Close Reading Worksheets

Major Standard:

SS.6.W.3.3

Compare life in Athens and Sparta (government and the status of citizens, women and children, foreigners, helots).

Learning Goal: The students will be able to Recognize significant events, figures, and contributions of Greece.

Essential Question: What key contributions of Ancient Greece still apply today in the United States.

Product Description

The students will complete the bellwork in a 5 day model. Each day is a scaffolded release of questions targeted at 5 main language arts standards. This allows students to pick apart the important information while meeting their language arts requirements in social studies

Bellwork Procedure

Conversation: There is no talking during Bellwork time. Silently get Bellwork out from the bin & return it silently as well. Quiet/ voices off from entrance into the classroom till last Bellwork is put away.

Help: There should be no talking during this activity, so if you have a question: please raise your hand quietly, wait patiently, & once I can I will answer your question. Please think about the wording of your question before you ask, seeing as this is an assessment.

Activity: Bellwork day 1-4: One question per day.

Bellwork 5: Quiz= do all four questions.

UNREAL: EVERYDAY

Underline the title

Number the sections

Read to understand: mark the text

Eliminate wrong answers

Answer

Look back to double check answers

Movement: 1. Quietly grab your Bellwork from the bin without emptying file folder out; just grab yours.

2. Silently do your Bellwork at your seat.

3. Silently place Bellwork back into the correct file folder.

4. Sit quietly at your seat as we patiently wait for others to finish.

Participation: This is an independent activity. Please look at your paper only and give a full effort. I am checking your understanding/ skills, not someone else’s.

Success:

• UNREAL: __/12 points

• Daily Questions (front): ___/10 points each

• Quiz (back): total of ___/40 points

• Efficiency: Smart Goal of 80% or above

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Determining the feelings and emotions of moments in history through comics and propaganda is a great way to explain events to students. This close read is going over exactly that for the Temperance Movement. This will break down vocab, references, and context clues. This could easily be a simple DBQ or an in-depth close read opportunity for either a US History class or a Reading/ ELA course.

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Major Standards: SS.6.W.3.12 Explain the causes for the growth and longevity of the Roman Empire. Learning Goal: The students will be able to Explain the transition from the Roman Republic to Empire and Imperial Rome, and compare Roman life and culture under each one. Essential Question: What were the contributing factors in the fall of the Roman Empire? Product Description The students will complete the bellwork in a 5 day model. Each day is a scaffolded release of questions targeted at 5 main language arts standards. This allows students to pick apart the important information while meeting their language arts requirements in social studies Bellwork Procedure Conversation: There is no talking during Bellwork time. Silently get Bellwork out from the bin & return it silently as well. Quiet/ voices off from entrance into the classroom till last Bellwork is put away. Help: There should be no talking during this activity, so if you have a question: please raise your hand quietly, wait patiently, & once I can I will answer your question. Please think about the wording of your question before you ask, seeing as this is an assessment. Activity: Bellwork day 1-4: One question per day. Bellwork 5: Quiz= do all four questions. UNREAL: EVERYDAY Underline the title Number the sections Read to understand: mark the text Eliminate wrong answers Answer Look back to double check answers Movement: 1. Quietly grab your Bellwork from the bin without emptying file folder out; just grab yours. 2. Silently do your Bellwork at your seat. 3. Silently place Bellwork back into the correct file folder. 4. Sit quietly at your seat as we patiently wait for others to finish. Participation: This is an independent activity. Please look at your paper only and give a full effort. I am checking your understanding/ skills, not someone else’s. Success: • UNREAL: __/12 points • Daily Questions (front): ___/10 points each • Quiz (back): total of ___/40 points • Efficiency: Smart Goal of 80% or above

Social Studies Bellwork/ Bellringer/ Close Read: European Colonization of North America

European Colonization of North America

Major Standards:

SS.8.A.2.4

Identify the impact of key colonial figures on the economic, political, and social development of the colonies.

SS.8.A.2.1

Compare the relationships among the British, French, Spanish, and Dutch in their struggle for colonization of North America.

