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Know-Heard-Learned Chart
The Know-Heard-Learned Chart will ground students in the basic timeline of events in Ferguson and provide a place to take notes as they gain more information throughout the unit.
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English — USSubject
- Civics & Citizenship
- History
- Social Studies
- Democracy & Civic Engagement
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