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The play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare.

A Garfield comic from the newspaper in which Garfield hates Mondays and likes lasagna.

An encyclopedia entry about endangered animals and efforts to protect them.

A five paragraph essay where a student argues that people should recycle and not litter.

A speech by a politician asking for 90 minutes to be added to the school day.

The lyrics of a popular song.

The instructions for the board game Monopoly.

A child's letter to Santa asking for a bicycle because the child has been good all year. 

A recipe explaining how to make chicken salad sandwiches.

A student's book report about the fourth novel in the Twilight series.

A map of the world showing all continents, countries, and oceans. 

A brochure about how people shouldn't shop at Walmart because they hurt local businesses.