Practice Citing

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8th graders, 

We'll need these links tomorrow to make a practice Works Cited page in class: 

http://www.relevantmagazine.com/current/hobby-lobby-and-religious-freedom
http://www.catholicnews.com/ 
http://www.usccb.org/ 
http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/what-meeting-pope-francis-was-like-for-for-elementary-students-in-harlem-36137/

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