Daily Agendas and Assignments for American Literature
Current Unit of Study Past
Units of Study
Catcher
in the
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How to respond to
an article
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Agree or disagree
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Comment on a
specific idea
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Discuss why it is
good or bad
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Write about a
personal experience
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Identify the
writer’s:
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Purpose
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Opinion
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Thesis and
supporting evidence
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Evaluate the
effectiveness of the author’s argument
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Read and respond
to:
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Today:
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The Other Side
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Of the 50’s and
into the 60’s
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MLK Jr., Malcolm
X
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Strides Toward Freedom by Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Protect Ourselves
by Malcolm X
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Comparing King
and X
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Today:
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Self-Reliance
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Today:
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Style in
Literature (Handout 1, 2,
3, 4)
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Style Chart – comparing
4 excerpts
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Closure Chart –
saying goodbye
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Narration in
Holden’s Voice – writing a story in Holden’s voice
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As you read,
create a T-chart in which you compare
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How Holden views
Mr. Spencer
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How Mr. Spencer
views Holden
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You should have
at least 3 items in each column (include your own thoughts and a quote)
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Today:
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Revisit Style
Worksheet from yesterday
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FYI: Through chapter
7 for Monday
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Quiz Monday
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Today:
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Holden’s
Description of himself
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Early chapters
are like Act I of play
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Freytag’s Exposition
1.
Background
2.
Introduce
Characters
3.
Introduce
Conflict
1.
Inciting Incident
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Find 3 Examples
of how Holden describes:
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Personality
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Appearance
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Attitude toward
Life
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Attitude Toward
Other People
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Beliefs – what is
important to him
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(Look for “I am”
statements)
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Finish work from
Block Day
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Find 3 Examples
of how Holden describes:
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Personality
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Appearance
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Attitude toward
Life
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Attitude Toward
Other People
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Beliefs – what is
important to him
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(Look for “I am”
statements)
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Read through
chapter 7 for activity
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HW: Quiz Monday,
through chapter 7
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Quiz Catcher
chapters 1-7
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Today:
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What would Holden
think of taking a field trip to watch the pumpkin launching today?
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Write a journal
entry, as though you are Holden, about going to watch the pumpkin launching.
Try to capture his attitude.
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Reminders:
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SSR Book Thursday
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Quiz through
chapter 12 on Monday
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Today:
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In your own
words, define:
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Symbolism
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Inference
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Theme
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(use dictionary
if you need but, write definitions in your own words)
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Important Objects
in Catcher
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Allie’s Glove
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Describe the
glove (give a quote and page number)
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Explain why
Holden has kept the glove.
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Explain how the
glove is connected to the plot.
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What themes are
suggested by Holden keeping the glove?
1.
By the glove
itself?
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What is Holden
trying to catch?
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Holden’s Hat
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Describe the hat
(give a quote and page number)
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Give the reasons
Holden has the hat.
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Explain how the
hat is connected to the story.
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What is Holden
hunting for?
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Reminder:
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Quiz Monday,
through chapter 12
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The Bettering of
Quiz #1
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Add quotes to support
your answers.
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Write 3-5
sentence answers.
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You may use your
book.
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Reminder:
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Quiz Monday,
though chapter 12
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Catcher Quiz #2 –
Chapters 7-12
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Today:
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Psychology of
Interactions
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Point of View –
Inference
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Examine the
different points of view from chapter 8 of Catcher
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How does Holden
view the situation?
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How is Holden
viewed?
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What inferences
can we make about Holden from these interactions?
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Complete work
from Tuesday
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Point of View –
Inference
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Point of View /
Holden’s Interactions
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Consider 9
Interactions Holden has while in
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Holden’s
conversation with Earnest Morrow’s mother.
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Holden’s
conversation with the taxi driver on his way to the hotel.
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Not the first
reference to the ducks.
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Holden’s phone
call to Faith Cavendish from his hotel room.
