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2008-2009 6th Third Trimester LA Archives
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2008-2009 First Trimester LA Archives
6th Grade
Week 1: March 9th - 13th, 2009
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Class |
Homework |
| Monday |
-Discuss Angel on the Square.
-Begin aristocracy vs. peasants mini-project.
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-Begin reading Angel on the Square chapter 6.
Vocab quiz Monday, March 16.
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| Tuesday |
-Continue aristocracy vs. peasants mini-project.
-Discuss Angel on the Square.
-Finish Angel on the Square chapter 6.
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Angel on the Square reading: chapter 7. |
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Wednesday
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-Continue aristocracy vs. peasants mini-project.
-Discuss Angel on the Square.
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Finish aristocracy vs. peasants mini-project. |
| Thursday |
-Present aristocracy vs. peasants mini-project.
-Discuss Angel on the Square: literature circles.
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Angel on the Square reading: chapter 8. |
| Friday |
-Read vocab sentences aloud.
-Discuss Angel on the Square.
-Save the Drama!
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Angel on the Square reading: chapter 9. |
Week 2: March 16th - 20th, 2009
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Class |
Homework |
| Monday |
-Discuss Angel on the Square.
-Blitz! Vocab Story.
-Vocabulary Quiz.
-Class Evaluation.
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-Begin reading Angel on the Square chapter 10: read to page 210.
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| Tuesday |
-Discuss Angel on the Square.
-Finish chapter 10 of Angel in class.
-Introduce Plotting the Plot project.
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Angel on the Square reading: Read chapter 11 to page 235. |
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Wednesday
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-Discuss Angel on the Square.
-Plotting the Plot project (begin work on finding main plot points of Angel).
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Angel on the Square reading: finish chapter 11. |
| Thursday |
-Discuss Angel on the Square.
-Plotting the Plot project (finish finding plot points of Angel and the Russian Revolution).
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Angel on the Square reading: chapter 12 (16 pages).
Graph paper and poster board due Monday.
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| Friday |
No Class -- 6th grade field trip to the Symphony and the Mint.
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Week 3: March 23rd - 27th, 2009
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Class |
Homework |
| Monday |
-Blitz! Angel chapter 12.
-Plotting the Plot: create rough draft of graph on graphing paper.
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-Begin reading Angel on the Square chapter 13 (10 pages).
Angel Unit Test Tuesday, March 31.
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| Tuesday |
-Receive Angel on the Square study guide.
-Begin creating final Plotting the Plot project.
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Begin studying for Angel on the Square Unit Test.
-Finish Angel on the Square.
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Wednesday
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-Plotting the Plot project (continue work on final project).
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Work on Plotting the Plot.
Study!
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| Thursday |
-Final Plotting the Plot workday: project due Monday!
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Work on Plotting the Plot.
Study!
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| Friday |
No Class: 7th grade field trip.
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Week 4: March 30th - April 3, 2009
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Class |
Homework |
| Monday |
In HOMEROOM, staple the following items together, in this order:
-Plotting the Plot planning with name written clearly (notebook paper)
-Plotting the Plot rough draft (graph paper, can be folded)
-Plotting the Plot project sheet and rubric
Turn these items in to Ms. Ruble separately from your poster.
-Angel on the Square study groups.
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Study! Angel Unit Test Tuesday, March 31.
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| Tuesday |
-Angel on the Square Unit Test, Parts 1-3.
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Study for essay portion.
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Wednesday
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-Angel on the Square Unit Test, Part 4: In-class essay.
-Independent Reading.
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Rest and relax.
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| Thursday |
No Class: 7th grade field trip.
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| Friday |
-Introduction to The Devil's Arithmetic.
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YAY SPRING BREAK! |
Week 5: April 13th - 17th, 2009
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Class |
Homework |
| Monday |
-The Devil's Arithmeticwebquest. Click here to access the webquest page.
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Finish webquest (Step #2).
If you finish, feel free to explore the site linked to the left.
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| Tuesday |
-Guest Speaker: Mrs. Barone discusses the Passover Seder.
-Read chapter 3 of The Devil's Arithmetic.
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Explore this website and answer the questions on your Passover worksheet.
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Wednesday
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-The Devil's Arithmetic reading, chapters 3-4.
-Hide the afikomen!
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Read chapter 5.
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| Thursday |
-The Devil's Arithmetic, continued.
-Introduce vocabulary.
-First ten vocab sentences.
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Read chapter 8. Finish sentences if you didn't in class.
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| Friday |
-The Devil's Arithmetic, continued: chapters 9-10.
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Finish reader response for chapter 10: Summarize what happened, explain what you feel about what's happening, and predict what will happen next.
Read chapter 11.
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Week 6: April 20th - 24th, 2009
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Class |
Homework |
| Monday |
-Introduction to poetic devices: simile, metaphor, personification.
-I Never Saw Another Butterfly.
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Read The Devil's Arithmetic, chapter 12.
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| Tuesday |
-The Devil's Arithmetic discussion.
-I Never Saw Another Butterfly, continued: Analyze "Homesick." Construct thesis statements.
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Read The Devil's Arithmetic, chapter 13.
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Wednesday
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-The Devil's Arithmetic discussion.
-I Never Saw Another Butterfly, continued: Develop detailed outlines.
