Riddler: A Curious Place

If you liked this place you would rather stay for a day than a year, but if you hated it you would rather stay for a year than a day. Where is this place?

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Wednesday’s Riddle: A Popular Book

When this book first came out it was read only by a handful of very rich people. Now almost everyone has a copy and reads it frequently. But you cannot buy it in a bookstore or borrow it from a library. What is it?

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Brochure Update

I hope your weekend is off to a good start. Just a reminder – Monday will be the last day to work on your brochure (including those that attended the choir trip). The assignments will be submitted to me on Tuesday.
On a side note, I ran across this video yesterday. I [...]

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Review Games

If you’d like a more exciting way to study for our map tests, try some of the games on these websites. They’re fun and there’s a good chance you might learn something!
National Geographic GeoSpy
Lizard Point
Maps.com

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Sprechen Sie English?

Your assignment this week will be to complete a brochure describing a 2-3 week vacation in Europe. I’ve attached the instruction document as well as a pre-formatted brochure. You should follow the outline of the pre-formatted brochure to complete your project. Boa Sorte!
European Vacation
Brochure

Bonus: Be the first to identify the location of [...]

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Yeah Toast!!

As promised, here is the “Yeah Toast” song performed by Heywood Banks on the Bob and Tom show. In case you were wondering, I sing this song every time I pop some bread into the toaster. My life would be complete if someone would write a song about Honey Bunches of Oats, anyone [...]

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Nations of the World

It’s not too early to begin studying for your Social 7 final test. Thankfully, Yakko from the Animaniacs has developed an educational song to help you remember the “Nations of the World.”

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