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Using Illustrations to Help Understand Text

Gain Meaning from Pictures

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Citing Textual Evidence to Support Analysis

Evidence and Inferences

8.5.C and 5 more

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Asking And Answering Questions 2nd Grade

Ask and Answer Questions

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Retelling Stories & Finding the Lesson

Retell Stories

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Asking And Answering Questions RL 2nd Grade

Ask and Answer Questions

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Interpreting Visuals in a Text: Continental Drift

Graphics to Understand a Text

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Analyzing Characters Settings & Events In Stories

Describing Characters

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Making Connections Between What We Think & Do

Explain Two Related Ideas

5.6.F and 3 more

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Making Inferences 4th Grade

Inferences Using Evidence

5.6.H and 3 more

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Ask and Answer Questions

K.5.B and 3 more

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Finding Support for an Author's Point

Find Evidence in the Text

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Text Structure - Stories & Novels

Identifying Text Structure

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Evaluating an Author's Claims

Compare Texts, Analyze Arguments

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Integrating Information to Understand a Topic

Integrate Information

6.5.E and 3 more

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Citing Textual Evidence 8th Grade

Textual evidence and inferencing

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Explaining What A Story Is All About

Inferences Using Evidence

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Determining Central Ideas in a Text

Central Ideas in a Text

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Structure of a Story, Drama, or Poem

Relating Pieces to the Whole

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Rhythm and Meaning

Rhythm and Alliteration

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Summarizing the Main Idea

Summarize a Text's Main Idea

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