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Anne Frank Research Project
Now that we have finished reading The Diary of Anne Frank, you are going to research a specific
topic related to our class discussions and present the information in two formats:
1) An oral presentation (including a poster)
2) A one to two page paper
WWII Oral Presentation
Poster Rubric
______ Careful and thorough research is evident. (3 points)
______ Topic of presentation is clear. (3 points)
______ Poster is filled with pictures (at least eight) or key words about the topic. (3 points)
______ Poster is neat and attractive in appearance. (3 points)
Presentation Rubric
______ Maintained a loud, clear, and interesting to listen to voice. (4 points)
______ Had good eye contact with the audience, which means NO READING. (3 points)
______ Shared three unforgettable things discovered while researching this topic. (3 points)
______ Met length requirements: 1:50 - 2:10 minutes. (3 points)
0 = Incomplete
1 = Below Average
2 = Average
3 = Above Average
4 = Excellent
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Research Paper
What You Will Do:
Task 1: Choose a topic that relates to the Anne Frank unit and write five research questions.
Task 2: Document your findings on note and source cards.
Task 3: Create an outline to organize the information you collected.
Task 4: Create a 1-2 page research report, including a works cited page.
Topic Choices:
The history of prejudice toward the Jews
The death of Adolf Hitler
Nuremburg Trials
Miep Gies’ before and after WWII (2 people required)
Hanukkah
The Holocaust as a business
Wannsee conference and its role in the extermination of the Jews
Hitler’s youth
Josef Mengele
Oscar Schindler
The Nazi Party’s rise to power
The Gestapo
Conditions in concentration camps (pick a camp)
Pearl Harbor
Impact of D-Day invasion
Eugenics
How the play The Diary of Anne Frank came into being
Anne Frank (2 people required – before hiding and during/after hiding)
The van Pels family (van Daans)
Fritz Pfeffer (Dussel)
Otto Frank (2 people required – before hiding and after hiding)
Ghettos
Schutzstaffel (SS)
Iwo Jima
Battle of the Bulge
Star of David
Zyclon B
Tonny Ahlers
Kristallnacht
Why did more Jews not flee from the Nazis?
Bernburg euthanasia facility
1936 Olympics
Kindertransport
History of the Swastika
Killing Squads (Einsatzgruppen)
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Task 1: Create a list of questions. Your answers to each numbered item will be a
separate paragraph in your paper – do not answer the questions yet. Put the
questions in the order that you will answer them in your paper.
Example 1
Topic: What was the impact of Kristallnacht on German Jews?
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When did Kristallnacht happen? What does Kristallnacht mean? What caused Kristallnacht?
What happened during Kristallnacht?
Why did the Nazis react this way? (include Grynspan and Goebbels)
How did Kristallnacht affect German Jews?
How long did Kristallnacht last? How many Jewish people died or were captured the night
of Kristallnacht?
Example 2
Topic: Why did more Jews not flee from the Nazis?
1. Why did Otto Frank go into hiding instead of fleeing Amsterdan?
2. What was the U.S. policy toward Jewish immigration at that time and how did this policy
change over time?
3. How did Nazi policy toward Jewish emigration change over the years?
Resources:
a. On-line Databases: Go to the school home page: www.springfield.mntm.org
1) Go to “Our District”
2) Click on Media Center
3) Click on Media Center Links
b. Internet Sites: Don’t use just any site. Anyone can post information on the web. No
Wikipedia and avoid .com sites. The following sites may help you:
1) centropa.org
2) ushmm.org (United States Holocaust Memorial Museum)
3) shoaheducation.com
4) jewishvirtuallibrary.org
5) pbs.org/wgbh/amex/holocaust
6) remember.org
7) yadvashem.org
8) annefrank.org
9) college.usc.edu/vhi/
10) museumoftolerance.com/site/c.juLVJ8MRKtH/b.1580483/k.BE32/Home.htm
c. Mrs. Veenstra!
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Task 2: Source Cards
1. Gather sources for your research report. The resources you should use are listed on page 1 of
this handout. DO NOT START TAKING NOTES! Use highlighters to mark the information
that helps answer your questions. Use a different colored highlighter for each question. If a
source relates to the topic but doesn’t answer any of your questions, create a new question or
do not use the source.
