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Why Predict?

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Twelfth graders examine the process of predicting. They observe a fine art transparency, discuss their predictions about the artwork, identify the types of predictions made during a weather broadcast, and evaluate headlines from newspaper articles.

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Grade
12th
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English Language Arts
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Year
2002

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