Standard 4: Researching

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Number: ELA.11.C.4
Title: Researching
Type: Standard
Subject: English Language Arts (B.E.S.T.)
Grade: 11
Strand: Communication

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ELA.11.C.4.AP.1a
Organize literary research to answer a question, refining the scope of the question to align with interpretations of texts.
ELA.11.C.4.AP.1b
Summarize information from primary and secondary sources.

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