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inMCAS ELA Practice Quest

A 5th-grade ELA practice session focused on paired informational texts and compare-and-contrast writing, modeled after MCAS assessments. Students analyze two texts about Arctic and Antarctic animal survival to identify similarities and differences in adaptations.

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