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a story about a family trying to stick together and survive through the Great Depression

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.3

a section in a history book describing the conditions and causes of the Great Depression

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.4.8

an instructional booklet describing how to operate a smart phone

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.4.4

an article where the author argues that an iPhone is better than an Android phone

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.W.4.1A

CCSS.W.4.1B

a poem about why the iPhone is the greatest electronic device ever made

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CCSS.W.4.1A

CCSS.W.4.1B

CCSS.W.4.1D

CCSS.W.4.3D

a story of a young athlete who takes steroids and his life and future fall apart

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CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.W.4.3A

a medical report describing the effects of steroids on the human body

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CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.4.8

a speech written by a professional athlete listing the negative effects of steroids and urging young athletes to not use steroids

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.SL.4.4

CCSS.W.4.1A

CCSS.W.4.1B

a booklet containing the school rules and the consequences for violating those rules

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.8

a story written about a young boy who moves to a new school and is bullied, but he gains self-confidence by joining a sports team

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CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.3