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KWL Chart What do you know about the history of baseball? What do you want to know? Create a KWL Chart. In the K column, list what you know. In the W column, list what you want to know. You’ll use the L column to write what you learned from the selection.
| WHAT I KNOW | WHAT I WANT TO KNOW | WHAT I LEARNED |
| Baseball has been a popular sport in the United States for a long time. | When was baseball invented? |
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Baseball is one of the most watched and played sports in the United States. It reflects the history of America—in both good and bad times.
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