How to Avoid Stumbling Blocks ArticleNot Stopping the Reader: How to Avoid Stumbling Blocks Article
Publisher
Caro Clarke
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Grade
9th - 10th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Articles
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Lexile Measures
960L
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Not Stopping the Reader: How to Avoid Stumbling Blocks

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This is the eighth article in a series that focuses on helping the new novel author. This article looks at how the author can avoid creating stumbling blocks that disrupt the flow of the novel.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

character development, characterization, characters, creative writing, descriptive writing, fiction, novels, plot, point of view, setting, short stories, writing fiction

Additional Tags

create images, descriptive adjectives, edit, elements of plot, entertain, fiction elements, fiction stories, fiction writing, fiction writing techniques, form, tips for writing fiction, write fiction, writing guidelines, writing plot, writing stories, writing tips, young authors, character, story, writing

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

Common Core

W.11-12.3.b W.9-10.3.b W.7.3.b W.6.3.b W.8.3.b RL.7.9 W.7.9.a RL.11-12.3

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