My

Community
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Where is my community?
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Location

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 Where is my community?
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 What does my community look
like?
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Stores Plants
Houses

Churches
Appearance
Parks
What does my
community look like?
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What does my community look like?

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 Who lives in my community?
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Residents
Who lives in my
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 Who lives in my community?
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My paper tells about who lives in my community.

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My paper uses sentences that begin with capital letters.
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My paper uses correct spelling.
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 What transportation is available in
my community?
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Transportation
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transportation is available in my
community?
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 What transportation is available in my
community?
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My paper tells about transportation in my community.

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My paper uses sentences that begin with capital letters.
My paper uses sentences that end with punctuation marks.
My paper uses correct spelling.
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What do people do in my community?

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What do people do in my community?
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Activities

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 What do people do in my community?
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Now you have time to make your writing better. Reread your sentences
and think about the Writer’s Checklist below. Put a check mark in
every box that makes a true statement about what you have written.

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My paper tells about what people do in my community.

My paper stays on topic.
My paper uses sentences that make sense.
My paper uses sentences that begin with capital letters.
My paper uses sentences that end with punctuation marks.
My paper uses correct spelling.
Are there boxes without a check mark? These are things you need to
My sentences
change. Make start
thedifferently.
changes you need on your paper. Then make
another copy on the next
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