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FINDING AND USING TEXTUAL EVIDENCE LINK When analyzing literature, writers use details and examples to support their opinions about a story. This is called using âTextual…

OâConnor in Context The Structure of the Essay (Explanation of Paragraphs, Introductory Hooks, Thesis Statements, Topic Sentences, Concluding Sentences, etc.) Paragraph…

The main idea: Authors talk about writing Finding the main idea: Authors talk about reading and writing R. L. Stine http://bcove.me/alfmnjok What did R.L. Stine call the…