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Holden’s
interactions with the “three witches at the next table” at the Lavender Room.
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Holden’s taxi
ride to the nightclub and his conversation with Horowitz.
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Ducks again
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Conversation with
Lillian and “Navy Guy” in the night club.
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Holden has a
prostitute, Sunny, come to this room.
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Holden’s fight
with Maruice.
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For each write
5-7 sentences to answer the following:
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What is happening
or being said? Who is involved?
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What do you
imagine the other characters are thinking? (What is their opinion of Holden?)
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Overall, what is
the significance of the exchange in relation to Holden’s journey or search?
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(What do we learn
about Holden from this interaction? Why is it important?)
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Catcher Quiz 3 –
Chapters 13-17
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View “Good Will
Hunting”
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Look for
similarities in plot as well as symbolism between Will and Holden
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How are they
alike? What are the each dealing with personally?
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Finish viewing
“Good Will Hunting”
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Discuss how Trust
was integral to Will’s change
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What is your writing
process?
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Today:
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Timed Writing
Mini-Unit
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Writing Terms – 2
Groups
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Writing Process
Terms
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Essay Terms
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Catcher reading time
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Quiz Friday, Catcher
ch. 18-21
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Today:
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Review the
difference between CM (Commentary) and CD (Concrete Detail)
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CD – Concrete,
fact, example, quote
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CM – Opinion,
thoughts, analysis, evaluation
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Ratio of 1 CD and
2 CM about the CD
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Why prewrite?
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Prewriting
Strategies
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Column
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Outline
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How prewriting is
organized:
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#1 –
Subject/Topic, will become Thesis
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#2- Three are 2
of them, they will become Topic Sentences (TS)
1.
For each #2,
there are 3 #3’s
1.
#3’s are Concrete
Details (CD) of you paragraph
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A set of #2’s and
#3’s will become the paragraph
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You can then add
2 commentary (CM) to each CD
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1:2+ Ratio
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Outline Example
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#1 – Summertime
1.
#2 Daily Routine
1.
#3 Stay up late
and sleep in
1.
CM
2.
CM
2.
#3 Catch up on
movies I have missed
1.
CM
2.
CM
3.
#3 Read more
books for pleasure
1.
CM
2.
CM
2.
#2 Time with my
family
1.
#3 Going on
vacation to
1.
CM
2.
CM
2.
#3 See brothers
and sisters more often
1.
CM
2.
CM
3.
#3 Barbeque in
the backyard with whole family
1.
CM
2.
CM
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Practice
Prewriting
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Today:
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2 Parts of the
thesis
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CD and CM (CD is
#1 from prewrite)
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The Concluding Sentence
(CS)
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Last sentence in
paragraph
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All Commentary
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Does not repeat
any keywords (especially CD’s) from the paragraph
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Brings a finished
feel to the paragraph
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Prewrite and write out the full thesis and paragraphs on the
following topic
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Best Friends
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Catcher Quiz #4
(Chapters 18-21)
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Today: Catcher
SSR
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Today:
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EPT for CSU
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English Placement
Test for
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Placement test
for English in 1st year of college
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Like Subject A
for UC
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Timed writing
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Look at sample
EPT
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Directions
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Quote
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Prompt
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Create prewriting
for EPT
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Use column or
outline to create prewriting
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Today:
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A study of
inference and theme in Catcher
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Holden’s Sadness
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For each of the
following scenes
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1) explain what
part of society Holden is critical
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2) explain why
this makes Holden sad
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p. 110 – while
eating
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p. 113 –
conversation about tennis
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p. 116 – going to
the movies
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p. 146 –
conversation about philosophy
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Look for
statements that include: “I hate…” “It kills me…” “Can’t stand…”
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Create a
prewriting:
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Topic: Holden’s
Sadness – this will be your #1 in your prewriting
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Reminder, Final Catcher
Quiz Tomorrow (22-End of Book)
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