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Reinforce the concepts of main idea and supporting details (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.2) with this clever graphic organizer. This English language arts tool can build reading or writing skills.

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Graphic Organizers, Grades 4-8
Graphic Organizers, Grades 4-8
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This book is filled with graphic organizers to help students access prior knowledge, organize thoughts and ideas, brainstorm new topics, sequence events, compare and contrast, and visualize relationships.

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