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Looking Closely at a Letter

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Interpreting Data

Read the letter below. Click on the “i” information boxes for clues to help you understand it.

Then answer the following questions:

  1. Who do you think wrote this letter?
  2. Why do you think they wrote it?
  3. What questions does this raise in your mind?
  4. Was the letter successful?

Support your answers using facts from the letter!

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