Learning Goal: Students will be able to compare the characteristics (geographic, economic, political, social) of the New England, Middle, and Southern Colonies.

Essential Question: How did the English start colonies with distinct qualities in North America?

Product Description

The students will complete the bellwork in a 5 day model. Each day is a scaffolded release of questions targeted at 5 main language arts standards. This allows students to pick apart the important information while meeting their language arts requirements in social studies

Bellwork Procedure

Conversation: There is no talking during Bellwork time. Silently get Bellwork out from the bin & return it silently as well. Quiet/ voices off from entrance into the classroom till last Bellwork is put away.

Help: There should be no talking during this activity, so if you have a question: please raise your hand quietly, wait patiently, & once I can I will answer your question. Please think about the wording of your question before you ask, seeing as this is an assessment.

Activity: Bellwork day 1-4: One question per day.

Bellwork 5: Quiz= do all four questions.

UNREAL: EVERYDAY

Underline the title

Number the sections

Read to understand: mark the text

Eliminate wrong answers

Answer

Look back to double check answers

Movement: 1. Quietly grab your Bellwork from the bin without emptying file folder out; just grab yours.

2. Silently do your Bellwork at your seat.

3. Silently place Bellwork back into the correct file folder.

4. Sit quietly at your seat as we patiently wait for others to finish.

Participation: This is an independent activity. Please look at your paper only and give a full effort. I am checking your understanding/ skills, not someone else’s.

Success:

• UNREAL: __/12 points

• Daily Questions (front): ___/10 points each

• Quiz (back): total of ___/40 points

• Efficiency: Smart Goal of 80% or above

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Reading in Social Studies Bellwork/ Bellringer/ Close Read: Mesopotamia- SS.6.W.2.4

Major Standard: SS.6.W.2.4 Compare the economic, political, social, and religious institutions of ancient river civilizations.

Learning Goal: Students will be able to describe what were the significant contributions of key figures and how did they impact ancient Mesopotamia. Essential Question: How did Mesopotamia's first empires develop?

Product Description

The students will complete the bellwork in a 5 day model. Each day is a scaffolded release of questions targeted at 5 main language arts standards. This allows students to pick apart the important information while meeting their language arts requirements in social studies

Bellwork Procedure

Conversation: There is no talking during Bellwork time. Silently get Bellwork out from the bin & return it silently as well. Quiet/ voices off from entrance into the classroom till last Bellwork is put away.

Help: There should be no talking during this activity, so if you have a question: please raise your hand quietly, wait patiently, & once I can I will answer your question. Please think about the wording of your question before you ask, seeing as this is an assessment.

Activity: Bellwork day 1-4: One question per day.

Bellwork 5: Quiz= do all four questions.

UNREAL: EVERYDAY

Underline the title

Number the sections

Read to understand: mark the text

Eliminate wrong answers

Answer

Look back to double check answers

Movement: 1. Quietly grab your Bellwork from the bin without emptying file folder out; just grab yours.

2. Silently do your Bellwork at your seat.

3. Silently place Bellwork back into the correct file folder.

4. Sit quietly at your seat as we patiently wait for others to finish.

Participation: This is an independent activity. Please look at your paper only and give a full effort. I am checking your understanding/ skills, not someone else’s.

Success:

• UNREAL: __/12 points

• Daily Questions (front): ___/10 points each

• Quiz (back): total of ___/40 points

• Efficiency: Smart Goal of 80% or above

Minor/ Other Standards: "Standards: SS.6.W.2.2: Describe how the developments of agriculture and metallurgy related to the settlement, population growth, and the

emergence of civilization.

SS.6.G.5.1 Identify the methods used to compensate for the scarcity of resources in the ancient world.

SS.6.W.2.8 Determine the impact of key figures from ancient Mesopotamian civilizations.

SS.6.W.2.3 Identify the characteristics of a civilization.

SS.6.W.2.7 Summarize the important achievements of Mesopotamian civilization.

SS.6.W.2.3 Identify the characteristics of a civilization.

SS.6.W.2.7 Summarize the important achievements of Mesopotamian civilization.

