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Joan of Arc: Virgin Warrior

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Young scholars view a documentary on Joan of Arc. She is one of the most venerated saints in the Catholic religion, yet she was burned at the stake as a heretic. After viewing, students discuss what they saw and write a newspaper column describing her death.

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7th - 12th
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English Language Arts
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