2. Create a source card (3” x 5”) for each of the sources you plan to use.
a. Put only one source on a card.
b. Place a capital letter in the upper right hand corner - this letter is used to keep your
information organized.
c. Use these abbreviations for the months (write out May, June, and July):
Jan., Feb., Mar., Apr., Aug., Sep., Oct., Nov., Dec.
d. If any entry takes more than one line, you need to indent the second line (and each
additional line) five spaces to the right.
e. Because we can’t write in italics, you may underline on your source cards.
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Johnson, Matthew. “The Dunk is Still Alive.”
Sports Illustrated 13 Jan. 2009:
125-132.
AUTHORS
In general, omit titles, affiliations, and degrees that precede or follow names.
Middle names or initials appear after the first name.
Anthony T. Boyle, PhD would be written: Boyle, Anthony T.
A suffix that is an essential part of the name – like Jr. or a roman numeral – appears
after the given name, preceded by a comma.
Rockefeller, John E., IV
For sources with more than one author:
Rust, Arthur George, Jr.
Reverse only the name of the first author,
add a comma, and give the other name or names in normal form.
Jones, Bill and Thomas Williams.
Ostrander, Sheila, Beth Hughes, and Jim Schroeder.
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BOOKS:
Author’s last name (comma) Author’s first name (period) Book Title (period) Place of
Publication (colon) Publisher (comma) Copyright date (period)
Jones, Nick. My Life Story. Mankato: Johnson Press, 2009.
Treat a BROCHURE or PAMPHLET as you would a book.
REFERENCE BOOKS:
(begin quotes) Heading you looked under (period) (end quotes) Name
of Reference Book (period) Edition (period) Year of publication (period) The word Print (period)
“Stress.” Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary. 11th ed. 2010. Print.
“Leukemia.” The Encyclopedia Americana. 2011 ed. Print.
MAGAZINES:
Author’s last name (comma) Author’s first name (period) (begin quotes) Title of
article (period) (end quotes) Name of Magazine Day month year (colon) Page article begins
(hyphen) Page article ends (period) The word Print (period)
Philips, Miranda. “Cooking Made Easy.” Better Homes and Gardens 5 Jan. 2011:
122-132. Print.
MAGAZINE AND NEWSPAPER ARTICLES RETRIEVED FROM AN ELECTRONIC
DATABASE:
Author’s last name (comma) Author’s first name (period) (begin quotes) Title of
article (period) (end quotes) Name of Magazine day Month year (colon) Page article begins
(hyphen) Page article ends (period) Title of Database (period) The word Web (period) day
Month year of access (period).
Smith, Martin. “World Domination for Dummies.” Time Magazine Feb. 2011: 43-45.
Infotrac. Web. 25 Jan. 2011.
If there is no author listed, start with the title of the article.
“World Domination for Dummies.” Time Magazine Feb. 2012: 43-45. Infotrac. Web. 25
Jan. 2010.
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ARTICLE ON A WEB SITE:
Author’s last name (comma) Author’s first name (period) (begin
quotes) Title of article (period) (end quotes) Name of website (period) Publisher or sponsor of the
site (comma) Date of publication – day Month year (period) The word Web (period) Date of
access – day Month year (period) (less than sign) URL (greater than sign) (period)
Johnson, Henry. “The Hot Button.” Roughcut. Turner Network Television, 26 Oct. 2008.
Web. 28 Dec. 2009. <http://www.roughcut.com/Johnson/article/>.
If the author is not listed, start with the title of the article.
“The Hot Button.” Roughcut. The American Association of Medical Professionals, 26 Oct.
2009. Web. 28 Dec. 2009. <http://www.roughcut.com/Johnson/article/>.
If the publisher or sponsor is not listed, use N.p.
Johnson, Henry. “The Hot Button.” Roughcut. N.p., 26 Oct. 2006. Web. 28 Dec. 2009.
<http://www.roughcut.com/Johnson/article/>.
If the date of publication is not listed, use n.d.
Johnson, Henry. “The Hot Button.” Roughcut. Turner Network Television, n.d. Web. 28
Dec. 2009. <http://www.roughcut.com/Johnson/article/>.
If both the publisher/sponsor and the date of publication are not listed, use N.p., n.d.
Johnson, Henry. “The Hot Button.” Roughcut. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Dec. 2009.
<http://www.roughcut.com/Johnson/article/>.
