Grade 1 · Writing · Lesson 20

Beginning, Middle, and End

In Lesson 19 you learned the three story parts. Now we look more closely at exactly what each part must do — and how to tell them apart when you are reading or writing.

What this lesson teaches

1Explain what the beginning, middle, and end of a story each must do
2Sort story sentences into beginning, middle, and end using signal words

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