SS.6.W.2.3 Identify the characteristics of a civilization.

SS.6.W.2.7 Summarize the important achievements of Mesopotamian civilization.

SS.6.W.2.3 Identify the characteristics of a civilization.

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Close Reads & DBQs Declaration of Independence and Natural Rights

SS.7.C.1.1 & 1.4

This Zipped file includes 5 close reads with EOC questions on the back, Guided Notes/ Cornell Notes, Comic Strip, Bellwork/ Bellringer, and 1 DBQ (Document Based Questioning) series.

Close Readings/ Guided Readings:

-Excerpt of a Primary Source Document

-Can be used as a DBQ

-Great for Low Level Readers when guided

-Great for Gifted or Advanced independently

-Teacher lead questions

-Student Lead questions

-Vocabulary builders

-Student summary of text under discussion

-EOC (End of Course Exam) Questions based on the topic at had

DBQ Series:

-5 Primary Source Documents

-Guided questions that are document based

-Instructions

Standard being assessed:

SS.7.C.1.4 - The Declaration of Independence

Analyze the ideas (natural rights, role of the government) and complaints set forth in the Declaration of Independence.

Benchmark Clarifications:

Students will explain the concept of natural rights as expressed in the Declaration of Independence.

Students will identify the natural rights specifically expressed in the Declaration of Independence (life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness).

Students will analyze the relationship between natural rights and the role of government: 1. People are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights;

2. Governments are instituted among men to secure these rights;

3. Governments derive their just powers from the consent of governed; and

4. Whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, and to institute new government.

Students will recognize the connection between specific grievances in the Declaration of Independence and natural rights’ violations.

Students will recognize colonial complaints as identified in the Declaration of Independence (imposing taxes without the consent of the people, suspending trial by jury, limiting judicial powers, quartering soldiers, and dissolving legislatures).

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Essential Question: How does the system of checks and balances work?

Guiding Text-Dependent Questions and Student-Generated Questions

Excerpts from Federalist Paper #51

Vocabulary: rigorous(ly), strict(ly), oblige, agency, & administered.

Questions include, but not limited to:

Question: What lines in Federalist 51 echo Hobbes' words in Leviathan?

Question: In what is "government itself the greatest of all reflections on human nature"?

Question: Madison lists three ways to protect the "separate and distinct exercise of the different powers of government". What are those?

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Major Standards:

SS.6.W.4.5

Summarize the important achievements and contributions of ancient Indian civilization.

SS.6.W.4.1

Discuss the significance of Aryan and other tribal migrations on Indian civilization.

Learning Goal: Students will be able to recognize significant events, figures, and contributions of the classical Asian civilization of India.

Essential Question: What are the important achievements and contributions of ancient Indian civilization.

Product Description

The students will complete the bellwork in a 5 day model. Each day is a scaffolded release of questions targeted at 5 main language arts standards. This allows students to pick apart the important information while meeting their language arts requirements in social studies

Bellwork Procedure

Conversation: There is no talking during Bellwork time. Silently get Bellwork out from the bin & return it silently as well. Quiet/ voices off from entrance into the classroom till last Bellwork is put away.

Help: There should be no talking during this activity, so if you have a question: please raise your hand quietly, wait patiently, & once I can I will answer your question. Please think about the wording of your question before you ask, seeing as this is an assessment.

Activity: Bellwork day 1-4: One question per day.

Bellwork 5: Quiz= do all four questions.

UNREAL: EVERYDAY

Underline the title

Number the sections

Read to understand: mark the text

Eliminate wrong answers

Answer

Look back to double check answers

Movement: 1. Quietly grab your Bellwork from the bin without emptying file folder out; just grab yours.

2. Silently do your Bellwork at your seat.

3. Silently place Bellwork back into the correct file folder.

4. Sit quietly at your seat as we patiently wait for others to finish.

Participation: This is an independent activity. Please look at your paper only and give a full effort. I am checking your understanding/ skills, not someone else’s.

