Transcript English 10 Unit 1: Self Discovery and Reflection

English 10 Unit
1:
Self Discovery
and Reflection
Unit Essential
Question:
What are the
elements of good
story-telling?
Baseline Writing: “The Chaser”
 Read “The Chaser” by John Collier
 Analysis: In a CSET paragraph,
analyze John Collier’s theme through
“The Chaser,” providing at least two
specific examples of support.
 This paragraph will be evaluated as a
class work grade and a 25-point
baseline argumentative writing grade
and a 10 point class work grade.
8/27
Building Background Knowledge
LEQ: How is narrative voice used to tell a story?
 “Lather and Nothing Else” by
Hernando Tellez
 What page is it on? __________
 (How did you know that?)
 Read the “Reader’s Resource”
and “About the author” pages
and complete the “Important Prereading” and “Authorial
Information” sections on your
graphic organizer.
9/4
What are the elements of good storytelling?
LEQ: How is narrative voice used to tell a story?
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9/5
Warm Up:
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Label your notes today with the date and the title
“Lather and Nothing Else”, Hernando Tellez, pg. 164
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In your warm-up section, draw the plot diagram
below and label the parts. (Hint: There are SEVEN
labels)
Key Vocabulary and Literary
Terms
Define these words on your graphic organizer.
Key Vocabulary
Literary Terms
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foray
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Theme
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regime
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Narrative
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Indifference
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Voice
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revolutionary
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Setting
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minutely
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Mood
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indelible
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Internal monologue
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Attribution
9/5
Guided Reading
LEQ: How is narrative voice used to tell a story?
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Open your textbook to page 165. Read
along as we enter a world where people are
not who they appear to be.

We will stop during the reading to answer
the blue box questions in the text to help
monitor and clarify your comprehension.
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9/5
You should respond to these questions in
your notebook, noting the page number.
Guided Reading Questions
LEQ: How is narrative voice used to tell a story?
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p. 165: How does the barber react to the customer?
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p. 166: What does the barber know the customer is taking for granted?
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p. 167: What is going to happen at six o’clock at the school
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p. 167: On what does a good barber stake his reputation?
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p. 167: What is going to be difficult for the barber to explain?
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p. 168: What does the barber imagine doing?
9/5-9/6
Guided Reading
LEQ: How is narrative voice used to tell a story?
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Write a 5 sentence summary of “Lather and Nothing Else” in the
Summary box of your graphic organizer.
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On the back of your graphic organizer, draw the plot diagram. Fill it in
with the appropriate examples from the story.
9/6
Homework:
Work on your Mood
CSET for “Lather and
Nothing Else”
**Bring it with you next
week but DON’T
procrastinate!
What are the elements of good storytelling?
LEQ: How is narrative voice used to tell a story?
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Warm Up: Write a paragraph response to
the prompt:
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9/9
Did the barber make the right choice?
Why or why not?
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To be prepared for class, you should have
your textbook, notebook, & graphic organizer
out on your desk.

Review answers to the plot diagram you
drew on the back of your graphic organizer
Narrative Voice
LEQ: How is narrative voice used to tell a story?
9/9
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Definition: The narrative voice is the way
that the story is told to the reader.
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In fiction, the narrator’s voice is often the
main character in the story.
 e.g. Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird
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The narrator’s voice is dependent on point of
view:
 In a first person narration, the character is
part of the story.
 In a third person narration, the character is
reporting the story.
How does Tellez develop
narrative voice?
LEQ: How is narrative voice used to tell a story?
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What is the point of view?
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Who is the narrator?
9/9
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What interesting technique does
Tellez use to establish the
narrator’s voice?
Internal Monologue
LEQ: How is narrative voice used to tell a
story?
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9/9
With your partner, (in your notes) record
examples from the story of the barber’s
internal monologue that show:
1.
Which passages in the selection reveal
the narrator’s love of his work as a
barber?
2.
Which passages reveal his dedication to
the revolution?
3.
Which passages reveal his uncertainty
about what course of action to take?
Grammar Lesson: Attribution
9/9
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Attribution: giving credit to another author

Parenthetical Citation: a method of giving
credit to the original author within the text of
your writing
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MLA Format: (Author page #)
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For example: (Tellez 168)
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Place the parenthetical citation at the end
of the sentence in which the original
information (quote or paraphrase) resides.
Examples
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While debating what to do, the barber says, “I
am a revolutionary but not a murderer” (Tellez
168).
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It is obvious that the barber is affected by the
appearance of his customer when he says, “ I
started to shake” (Tellez 165).
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When barber describes his feelings of horror at
Captain Torres’ description of the punishment
in store for the captured rebels, the reader
feels the same way (Tellez 167).
Homework:
Make sure you’ve
written your Mood
CSET for “Lather
and Nothing Else”
9/9
Narrative Voice
LEQ: How is narrative voice used to tell a story?
9/10
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Today you will use your knowledge of
narrative voice and first person narration to
create a “picture” of a narrator.

