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Freshmen Focus Academy cross-curricular overview


The 9th Grade Students will begin their Focus Academy studies with a full cross-curricular learning environment.  Students will be immersed in lessons that bring History, Literature, and Technology together. In this cohort, students will deepen their understanding of the individual course standards, 21st Century skills, and our Extra Value Standards of Leadership, Communication, and Technology.  This unique and exclusive curriculum provides a depth of knowledge that bridges the gaps between History, English, and Information Technology.  Check out our syllabus and our Unit overviews located below for more information.
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Unit 1: The great War through the short story

Throughout this unit, students in the Freshmen Focus Academy will discover the causes and consequences of "The Great War" (World War 1). Through this intentionally designed learning model, students will ascertain the elements of literature through short stories, and then be able to connect it to historical content. During this Unit students will understand how to better communicate and use these skills to prove their understanding of the standards.  Below you will see the standards from each of the three courses during this Unit.

 US History

  • Power & Conflict
  • EV: Leadership
  • EV: Communication

English

  • Multiple Literacies
  • Speaking and Listening
  • Reading
  • Writing
  • EV: Communication

ITF

  • Professional Technology Skill
  • E-Commerce and Presentations
  • EV: Communication
  • EV: Technology

Documents/assessments for Unit 1

History

us_before_ww1_2018.pptx
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ww1_begins.pptx
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4_main_causes_of_ww1_quiz.docx
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dulce_et_decorum_est.docx
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ww_1_letter_home_from_the_battlefields_of_europe.docx
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us_entry_into_ww1.pptx
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propaganda_poster_analysis_worksheet.docx
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English

elements_of_literature_keynote.docx
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most_dangerous_game_text.pdf
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vocabulary_list_for_most_dangerous_game.docx
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framing_a_short_story__.docx
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vocabulary_assessment.docx
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most_dangerous_game_assessment.docx
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the_cask_of_amontillado.pdf
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cask_of_amontillado_vocabulary_list.docx
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cask_of_amontillado_assessment.docx
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the_sniper.pdf
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sniper_vocab_list.docx
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thescarletibistext.pdf
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ITF

focus_study_habits_playbook.docx
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success_keynote.doc
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2-self_powerpoint.doc
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i_am_ironman-weapons_of_ww1.docx
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anatomy-of-a-pitch-1.png
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the_war_at_home.docx
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ww1_propaganda_poster_choices_.docx
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the_war_at_home_ww1.pptx
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us_entry_and_war_at_home_quiz.docx
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propaganda_competition.docx
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end_of_ww1.pptx
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ww1_project_choice_board_project.docx
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ww1_project_choice_board_rubric.docx
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post_ww1_troubles.pptx
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post_war_troubles_part_2.pptx
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unit 2: aftermath and ascension

After World War 1, two super powers went in different directions.  The United States of America, now a world power, saw a decade of spectacular prosperity and wealth.  The market economy took off and allowed for a financial boom.  Meanwhile, Russia had some other ideas.  How does this dichotomy change the world?  How does it relate to today?  Students will dive into this in our second unit in the Burke Focus Freshmen Academy.  Below, you will see the Standards we cover across all three of our courses.
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History

  • Post World War 1
  • The Roaring 1920s
  • EV: Leadership
  • EV: Communication
  • EV: Technology
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english

  • Multiple Literacies
  • Speaking and Listening
  • Reading
  • Writing
  • EV: Communication
  • EV: Leadership
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ITF

  • Professional Technology Skill
  • 21st Century Skills
  • EV: Technology
  • EV: Communication

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History

presidents_and_policies_of_the_20s.pptx
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post_war_troubles_quiz.docx
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inventions_of_the_20’s_assessment.docx
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boom_times.pptx
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life_in_the_20s.pptx
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harlem_renaissance.pptx
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harlem_renaissance_lit.docx
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harlem_renaissance_links.docx
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jim_crow_laws.docx
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a_night_in_harlem.docx
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English

birth_of_communism_revised.pptx
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birth_of_communism.pptx
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animal_farm_vocabulary_list.docx
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vocabulary_assessment.docx
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animalfarm.pdf
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animal_farm_chapter_1_quiz.doc
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animal_farm_chapter_2_quiz.doc
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animal_farm_allegory_chart.docx
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animal_farm_propaganda_assessment.docx
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character_in_a_bag.doc
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animal_farm_allegory_assessment.docx
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ITF

Communism v Socialism v Capitalism
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Dream Vacation
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unit 3: All Good things...

