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Sub $100 computers are coming. Read abou it here.

Due Wednesday Children's Book About Rome

You are to write a 600 word book about either the rise of the Roman Empire or its fall. You may work alone or with a partner. The point is to translate high level text into a pamphlet appropriate for a fifth or sixth grade student.

Due Wednesday October 5th 2005.

We Played Chess for 2 hours

We played chess for two hours because of FCAT DAY!

I hope to see all your parents on open house!

Read this article and summarize it in a PAGE

Read this about future technology and summarize it. Due Monday.

Do you agree?

Read this. Write your reaction.

Thinking Critically

Answer thinking critically from Chapter 6 1-4. Thinking Critically

1. Finding the Main Idea Why are the 400s B.C. generally known as the golden age of Greece?

2. Problem Solving How did Aristotle propose to deal with the problem of corruption in government?

3. Supporting a Point of View Provide evidence to support the claim that the approach to history used by Herodotus and Thucydides was a good system.

4. Drawing Conclusions How did the cities founded by Alexander the Great influence the spread of Greek culture?

Chapter 6 Critical Thinking 1-4

Do Thinking Critically Chapter 6 Questions 1-4 at go.hrw.com.

Due tomorrow.

Zeno's paradox

Zeno's paradox.

Do you agree?

Read this. Do you agree?

Projects

1. Greek Philosophy - Play enacting the death of Socrates
   
2. Greek Art - PowerPoint Presentation
   
3. Greek Religion - Oral Presentation
   

Five minutes in front of the class. Make sure you have valuable information!

Monday they will be presented.

LOGIN TO GO.HRW.COM

Go here.

Use your log in.

Go to Unit II and chapter 5.

Read it online.

Ancient Greece on the Web

Click here and answer all questions about Ancient Greece. Turn in a hard copy on Monday.

Shang religion and writing

Read this.

Describe Shang religion and writing in your own words on your blog.

Read this article and comment

Read this.

Homework PRINTED OUT AND TURNED IN WEDNESDAY

Answer these questions from the class website. Answers must be typed and a hard copy turned in on Wednesday!

Also Wednesday is progress report day!

By the way, I was impressed with many aspects of the PowerPoint projects. Although some laziness was evident at times, the overall impression was that a great deal of thought went into the design and execution.

KryssTal : The History and Geography of Inventions

KryssTal : The History and Geography of Inventions Read about the history of Astronomy and summarize it in your blog!

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World map and projections.

Evaluate this site and write a review

What do you think of this site? What is it for?

Evaluate this site and write a review

Check out this site.

Write a page review of it.

We are going to begin discussing Buddhism

Check out this book about Buddhist meditation. No need to report on your blog about it.

For your own edification

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