Original PromptCreate a slide deck for this copy for a 40 minute online class for ages 13-18 for a descriptive paragraph class where the teacher introduces the concept and skill with examples and then some guided practice examples for the student and then time for the student to have independent practice to work on writing their own descriptive paragraph using the skills in this lesson. They will be building this paragraph over the next weeks and on week 6 they will be self editing and revising and sharing in
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