Success:

• UNREAL: __/12 points

• Daily Questions (front): ___/10 points each

• Quiz (back): total of ___/40 points

• Efficiency: Smart Goal of 80% or above

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Close Reading Scaffolding- the Reading Entry: -Guiding Text-Dependent Questions and Student-Generated Questions: Who was granted voting rights? Who has the power in a republic? -Text Under Discussion: "THE EARLY REPUBLIC" -Vocabulary: Etruscan, hilltop villages, royal order, Forum, Tyrant, Plotted, deposed, res publica, Republic. -Follow-up Questions Standards: SS.6.W.3.11 Explain the transition from Roman Republic to empire and Imperial Rome, and compare Roman life and culture under each one. SS.6.W.3.8 Determine the impact of significant figures associated with ancient Rome. SS.6.E.3.3 Describe traditional economies (Egypt, Greece, Rome, Kush) and elements of those economies that led to the rise of a merchant class and trading partners. SS.6.W.3.15 Explain the reasons for the gradual decline of the Western Roman Empire after the Pax Romana Customer Tips: Be the first to know about my new discounts, freebies and product launches: • Look for the green star next to my store logo and click it to become a follower. You will then receive email updates about this store. I value your feedback greatly as it helps me determine which products are most valuable for your classroom so I can create more for you. If you have any concerns or any of my resources are not what you expected, please contact me first before leaving feedback so I can have a chance to fix it for you! You can email me at kaisha.dunne@gmail.com or follow/DM me on instagram (@msdunneseocprepcourse). How to get TeachShare credit to use on future purchases: • Please go to your My Purchases page (you may need to login). Beside each purchase you'll see a Provide Feedback button. Simply click it and you will be taken to a page where you can give a quick rating and leave a short comment for the product. Each time you give feedback, TPT gives you feedback credits that you use to lower the cost of your future purchases. This is such an awesome program. Like this product? • Click on the Pin it button and pin it to one of your boards!

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Major Standard: SS.6.W.2.5 Summarize important achievements of Egyptian civilization.

Learning Goal: The students will be able to summarize important achievements of Egyptian civilization.

Essential Question: Why do civilizations rise and fall? How does geography influence the way people live? What makes a culture unique?

Product Description

The students will complete the bellwork in a 5 day model. Each day is a scaffolded release of questions targeted at 5 main language arts standards. This allows students to pick apart the important information while meeting their language arts requirements in social studies

Bellwork Procedure

Conversation: There is no talking during Bellwork time. Silently get Bellwork out from the bin & return it silently as well. Quiet/ voices off from entrance into the classroom till last Bellwork is put away.

Help: There should be no talking during this activity, so if you have a question: please raise your hand quietly, wait patiently, & once I can I will answer your question. Please think about the wording of your question before you ask, seeing as this is an assessment.

Activity: Bellwork day 1-4: One question per day.

Bellwork 5: Quiz= do all four questions.

UNREAL: EVERYDAY

Underline the title

Number the sections

Read to understand: mark the text

Eliminate wrong answers

Answer

Look back to double check answers

Movement: 1. Quietly grab your Bellwork from the bin without emptying file folder out; just grab yours.

2. Silently do your Bellwork at your seat.

3. Silently place Bellwork back into the correct file folder.

4. Sit quietly at your seat as we patiently wait for others to finish.

Participation: This is an independent activity. Please look at your paper only and give a full effort. I am checking your understanding/ skills, not someone else’s.

Success:

• UNREAL: __/12 points

• Daily Questions (front): ___/10 points each

• Quiz (back): total of ___/40 points

• Efficiency: Smart Goal of 80% or above

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Close Reading Scaffolding- the Reading Entry: -Guiding Text-Dependent Questions and Student-Generated Questions: Mesopotamia is known as the land between two ________. They invented and used a system of math based on the number ______. -Text Under Discussion: "Ancient Mesopotamia" -Vocabulary: Mesopotamia, Sumer, Agricultural, Sumerians, Cuneiform, Pictographs, Tablets, Library of Nineveh, The Epic of Gilgamesh, Babylonians, & Assyrians. -Follow-up Questions base on the following Language Arts Standards: LA.6.1.7.2.: Author’s Purpose LA.6.1.7.3: Main Idea LA.6.1.6.3 Context Clues LA.6.2.2.1: Text Features

Major Standard:

SS.6.W.4.6

Describe the concept of the Mandate of Heaven and its connection to the Zhou and later dynasties.

