Read these articles

Then, on a separate sheet of paper, summarize them for me. Each paragraph should have no less than FOUR sentences.

Stabbing

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Stop Smoking!

The link above is to a editorial column in the Joplin Globe. I want you to 1. summarize the paragraph, then answer this question:

1. Why do teens smoke?
Think about it long and hard, and answer in a paragraph of no less than 4 sentences.

Events to Find

8-25-06

1. Who is Jill Carroll and what happened to her?
2. Who did Apple just shell out over $100 million to in order to settle a dispute?
3. What did Bill Clinton get caught doing at a baseball game?
4. Who scored the most points in yesterday's Team USA basketball game against Senegal?
5. Teachers in what Indiana school district are on strike?
6. Why are they on strike?
7. Who plays in Pierce City's football Jamboree tonight?
8. There is a Minutemen organization opening in Joplin. What are the Minutemen, and what are their beliefs?
9. How long has Charles Maisseroulle been playing the guitar?
10. Where is the benefit concert for him being held this saturday?

8/23/06

Here are some questions to answer:

1. What country was John Mark Karr exradited from?
2. What was the highest grossing money last weekend at the movie box offices nationwide?
3. What country is facing fears that opening their dams could trigger devastating floods?
4. What country had a plane wreck in which many children died recently?
5. Who is the head of the manpower mobilization section of the Marines?
6. How many troops did George W. Bush decide to call up for involuntary duty?
7. What famous math problem did Grigory Perelman solve to win a million dollars? (bonus point: What is he doing with the money?)

8. When did President Bush sign into law that all schools must have a wellness program?
9. A school lunch must contain no more than what percentage of the daily recommended amount of saturated fats?
10. Why are the schools going along with this?
11. How many cooks does it take to cook the 4,000 pounds of food each day to feed the Joplin R-8 students?
12. The four students charged in the April Riverton "school massacre plan" will attend online classes provided to them by who?
13. According to this article: Deadly animals What is the 3rd deadliest animal in the world?

14. Read this article. Stupid Snake Prank

What is herpetology?

Week Two

MONDAY:

Map worksheets over the basics of reading maps.
State Travel Agents (pick your states)and begin work on computers doing research.


Wednesday:
Atlas assignment in class
Work on Travel Agents

Friday:
Look up information on current events in lab....work on travel agent assignment.

Oh Boy, Here We Go!

Welcome, Class!

You'll always be able to see what is going on here in Current Events/Geography by checking out this blog. It will always post what we'll be doing in class, who has the responsibilities of that week, and the assignments the class will have.

THURSDAY

We will have a short current events quiz to check your knowledge of what is going on in the world, state, and four state area. Hopefully you'll impress me! We'll go over what will be expected of you in class. We'll also do a short room-decorating exercise, and you'll each pick a state to pick your Travel Agent Project.

Suh-weeet!