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TASK 2: Note Cards
1. The next step is to take notes on 3” x 5” note cards from each available source.
a. Put only one note/thought on a card. Do not answer two questions on one
card.
b. Each note card must have the source card’s letter and a number in the upper right corner. The
first note you take from a source is number 1, the second note is 2, etc.
c. A heading must be centered at the top of the note card. Use your stems and frames as headings.
You should not have more than 5-7 headings!
d. The paragraph number of the printout (or page number from a book or magazine) the note comes
from must be in the bottom right corner of the note card.
e. If you copy the information word-for-word onto your note card, put quotation marks around it.
In your paper you will include only information that is on your note cards.
You do not indent on your note cards.
Chemotherapy
A1
The use of chemotherapy causes hair loss in many
patients. Over time, chemotherapy may cause permanent hair
loss in both men and women.
par. 21
The label should correspond to the letter of the source card. In this example, the A1 means that
this note is the first note card taken from source A.
2. After you complete the note and source cards, put your note cards into piles. Note cards that
have the same headings go in the same piles. Then, when your cards are all in piles, decide
which pile will be first in your research report, second, and so on. (This process takes
time! Do not rush just to get done.)
3. The next step is to put the cards in each pile into a logical order. The cards should sound like
they belong together. If a card does not fit, move it to another pile or leave it out.
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TASK 3: Outline
After you have organized your note cards into the order you are going to write your paper, you will write
an outline. It is important to organize the information in a logical order because your paper will be
written in the order the information appears in the outline. Copy your note cards into your outline and
then put the note card label in parenthesis. Your roman numerals are topic sentences for each paragraph.
Underline your thesis statement (the one sentence that tells what your paper is
about.)
Example Outline (must include introduction and conclusion)
Harmful Effects of Marijuana
Marijuana is a harmful drug that people usually smoke to relax themselves, but usually it has an opposite
effect. Due to its chemical makeup, marijuana initiates unwanted reactions to a user’s body. Because
marijuana is illegal, there are penalties for people who are caught with it.
I. The ingredients in marijuana make it a dangerous drug.
A. Marijuana is a schedule one drug which means it is illegal (C3).
B. It is a high potency, highly addictive, mind-altering drug that is five times stronger than it was 25
years ago (B2).
C. Marijuana contains 400 chemicals that affect the brain (G1).
D. One of the major problematic chemicals is THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol) (G1).
E. Ten to twenty percent of THC is still present in body fat cells after 30 days (G3).
F. One joint can contain four times as much cancer-causing tar as one cigarette (F2).
II. Marijuana creates many problems.
A. Marijuana causes panic reactions, confusion, paranoia, psychotic symptoms, delusions, and
hallucinations (B7).
B. Weed also causes lower sperm count, irregular periods, and smaller babies with smaller heads
(B5).
C. It decreases a person’s ability to fight infections because marijuana affects the immune system
(B6).
D. Exposing the brain to marijuana before the age of 20 could also have consequences because a
person’s brain is not fully developed until then (F1).
E. Pot will increase heart rate and blood pressure (B4).
F. Heavy users of marijuana become fearful (B3).
G. Because marijuana smoke is held in the lungs much longer than any other tobacco, marijuana
damages respiratory tissue (D1 and D2).
H. Marijuana can also cause decreased attention span and short term memory loss. It also makes it
harder to write and to walk a straight line. Other problems include impaired judgment of distance
and difficulty tracking moving objects (E1).
I. About one out of every three people who crash in a vehicle test positive for marijuana (G4).
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III. People caught with marijuana get punished by the law.
A. Most severe punishments come in Florida, Delaware, Alabama, Massachusetts, New Jersey,
Oklahoma, and Utah (H1).
B. Consequences include a loss of access to food stamps, public housing, and student financial aid, as
well as driver’s license suspensions, loss of or ineligibility for professional licenses, or barriers to
employment or promotion, and bars to adoption (H2).
C. Possession of marijuana is punishable by up to one year in jail and a minimum fine of $1,000 for a
first conviction (H3).
D. People caught with marijuana in Minnesota face easier penalties than in other states. It is a $200
fine and they have to take “drug education” classes. Driver’s licenses are suspended for 30 days
(H4).
Three out of every ten people who smoke marijuana find themselves getting addicted (F5).
Consequently, people who smoke marijuana are much more likely to try harder drugs (B1). Because of
all these negative effects of marijuana, people should think twice before taking their first puff.
