Students will learn and practice Descriptive Writing, Key Words, "Skim and Scan", Organizing Writing, Quoting, Summarizing, and Paraphrasing, Revising and Editing, Persuasive Writing, and Text Structures. Then students will practice their skills by completing a COUNTRY RESEARCH PROJECT. This 257 page/slide zip file includes everything you need!What's Included (view preview for details):Lesson PlanCommon Core AlignmentQuote, Summarize, Paraphrase: Guided Notes, PowerPoint, and PracticeDescriptive