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You gave your reader a tour that did more than list. You named a clear destination, you set your stops in order, you explained why each one matters and who it affects, and you left them understanding the tradeoffs. A reader could follow you and come away knowing not just what is true but why, and that is the whole job of an explanation at this level. Certified, and into your collection it goes.
You built a tour that did more than list. It analyzed, and a reader came away understanding, not just informed. That is the whole job of an explanation at this level.
What your tour carried
a clear destinationstops in orderwhat to notice at eachan ending that leaves them knowing the way
Standards covered
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.2CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.2.ACCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.2.BCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.2.CCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.2.DCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.2.ECCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.2.FCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.8.3CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.8.6CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.5CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.8.2
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