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Analyze how a text makes connections among and distinctions between individuals, ideas, or events.
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Determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how the author acknowledges and responds to conflicting evidence or viewpoints.
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Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of using different mediums to present a particular topic or idea.
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Analyze a case in which two or more texts provide conflicting information on the same topic and identify where the texts disagree on matters of fact or interpretation.
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By the end of the year, read and comprehend literary nonfiction at the high end of the grades 6–8 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
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Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization and analysis of relevant content.
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Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive detail and well–structured event sequences.
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Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
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With some support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or typing a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed.
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