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Reading Comprehension: Myth About Fire

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No matter what you read, you can always practice locating the main idea and key details to increase reading comprehension. Third graders read about an Aboriginal myth, they then complete three short-answer questions using key details found in the provided reading passage.

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key details, details, mythology, myths, story structure, stories

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myth, story structure, Reading Passage, key details, aboriginal myth, english language arts
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3rd
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English Language Arts
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RL.3.1 RL.3.2 RL.3.4 RF.3.4.a W.3.2.a W.3.3.a W.3.8

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