Listen to the “Letter to Sarah Ballou” as
dramatized in the PBS film The Civil War.

Complete the graphic organizer, using
specific examples from the text to show the
elements of the narrator’s voice.
Sullivan Ballou Letter
LEQ: How is narrative voice used to tell a story?
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He was an officer in the Union Army during the
Civil War
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He was 32 when he died; he left behind his
wife, who was 24, and 2 sons
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Later, Sarah Ballou moved to New Jersey with
her younger son, where she lived until she
died.
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Sarah Ballou never remarried and was burried
next to her husband when she died at the age
of 80.
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Sarah Ballou never received this letter. It was
found among Sullivan’s things when the Gov.
of RI retrieved the belongings of RI soldiers
who died in the Battle of Bull Run.
Tie it together
LEQ: How is narrative voice used to tell a story?
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Write a CSET paragraph response to the
prompt given to you, focusing on narrative
voice.
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In the letter to his wife, what character
traits are exhibited by Sullivan Ballou?
Remember:
Claim
Set Up
Evidence (with attribution!)
Tie-In
9/10
CSET – LOOK AT
LEQ: How can I use textual evidence to write a coherent
and cohesive text-based argumentative essay?
9/11
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Assignment:
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Switch your CSETs with a partner
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Review your partner’s “Lather” CSET and
“Ballou” CSET – do they have all the
necessary parts?
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Make any necessary revisions to them
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Turn your final drafts in TOMORROW!
On the note cards…
Title of the Story
Comments:
# of Claims
___/1
# of Set-Ups
___/2
# of Examples
___/2
# of Citations
___/2
# of Tie-Ins
___/2
# of Concluding
Sentences
___/1
9/11
- Spelling
- Indenting
- Capitalization
- First-person
- Informal language
- Cohesion
- Examples don’t prove claim
- Tie-ins don’t explain
- Etc.
Thursday, September 12
Before you do anything else…
 Turn in ALL of the following things in
your class period’s Turn-In Bin:
 Graphic Organizer for “Lather”
 CSET for “Lather” (Mood)
 CSET for Ballou letter (Narrative
Voice)
9/12
Parts of Speech
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Noun – person, place, thing, or
idea
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Adjective – descriptive word
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Describes a noun
a/an/the
Verb – an action word
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to
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Adverb – describes a verb
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-ly
The Necklace
YOU NEED
YOUR BOOK!
9/16
Warm-Up
LEQ: How does a character impact the theme
of a story?
9/16
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In your warm-up section, respond to the
following question:
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When meeting someone for the first time, on
what do you judge them? (Appearance, what
they say, etc.) Why do these judgments
seem to mean so much to people?
Literary Devices
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9/16
Using your notes, review the following and
define on your graphic organizer:
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Theme
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plot structure
dynamic character
Irony
Foreshadowing
Motivation
Naturalism
descriptive
detail
Key Vocabulary
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Use the text features to define these words
on your graphic organizer:
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9/16
Dowry
Convent
Incessantly
Chagrin
Elated
Homage
Odious
Vocabulary Practice
9/16
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Half of you have a word, half have a
definition
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Find the word/definition that matches you!
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If there isn’t a partner for you in the room, find
someone else who doesn’t have a partner and
join together. Then, find a word or definition for
one of you in the pile/bucket and use that.
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On your poster, include:
 The word
 Part of Speech
 Definition
 An original sentence using the word
correctly
 And a picture representing the word
Pre-Reading
LEQ: How does a character impact the theme
of a story?
 Turn to page 198 in your text.
 Using the Pre-reading page, fill in
the:
 Title & Author
 Authorial Information
 Important Pre-reading information
9/17
The Necklace” p. 198
 Read the story “The Necklace,” in pairs
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9/17
Take turns reading the story
Suggestion: switch each paragraph or
page
As you read, answer the blue box questions
in bulleted answers on the back of the
Graphic Organizer.
“The Necklace”
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LEQ: How does a character impact the
theme of a story?
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Warm Up
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9/18
How do Madame Loisel’s decisions create
her future? What else could she have
done and how would that have affected
the outcome of the story?
“The Necklace”
LEQ: How does a character impact the theme of a
story?
9/18
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Share your bulleted answers with your
partner and make sure you change any
answers that you need to correct.
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In the summary box, with your partner,
develop a five sentence summary for the
story.
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Finish the Graphic Organizer
“The Necklace”
LEQ: How does a character impact the theme of a
story?
9/18
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Draw the plot diagram and fill in the events
from the story.
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Below the plot diagram explain the conflict of
the story. Be sure to remember that the
conflict drives the plot, so the climax on the
plot diagram should address the most