After the boom of the 1920s, the United States hit one of the lowest points in its history.  As the nation slipped into the Great Depression, people clung to whatever they could to get themselves through these difficult and desolate times.  In this unit, students will look at the reasons behind the Depression and the individual stories of survival and triumph of ordinary people.  They will be asked to empathize with another person's situation in order to better understand it.  Here are the standards covered in this unit.

history

  • The Great Depression
  • EV: Leadership
  • EV: Communication

english

  • Multiple Literacies
  • Speaking and Listening
  • Reading
  • Writing
  • EV: Communication

itf

  • Professional Technology Skill
  • 21st Century Skills
  • EV: Communication
  • EV: Technology
  • EV: Leadership

Documents/Assessments for unit 3

history

great_depression.pptx
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fdr_new_deals.pptx
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_new_deal_policy_go.docx
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English

independent_reading_chapter_summaries.docx
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no_promises_in_the_wind_vocabulary_chapters_1.docx
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chapters_3-6_vocab_list.docx
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no_promises_project_chapters_4-6.doc
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chapters_7-9_vocab.docx
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chapters_10-11_vocab.docx
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itf

11-animal.doc
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lap-nf-003-cs-s-management_information_systems.pdf
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walking_in_someone_elses_shoes-great_depression.docx
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unit 4: leadership versus deception

After an extended depression the United States finds itself brought into another World War, with Germany again on the other side.  This unit looks at the events leading to the war, the atrocities that took place during it, and the catastrophic way it ended.  An ending that shaped the world for decades to come.  Students will analyze the war itself, while beginning to understand the meaning behind words and why leaders choose specific ones.  They will be asked to begin to mold their own leadership through their own message and voice.  Below you will find the multiple standards included in this unit in the Burke Focus Freshmen Academy.
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History

  • World War 2
  • EV: Leadership
  • EV: Communication
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English

  • Multiple Literacies
  • Speaking and Listening
  • Reading
  • Writing
  • EV: Communication
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ITF

  • Professional Technology Skills
  • 21st Century Skills
  • EV: Communication
  • EV: Technology
  • EV: Leadership

Documents/Assessments for Unit 4

History

great_depression_unit_final_assessment.docx
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road_to_ww2.pptx
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ww2_begins.pptx
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war_in_the_pacific.pptx
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ve_day.pptx
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end_of_ww2.pptx
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English

english_final_essay_project.docx
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poetry_unit_vocabulary.docx
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poetry_unit_collection_2.docx
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song_analysis_worksheet_7.docx
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ITF

dirt_lyrics.docx
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final-alien_earth.docx
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freshman_surveys_1.pdf
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freshman_surveys_2.pdf
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freshman_survey_3.pdf
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freshman_survey_4.pdf
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post_ww2.pptx
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occupied_germany.docx
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History 2

the_cold_war_begins_2.pptx
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map_of_israel_labels.docx
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israel_map.pdf
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truman_years.pptx
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cold_war_at_home.pptx
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korean_war_notes.pptx
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cold_war_quiz.docx
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1950s_suburban_life__4_.ppt
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50s_brochure.docx
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50’s_music_video_assessment.docx
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50s_rock_songs.docx
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jfk_1.ppt
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kennedy_assassination.ppt
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early_civil_rights.pptx
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civil_rights_beginnings.pptx
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civil_rights_groups_chart.docx
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the_civil_rights_movement.pptx
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civil_rights_movement_fractures.pptx
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brown_vs_board_trial_terms_to_know.docx
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link_to_witness_roles.docx
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brown_vs._board_alternate_assessment.docx
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civil_rights_quiz_1.docx
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things_to_add_to_vietnam_map_journal.docx
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vietnam_war_background.ppt
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vietnam_war_the_war_escalates.ppt
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vietnam-_the_turning_point.pptx
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the_vietnam_war_ends.pptx
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things_to_add_to_vietnam_map_journal.docx
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us_history_rsp_1_scrapbook_project_2.docx
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English 2

sonnet_practice_poems.pdf
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writing_a_sonnet_graphic_org.pdf
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elizabethan_england_and_intro_to_rnj.pptx
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shakespearean_insults_vocab_prologue.docx
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shakespeare_and_his_time.ppt
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romeo_and_juliet__with_line_numbers_.pdf
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rj_act_1_summaries_and_citations.docx
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rj_study_guide_and_line_citations_honors.docx
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rj_act_1_summaries_n_soundtracks.docx
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rj_act_2_summaries_n_soundtracks.docx
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rj_act_2_summaries_and_citations.docx
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romeo_and_juliet_line_memorization_assessment.docx
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romeo_and_juliet_line_memorization_lines.docx
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rj_act_3_summaries_and_citations.docx
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romeo_and_juliet_meme_design_assessment.docx
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archeologist_activity.docx
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rj_act_4_summaries_and_citations_copy.docx
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rj_act_5_summaries_and_citations.docx
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romeo_and_juliet_final_exam.doc
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victorian_period.ppt
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victorian_era_research_presentation.docx
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vocabulary_for_jnh_story_of_the_door.docx
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jekyll_and_hyde.pdf
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chapter_2_vocabulary_jnh.docx
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dr_jekyll_was_quite_at_ease_vocab.docx
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chapter_4_–_the_carew_murder_case_vocabulary.docx
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chapter_5_jnh_vocabulary.docx
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jekyll_and_hyde_drawing_assessment.docx
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chapter_5_jnh_vocabulary.docx
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chapter_6_the_remarkable_case_of_dr.docx
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chapter_7_incident_at_the_window_vocab_and_study_guide.docx
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chapter_8_the_last_night_vocabulary.docx
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freud_keynote.pptx
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jekyll_and_hyde_project_3.docx
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jekyll_and_hyde_transformation_project_2.docx
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