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Evaluating Material By Using Quotations

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Twelfth graders examine how to evaluate reading material by using direct quotations. They read a Newsweek magazine article, answer questions, underline the passage that supports their written response, and write a letter to a senator about patient's rights.

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Grade
12th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
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For Teacher Use
Instructional Strategy
Research
Year
2002

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