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Homework for Block D (Thursday 5 October)

Ms. N — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 07:56:12 +0000

Task: Now that you have finished your investigation into a nation using social and economic indicators, you will post all of your data and information on your blog.

First, place the heading for steps number I, III, and IV on your post. Then, after each heading, paste the data, paragraph, or response that you have saved after each appropriate heading.

I. Social and Economic Indicators:

Paste all of your data for step I here.

III. Preliminary Observations and Inferences:

Paste your paragraph about three areas of challenge here.

IV. Reflection:

Paste the four reflection questions and your answers here.

Homework for Block E and Block H (Wednesday 4th October)

Ms. N — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 04:17:23 +0000

Task: Now that you have finished your investigation into a nation using social and economic indicators, you will post all of your data and information on your blog.

First, place the heading for steps number I, III, and IV on your post. Then, after each heading, paste the data, paragraph, or response that you have saved after each appropriate heading.

I. Social and Economic Indicators:

Paste all of your data for step I here.

III. Preliminary Observations and Inferences:

Paste your paragraph about three areas of challenge here.

IV. Reflection:

Paste the four reflection questions and your answers here.

Homework for Block D (Tuesday 3 September)

Ms. N — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 06:50:28 +0000

1. Finish writing the reflections for Step III and IV of your country.

2. Print a hard copy of your reflection paragraph for Step III. This document must be printed before next class period. We will be using it for a peer edit in class.

Homework for Block E and Block H (Monday 2 October)

Ms. N — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 00:03:19 +0000

1. Finish writing the reflections for Step III and IV of your country.

2. Print a hard copy of your reflection paragraph for Step III. This document must be printed before next class period. We will be using it for a peer edit in class.

Classwork for Block E (Tuesday 6 September)

Ms. N — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 14:22:56 +0000

Now that you have had a chance to read through our Sample Current Events Posting we would like you to practice writing a “Response Posting” on your OWN blog.

Your task is to:

1. Read the sample current events posting.

2. Find an article for one of the statements below:

a. Find another article about the same event and describe what new information has emerged.

b. Find a similar event and write about how they are connected.

3. Include a link to the article that you found (by copying and pasting the URL into the your post — make sure to leave a space before and after the URL).

4. Include a link back to this homework post.

5. Use the title of this post as the title of your post.

6. Answer both of the questions below:

a. What did you find interesting about this topic?

b. What did you like about the initial blog posting?

7. Post your answer on YOUR BLOG.
NOTE: To post your blog, log in at Learnerblogs.org and go to the “write, post” tab.

Lesson Review: What do we mean by “affected” & “deep understanding”

Ms. N — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 14:14:10 +0000

In class today, we discussed:

What does it mean to be affected by a current event?
When you think about the people affected by a current event, think about the change to their lives after the event. How are things different for the people affected? What will they have to change about their lives now?

How to demonstrate deep understanding of the content:
- Use examples
- Add explanations
- Include details