Learning Goal: The students will be able to identify what are the positive and negative effects of trade on China?

Essential Question: What are the contributions of classical and post-classical China?

Product Description

The students will complete the bellwork in a 5 day model. Each day is a scaffolded release of questions targeted at 5 main language arts standards. This allows students to pick apart the important information while meeting their language arts requirements in social studies

Bellwork Procedure

Conversation: There is no talking during Bellwork time. Silently get Bellwork out from the bin & return it silently as well. Quiet/ voices off from entrance into the classroom till last Bellwork is put away.

Help: There should be no talking during this activity, so if you have a question: please raise your hand quietly, wait patiently, & once I can I will answer your question. Please think about the wording of your question before you ask, seeing as this is an assessment.

Activity: Bellwork day 1-4: One question per day.

Bellwork 5: Quiz= do all four questions.

UNREAL: EVERYDAY

Underline the title

Number the sections

Read to understand: mark the text

Eliminate wrong answers

Answer

Look back to double check answers

Movement: 1. Quietly grab your Bellwork from the bin without emptying file folder out; just grab yours.

2. Silently do your Bellwork at your seat.

3. Silently place Bellwork back into the correct file folder.

4. Sit quietly at your seat as we patiently wait for others to finish.

Participation: This is an independent activity. Please look at your paper only and give a full effort. I am checking your understanding/ skills, not someone else’s.

Success:

• UNREAL: __/12 points

• Daily Questions (front): ___/10 points each

• Quiz (back): total of ___/40 points

• Efficiency: Smart Goal of 80% or above

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Civics Bellwork for the WHOLE YEAR

The students will complete the bellwork in a 5 day model. Each day is a scaffolded release of questions targeted at 5 main language arts standards. This allows students to pick apart the important information while meeting their language arts requirements in social studies

18 topics: Including Economics, Enlightenment, Elections, Executive Branch, Legislative Branch, Citizenship, ETC!

Bellwork Procedure

Conversation: There is no talking during Bellwork time. Silently get Bellwork out from the bin & return it silently as well. Quiet/ voices off from entrance into the classroom till last Bellwork is put away.

Help: There should be no talking during this activity, so if you have a question: please raise your hand quietly, wait patiently, & once I can I will answer your question. Please think about the wording of your question before you ask, seeing as this is an assessment.

Activity: Bellwork day 1-4: One question per day.

Bellwork 5: Quiz= do all four questions.

UNREAL: EVERYDAY

Underline the title

Number the sections

Read to understand: mark the text

Eliminate wrong answers

Answer

Look back to double check answers

Movement: 1. Quietly grab your Bellwork from the bin without emptying file folder out; just grab yours.

2. Silently do your Bellwork at your seat.

3. Silently place Bellwork back into the correct file folder.

4. Sit quietly at your seat as we patiently wait for others to finish.

Participation: This is an independent activity. Please look at your paper only and give a full effort. I am checking your understanding/ skills, not someone else’s.

Success:

· UNREAL: __/12 points

· Daily Questions (front): ___/10 points each

· Quiz (back): total of ___/40 points

*Placed into Quizizz on Day 5 together __/ 80 points total

· Efficiency: Smart Goal of 80% or above

SS.7.C.1.1, SS.7.C.1.2, SS.7.C.2.1, SS.7.C.2.2, SS.7.C.3.1, SS.7.C.3.3, SS.7.C.3.12, SS.7.C.3.3 & SS.7.C.3.6 etc etc

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Close Reading Paleolithic and Neolithic SS.6.W.2.1, SS.6.W.2.2 Close Reading Scaffolding- the Reading Entry: -Guiding Text-Dependent Questions and Student-Generated Questions: What do they mean by pre and post agriculture? Use modest in a sentence: ______. -Text Under Discussion: "Life Expectancy and Growth of Paleolithic vs. Neolithic Humans" -Vocabulary: hunter-gatherer, Lifestyle, Agriculture, Paleolithic, Neolithic, life expectancy, Archaeological, Modest, Fluctuations, Domestication, Stature. -Follow-up Questions base on the following Language Arts Standards: LA.6.1.7.2.: Author’s Purpose LA.6.1.7.3: Main Idea LA.6.1.6.3 Context Clues LA.6.2.2.1: Text Features

