What We Are Not Fighting For

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What We Are Not Fighting For September 14

Warm-Up Grab notebooks Label Class Period and Date Label your first section: Warm-Up Write down these two questions: Describe what is happening in the image? How is it possible?

Today’s Text Title: What We Are Not Fighting For Author: British Prime Minister Lloyd George Publication: Westminster Published: January 5, 1918

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On Your Own Read Record your answers to the guiding questions Create a text-specific question for a peer to answer The question must be about a specific part of the speech.

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