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Common Core State Standard
RH.CCS.7 Grades 6-12: Students are asked to locate a country or geographical area on a map, connecting information with a specific location. Then, students answer a series of quiz questions based on a current news event happening in that location. Students must combine their prior knowledge with information presented in the question to determine the correct answers.

9 slain in South Carolina church -- 06/22/2015

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Q: A 21-year-old white man has been arrested in the slaying of nine people during a prayer service at a historic African American church in South Carolina. A survivor said the gunman told victims, “You're taking over our country, and you have to go.” Where is South Carolina?

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