suspenseful point of the conflict.
Thursday, September 19
Before you do anything else…
 Turn in the following things in your
class period’s Turn-In Bin:
 Graphic Organizer for “The
Necklace”
9/19
“The Necklace”
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9/19
In a CSET paragraph, answer the following
promt:
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In “The Necklace,” what kind of character
is Mme. Loisel (static or dynamic)? How
do her motivations help to define her as
that type of character?
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This is due first thing TOMORROW!
Friday, September 20
Before you do anything else…
 Turn in the following things in your
class period’s Turn-In Bin:
 Motivation CSET for “The Necklace”
9/20
“By the Waters
of Babylon”
by Stephen Vincent Benet
“By the Waters of Babylon”
LEQ: How is a story influenced by the narrator’s perspective?
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Warm-Up:
Why do you think that human beings
throughout history been driven by a desire to
know more? Does this yearning for
knowledge usually result in positive or
negative revelations?
9/20
Building Background Knowledge
LEQ: How is a story influenced by the narrator’s perspective?
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Turn to page 965 in your textbook and read
about the author of our story, Stephen
Vincent Benet.
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Also read the Reader’s Resource section,
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9/20
Note important information about Benet in
the Authorial Information box of your
graphic organizer.
Note significant information in the
Important Pre-Reading Information box of
your graphic organizer.
Pre-Reading
LEQ: How is a story influenced by the narrator’s perspective?
Key Vocabulary
Literary Terms
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Fasting
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Theme
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Enchantment
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Setting
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Summon
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Perspective
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Perplexed
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Aphorism
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Dialect
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Simile
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Allusion
9/20
“By the Waters of Babylon”
Day 2
LEQ: How is a story influenced by the narrator’s perspective?
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Warm-Up: Read the following quote. Then,
in a paragraph, explain whether you agree
or disagree with the statement and why and
include at least 3 vocabulary words in your
response.
“What experience and history teach is this—
that people and governments never have
learned anything from history, or acted on
principles deduced (drawn) from it.”
-- Georg Wilhelm Hegel
9/23
Draw the following T-Chart on
your group’s paper:
(a few examples have been provided for you to get you started)
Narrator’s
Description
Our
Terminology
God-roads
highway
Ou-dis-sun
Place of the Gods
9/23
Tuesday, September 24
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Warm-Up:
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In your warm-up section, complete #1-10 of
the Synonyms section on page 18 of the
orange vocab books.
“By the Waters of Babylon”
LEQ: How is a story influenced by the narrator’s perspective?
9/23-9/24
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Turn to page 967 in your textbook and read
“By the Waters of Babylon” with your group
stopping to discuss the answers to the
questions in the blue boxes.
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As you read, note the descriptions the
narrator provides about the setting. Try to
determine where the narrator may be at
various points in the story by completing the
T-Chart you have started with your group
“By the Waters of Babylon”
LEQ: How is a story influenced by the narrator’s perspective?
9/25
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Warm-Up:
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Identify a simile and an allusion that Benet
uses “By the Waters of Babylon.” What
effect does the use of figurative language
have on his descriptions?
“By the Waters of Babylon”
LEQ: How is a story influenced by the narrator’s perspective?
9/25
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Finish reading “By the Waters of Babylon”
with a partner, stopping to answer the
questions in the blue boxes on the back of
your graphic organizer.
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Finish the T-chart from yesterday’s reading
“By the Waters of Babylon”
LEQ: How is a story influenced by the narrator’s perspective?
9/30
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Look back at the T-Chart you made with
your group.
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Identify at least two descriptions of the
setting given by the narrator in “By the
Waters of Babylon.”
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For each description, be ready to explain
how the description is influenced by the
narrator’s perspective.
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Be ready to discuss!
“By the Waters of Babylon”
LEQ: How is a story influenced by the narrator’s perspective?
9/30
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Read the article on Babylon provided to you.
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Be prepared to discuss the significance of
the title of the story, citing examples from the
article to support your response.
Self Discovery and Reflection
Unit Test: Part 2
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10/3
Essential Question: How does the understanding of the
structure of a text help the reader to better comprehend
its meaning?
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Assessment:
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YOU MUST HAVE YOUR RED BOOK
TODAY…YOU CAN NOT SHARE!
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Read the short story “Like the Sun” which
starts on page 218 in the text book.
Remember to pre-read and pay attention to
text features!
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Complete the Skills Assessment.
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Complete the CSET Paragraph.