{"id":1636,"date":"2023-09-29T11:32:49","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T11:32:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/ecole9ja\/?p=1636"},"modified":"2023-09-29T11:34:08","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T11:34:08","slug":"week-8-jss-3-second-term-cultural-and-creative-arts-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecolebooks.com\/nigeria\/posts\/week-8-jss-3-second-term-cultural-and-creative-arts-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 8 &#8211; Jss 3 Second Term Cultural and Creative Arts Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>CLASS: JSS3 WEEK8     TOPIC:LETTERING  (practical)<br 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