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Read The Devil's Arithmetic, chapter 14.
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| Thursday |
-The Devil's Arithmetic discussion.
-I Never Saw Another Butterfly, continued: Finish outlining and begin interpretive response essay.
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Read The Devil's Arithmetic, chapter 15.
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| Friday |
-The Devil's Arithmetic discussion.
-I Never Saw Another Butterfly, continued: Finish interpretive response essay.
-Review Angel on the Square test, examining 2 excellent essays.
Essay 1 (page 1)
Essay 1 (page 2)
Essay 2 (page 1)
Essay 2 (page 2)
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Read The Devil's Arithmetic, chapter 16.
Get Grade Record Sheet Signed.
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Week 7: April 27th - May 1st, 2009
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Class |
Homework |
| Monday |
-I Never Saw Another Butterfly, continued: Analyze individual poems and write response poems.
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Finish response poem on notebook paper.
Read chapter 17 of The Devil's Arithmetic.
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| Tuesday |
-Finish The Devil's Arithmetic in class.
-I Never Saw Another Butterfly, continued: Copy response poems onto white paper and turn in.
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Develop 10 more sentences in LA Handbook using The Devil's Arithmetic vocab.
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Wednesday
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Study for The Devil's Arithmetic vocab quiz (Friday).
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| Thursday |
-Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
-Begin reading The Speckled Band.
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Study for The Devil's Arithmetic vocab quiz (Friday).
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| Friday |
-Finish reading The Speckled Band.
-Save the Drama!
-TDA vocab quiz.
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Read QUICK SOLVE and a mystery written by a student.
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Week 8: May 4th - 8th, 2009
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Class |
Homework |
| Monday |
-Begin planning personal mystery.
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Finish mystery planning.
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| Tuesday |
-TWO LA periods to type your mystery!
Times New Roman.
Size 12.
Double-spaced.
MAX: 4 pages.
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Finish mystery and print.
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Wednesday
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-Peer edit mysteries.
-Introduction to The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe: C.S. Lewis.
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Make necessary changes to mysteries. Due tomorrow morning to Mrs. Denham.
Bring The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobeand your independent reading book to reading period.
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| Thursday |
No LA: 7th grade field trip.
Bring The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe and your independent reading book to reading period.
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Assigned reading (The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, chapters 1-3).
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| Friday |
No LA: 7th grade field trip.
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Finish assigned reading.
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Week 9: May 11th - 15th, 2009
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Class |
Homework |
| Monday |
-Introduction to Surrealism PowerPoint.
-The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.
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Finish mini surrealism story.
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Tuesday
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-Vocab: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe vocab game.
-The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, chapter 4.
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Assigned reading: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, chapter 5.
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Wednesday
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-Comprehension questions.
-Vocab: Completing the Sentence.
-The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, chapter 6.
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Assigned reading: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, chapter 7.
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Thursday
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-Comprehension questions.
-Reader Response: Mr. Tumnus's journal.
-Share journal entries.
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Assigned reading: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, chapter 8.
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Friday
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-Comprehension questions.
-The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe discussion groups.
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Assigned reading: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, chapter 9.
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Week 10: May 18th - 22nd, 2009
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Class |
Homework |
| Monday |
-Vocab: Creating Sentences.
-The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, continued.
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Assigned reading: ch 11.
Vocab Quiz next Monday.
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Tuesday
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No Class.
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Wednesday
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-Vocab: Creating Sentences, continued.
-The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, continued.
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Assigned reading: ch. 12.
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Thursday
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-Grammar Practice.
-The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, continued: class discussion.
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Assigned reading: ch. 13.
Study.
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Friday
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No Class.
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Week 11: May 25th - 29th, 2009
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Class |
Homework |
| Monday |
-Save the Drama!
-Practice Quiz.
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Reading: chapter 14.
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Tuesday
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-Vocab/Grammar Quiz
-The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, continued: reader response ("RR - LWW ch. 14"). Prompt: Describe what happened in chapter 14. MOOD is a literary term that means how the author makes the reader feel. The author uses tools such as word choice, plot, description, and characters' words/actions to create the mood. What is the mood of chapter 14? Using specific evidence, explain some ways C.S. Lewis creates this mood.
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Reading: chapter 15.
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Wednesday
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-The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe: Discussion.
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Reading: chapter 16.
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Thursday
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-Grammar Review. Final: June 8th.
-The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, continued: Character of Characters report card.
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Finish Group 1 on grammar review, placing stars by areas where you need more help. Email me for study appointments if needed.
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Friday
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-Grammar Review. Final: June 8th.
-The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, continued: Character of Characters report card.
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Finish 3 columns of Character of Characters report card.
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Week 12: June 1st - 5th, 2009
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Class |
Homework |
| Monday |
-The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe: movie time! Complete venn diagram while watching.
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Study for Grammar final.
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Tuesday
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-The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe: movie time! Complete venn diagram while watching.
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Finish The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe reflection.
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Wednesday
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-The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, continued: Character of Characters report card.
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TBA.
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Thursday
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-The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, continued: Character of Characters.
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TBA.
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Friday
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-Grammar Review. Final: June 8th.
-The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, continued: Character of Characters.
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TBA.
Grammar Final on Monday!
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2008-2009 6th Third Trimester LA Archives
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