CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.6.1 - Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

 
Authors: National Governors Association Center for Best Practices, Council of Chief State School Officers

Title: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.6.1 Cite Textual Evidence To Support Analysis Of What... Reading:Literature - 6th 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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