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May 16th Theme Unit Root Beer Invented

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Charles Elmer Hires - Inventor of Root Beer
Reading Level

	edHelper's suggested reading level:	grades 7 to 8
	Flesch-Kincaid grade level:	8.88

Vocabulary

	challenging words:		anise, sarsaparilla, subsidiary, nationwide, nutmeg, pharmacist, licorice, honeymoon, widely, original, apprentice, produce, addition, hotel, corporation, drug
	content words:		Honest Beer, Temperance Drink, Greatest Health-Giving Beverage, Charles Elmer Hires, Centennial Exposition, Elmer Hires, Hires Root Beer, Texas-based Dr Pepper/7-Up, United States

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