Let’s face it, close reading isn’t often a skill that comes naturally. When our students get a new reading assignment, their first instinct is often to race to the finish line rather than engage deeply with a text. Getting students to slow down, engage with the text in different ways, and reflect as they read are challenges for every teacher, and are the goals of close reading. They’re also at the heart of the Common Core English Language Arts standards. There’s no magic way to turn your class into top-notch readers overnight, but there are specific close reading skills you can teach that will help your students now and down the line. This Close Reading includes a Primary Resource excerpt from "Uncle Toms Cabin" by Harriet Beecher Stowe. It breaks down the vocab used and gives teacher lead questions, student creation of questions, as well as a summary. We all know that it’s not enough to just understand what a text says. Close readers not only grasp an author’s message, but they also take a look under the hood, so to speak.

SS.7.C.1.4 Interpreting the Declaration of Independence Directions​: Read the passage below. Then replace the bolded words with its correct replacement from the word bank. Standards: SS.7.C.1.3 Describe how English policies and responses to colonial concerns led to the writing of the Declaration of Independence. SS.7.C.1.4 Analyze the ideas (natural rights, role of the government) and complaints set forth in the Declaration of Independence.

Comprehensive 9/11 two-week, detailed lesson plan, with a detailed two-week scope and sequence, PowerPoint presentation.

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Product Label Comprehension is tailor-made for teachers seeking to provide real-world text practice using environmental print with text-dependent questions.

This resource is designed to expose students to everyday product labels that are often overlooked in classroom life skills. These specially crafted worksheets will help introduce and familiarize students with different kinds of common products, such as toilet paper, shampoo, and bandages and identify important product information during shopping.

By closely reading these product labels, students will be challenged to answer text-dependent questions, fostering critical thinking and language skills in a practical and relatable manner.

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WHAT'S INCLUDED?

• 12 common product labels/ packaging
• 25 worksheets per set with 138 questions
• 50 different worksheets
• 2 levels
• Color set
• Black & white set
• Teacher answer key
• Follow up ideas

Level 1: Cut & Paste - Simpler Questions

• 12 worksheets per set
• 60 questions (5 questions per page)
• Teacher answer key

Level 2: Write in the Answer - More Complex Questions

• 13 worksheets per set
• 78 questions (6 questions per page)
• Teacher answer key

TOTAL:

⭐ 25 WORKSHEETS WITH 138 QUESTIONS PER SET

⭐ 50 DIFFERENT WORKSHEETS

Unit 1 & 2:

Product Label Comprehension Unit 1

Product Label Comprehension Unit 2

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Filling Out Forms - Unit 1 - Google Slides

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This download includes:

• 12 background/ information reading prompts
• 8 different blank forms
• Teacher answer key

A total of 20 different sheets

Recently Updated to include 6 new background prompts and 2 new forms!

This resource was designed to introduce and help students practice the important life skill of filling out forms. This resource is an introduction to filling out forms and starts off with shorter more basic information & forms.

Forms Included:

• Lunch Order Form (2)

• Library Card Application

• Cake Order Form

• Warranty Registration Form (2)

• Bike Rental Form

• Volunteer Application

From working with my own students, I realized many were unable to identify key form vocabulary such as (gender, county, & social security number). Many were also unable to accurately plug in their personal information or copy provided information onto a form often mixing up key information such as cities & counties or phone number & social security numbers.

This product will help your students to become more independent, confident and successful out in the community.

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Filling Out Forms Unit 2 - Paper Based