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Grade 8 ELA quiz: Arguments, claims & evidence

Topic: Evaluating an author's argument, claims and evidence (RI.8.8). Adjust the settings, then copy the prompt.

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Topic: Evaluating an author's argument, claims and evidence (RI.8.8). A good grade 8 quiz on this asks students to:

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