Writing the Introduction
Remember the Anne Frank essay you wrote. Start wide, then narrow it to your topic.
When you get the outline back:
Make corrections to your outline.
Copy your works cited page to the end of your outline.
Type your name, teacher name, class, and date in the upper left corner (see example on p.13)
Save your document as “rough draft”
Insert page numbers. Go to the insert tab, page numbers. Hover over “top of page”, click on the
third option (upper right corner). Type your last name by a number.
Print out a copy of your works cited page.
In pencil, place the letter of each source card to the left of each entry on your works cited page.
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TASK 4: Rough Draft
Follow the example on page 13 of this handout
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Bring up your outline on your computer.
Remove Roman numeral one (I) and all the letters underneath it (A, B, C, D).
All of the cards in Roman numeral one (A, B, C, etc…) are then put into one paragraph.
You must give credit to the people from whom you stole information (see page 11 of this handout).
To cite, start each sentence with the name of the author, a verb from page 12, and the word “that.”
Example: Paul Johnson states that… (Use the name of the source if there is no author.)
You may need to connect the cards with transitions from page 12. Example: In addition,
Paul Johnson states that…
At the end of each note card, put the paragraph number. Example: blood (par. 6). Notice
that the “p” in par. is not capitalized, there is a space after par., and the sentence period
goes after the parenthesis. If there is more than one paragraph, use pars. as the abbreviation.
Redo this process for each Roman numeral.
Double-space the document.
Insert page numbers in the upper right corner of the paper. Go to insert: page numbers, and then
type your name in front of the number – Stark 1.
Read the paper for errors.
Staple your paper with the works cited page on the bottom. Also hand in the outline that I wrote all
over.
Works Cited Page: Type your source cards. An example is on page 14 of this handout.
Only include the sources that you cite in your paper.
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Set your computer to double-space.
Center the words Works Cited at the top of the page.
Each source card used is a separate entry.
The entries are alphabetized based on the first letter of the entry/source card. Do not go by
the source card letter in the upper right corner! When alphabetizing, ignore
a, an, and the at the start of entries.
5. If an entry takes more than one line, indent five spaces to the right (press tab) for the
second and all subsequent lines (just like you wrote your source cards).
6. Space once after commas and twice after periods and colons.
7. Don’t underline periods.
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CITATIONS: Constantly Identify The Experts: To avoid plagiarism (cheating/ copying), you must cite
where you found your information. You must include the page number of the source where you found the
information. If the source is a computer printout, put the paragraph number instead.
EXAMPLE CITATIONS – Use the author’s full name the first time. Use just his last name all other
times. Steps: Write down the author’s name (the source if there isn’t an author), pick
a verb from page 11, add the word “that,” then copy the note.
Book with an author:
According to Sarah Bloom, “the virus attacks and kills cells in the immune system, which is
the system that fights diseases” (126).
Sarah Bloom explains that the problem people with AIDS deal with is AIDS related Lymphoma
(19).
Magazine/Newspaper with an author (computer printout):
Steve Limbond reports that “depression is a serious mental illness that affects an estimated
17 million people each year in the United States alone” (par. 21).
In fact, Limbond reveals that, “Treatments may vary according to the cause of depression and its
severity. Conventional methods include psychotherapy, antidepressant drugs, and electro
convulsive therapy” (par. 5).
Magazine/Newspaper without an author:
The June 7, 2007 issue of Newsweek states that “many doctors believe that euthanasia is
probably the most complex ethical dilemma of our day” (par. 1).
Web site with an author:
Sharon Rhodes reports that cosmetic surgery may cost up to $6,000 and insurance usually
does not pay for it (pars. 10-11).
Web site without an author:
Cbs.com points out that “asthma affects 18 million Americans” (par. 3).
According to webmd.com, “experts believe that asthma is often genetic, but it can also be
caused partly by the environment” (par. 22).
If you have two sources from the same author or same source (if the author isn’t
listed), put a comma after the author’s last name and add the title (if brief) or
shortened version.
Johnson states that “people use electrotherapy 20% of the time” (Torque, par. 2-3).
