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Literacy · 8th Grade
How a Central Idea Develops
Tracking an idea across a whole text, not just finding it.
How to use it
Note the idea's state at the start, middle and end. Development is the change between them.
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- Grade
- 8th Grade
- Ages
- 13–14
- Subject
- Literacy
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- 1
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