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Teaching Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in Eighty Days is a classic adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne, published in 1873. In the story, Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employed French valet Passepartout attempt to circumnavigate the world in 80 days on a £20,000 wager (roughly £1,511,978 today) set by his friends at the Reform Club.

Jules Verne
Project Gutenberg

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RL.1 - Meaning & Evidence, RL.2 - Main Ideas, RL.3 - Characters & Plot, RL.4 - Key Terms & Tone, RL.6 - Point of View, RL.7 - Diverse Media

DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE (DOK) LEVELS:

1,2,3,4
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