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You gave your reader a tour. You told them where you were going, you walked them through your two steps in order, and you left them knowing the way. A reader could follow you all by themselves. That is the whole job of explaining. Certified, and into your collection it goes.
You showed the way, and a reader could follow you. That is explaining.
What your tour carried
where we are goingtwo stops in orderwhat to noticean ending that shows the way
Standards covered
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.1.2CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.1.JCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.6CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.1.5CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.2
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