PORTFOLIO ENTRY # 4 - Chapters 10 &11. ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENT.

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PORTFOLIO ENTRY #7: From Paragraph to Essay

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PORTFOLIO ENTRY #9- Thesis statement

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PORTFOLIO ENTRY #6: Well written paragraph

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PARTS OF THE PARAGRAPH
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