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Common Core 4.6 Reading Literary Text

Whale, whale, whale...what have we got here? Looks like a question about what Kipling was trying to achieve in "How the Whale Got His Throat." Fun fact, the whale translated copy of that is called "WHOOAAAOOOHHHHEEEEEEEEHOOO Throat." Wait. There's not a word in whale for "throat"? What a load of carp.


Reading: Informational Text Videos 6 videos

Common Core 2.4 Reading Informational Text
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Common Core 2.4 Reading Informational Text. What does the word ditch most likely suggest about the type of food being described in the text?

Common Core 2.6 Reading Informational Text
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Common Core 2.6 Reading Informational Text. Which effect does the following quote from the passage have on the meaning of the text?

Common Core 8th Grade 1.1 Reading Informational Text
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Common Core 8th Grade 1.1 Reading Informational Text. With which statement would the author most likely agree?

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Reading: Literature Videos 5 videos

Common Core 8th Grade 4.3 Reading Literary Text
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Common Core 8th Grade 4.3 Reading Literary Text. Which sentence best supports this inference?

Common Core 8th Grade 1.4 Reading Literary Text
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Common Core 8th Grade 1.4 Reading Literary Text. What does the word astonishment most likely mean in this sentence?

8th Grade Common Core 1.5 Reading Literary Text
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In this video, we'll learn about the relationship between Perseus and the Gorgons. Hopefully it's not complicated.

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Spelling Videos 1 videos

ELA Drills, Intermediate: Spelling 3
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ELA Drills, Intermediate: Spelling 3

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