CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.8 - Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text.
Authors: National Governors Association Center for Best Practices, Council of Chief State School OfficersTitle: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.8 Explain How An Author Uses Reasons And Evidence... Reading:Informational Text - 4th Grade English Language Arts Common Core State Standards
Publisher: National Governors Association Center for Best Practices, Council of Chief State School Officers, Washington D.C.
Copyright Date: 2010
(Page last edited 10/08/2017)
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