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VERBS IN CITATIONS
according to
acknowledges
adds
admits
agrees
argues
asks
asserts
believes
claims
comments
concludes
compares
complains
concedes
emphasizes
endorses
confirms
finds
grants
holds that
illustrates
implies
insists
maintains
notes
observes
contends
declares
demonstrates
denies
describes
disagrees
discusses
disputes
explains
points out
presents
proposes
reasons
refutes
rejects
stresses
suggests
theorizes
thinks
warns
writes
reports
responds
reveals
shows
speculates
states
EXAMPLE TRANSITIONS – Use transitions to connect notes/note cards.
Show differences:
but
however
even so
yet
still
nevertheless
on the other hand
otherwise
on the contrary
even
conversely
though
in the meantime
although
counter to
as opposed to
with this in mind
for this reason
truly
to emphasize in fact
indeed
thus
therefore in short
accordingly
in summary
consequently
to sum up
all in all
equally important
moreover
for instance
furthermore
likewise
next
finally
as well
together with
along with
put another way
stated differently
to clarify
for instance
Emphasize a point:
again
to repeat
Summarize:
as a result
finally
in conclusion
due to
Add information:
again
also
additionally
in addition
another
for example
Clarify:
that is
in other words
besides
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Ryan D. Stark
Mr. Buerkle
English 8, Period 6
14 December 2007
Harmful Effects of Marijuana
Marijuana is a harmful drug that people usually smoke to relax themselves, but usually it has an
opposite effect. Due to its chemical makeup, marijuana initiates unwanted reactions to a user’s body.
Because marijuana is illegal, there are penalties for people who are caught with it.
The ingredients in marijuana make it a dangerous drug. Gupta Sanjay and Matt Sloane report that
“marijuana is a schedule one drug which means it is illegal” (par. 11). They add that “it is a high potency,
highly addictive, mind altering drug that is five times stronger than it was 25 years ago” (par. 4).
Moreover, Teen People finds that marijuana contains 400 chemicals that affect the brain (par. 5). In fact,
Andrea Faid explains that one joint can contain four times as much cancer-causing tar as one cigarette
(par. 4).
Marijuana creates many problems. According to Joel Greenburgh, marijuana causes panic
reactions, confusion, paranoia, psychotic symptoms, delusions, and hallucinations (pars. 4-10). Weed
also causes lower sperm count, irregular periods, and smaller babies with smaller heads (par. 7). Gupta
and Sloane add that it decreases a person’s ability to fight infections because marijuana affects the
immune system (par. 5). In addition, Faid confirms that exposing the brain to marijuana before the age of
20 could also have consequences because a person’s brain is not fully developed until then (par. 3).
Greenburg adds that pot will increase heart rate and blood pressure (para. 5). Moreover, Dorris Pastore
writes that heavy users of marijuana become fearful (para. 6).
(The rest of the example is not included; by now you should get the idea.)
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Works Cited
Faid, Andrea. “Dangerous Drug.” Current Health 6 Aug. 2009. Ebsco. Web. 27 Nov. 2010.
Greenburg, Joel. “Marijuana Harmful to Schizophrenics.” Science News 21 May 1977: 332. Ebsco.
Web. 7 Nov. 2007.
“Marijuana Users Much More Likely to Try Harder Drugs.” New York Amsterdam News 13
Mar. 2003. Ebsco. Web. 9 Nov. 2007.
Pastore, Dorris R. “Ask Us Anything.” Teen People Nov. 2008. Ebsco. Web. 15 Nov. 2010.
Peckon, Lori. “Weed it Out.” Health News May 2005. Ebsco. Web. 7 Nov. 2011.
Sanjay, Gupta and Matt Sloane. “Why I Vote No on Pot.” Time Magazine 6 Nov. 2009 Ebsco. Web. 8
Nov. 2010.
“Stop Smoking Marijuana.” Cosmopolitan. May 2008. Ebsco. Web. 15 Nov. 2009.
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Research Paper
Final Draft
Name ___________________
Format
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Research
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Citations
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Errors
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References
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Total ____________
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NAME ____________________________
Points Possible
September 17 (M)
Late/Early
Points Earned
Decide on topic
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Questions done
5
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Bring pack of index cards
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Five source cards done
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Ten note cards done
5
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All (about 20) note cards done
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Outline done
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Works cited page
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Rough Draft
15
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FINAL day to turn in paper
25
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Comments:
September 20 (R)
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September 21 (F)
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September 25 (T)
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September 28 (F)
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October 2 (T)
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October 5 (F)
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October 9 (T)
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October 15 (M)
Comments:
October 26 (F)
Total Points Possible
90
Total Points Earned
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