WORLD INSIGHTS-Week of September 25

WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 25


9/25 Bring in one news article or news photo.

• Be prepared to summarize the article for the class.
• Handed out "Tooning In" assignment.
  

9/26 No Class. Field trip to Seattle

9/27 Bring in one news article or news photo. Make sure your news has an impact on the world.

• Be prepared to discuss the "Tooning In" assignment.
• Think up your own political cartoon. What message do you want to communicate? What methog will you use to convey your message; exaggeration, irony, juxtaposition?
  

9/28 We will work on the posters we began on Thursday, 9/21.

• Poster: Illustrate a message (political, social issue, individual right, etc.)
• Remember you want your poster to communicate your message clearly and quickly through the images and the words you use.

HUMANITIES C - Week of September 25

WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 25


Homework due at the beginning of the class period Thursday 9/28:

• Handout "Comparing Islam, Judaism, and Christianity"
• You may fill out the handout I gave you in class or you may write a paper that addresses the questions on the handout.
• Be prepared to share the information you found.
  

HUMANITIES B - Week of September 25

WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 25

• Students will continue to work on maps of the Middle East.

• No homework due.

HUMANITIES A - Week of September 25

HOMEWORK DUE 9/28: Middle Eastern Mythology handout received in class on 9/19. This is independent research that can be done at home or during workshop. Start with the Encyclopedia Mythica if you are doing online research (see my links to the right).

• Reminder: this is not a day I meet with you so the assignment needs to be dropped off in my classroom before the end of the day.

HUMANITIES C

Week of September 18

• Due Thursday 9/21/06 at the beginning of the class period.
  
• Research the significance of the "tree archetype" in relation to Israel and Palestine.
  
• Need to utilize at least one resource outside of the information given in class on September 14.
  

HUMANITIES B

Week of September 18

• Due Wednesday September 20
• Minimum of one paragraph (Write or Type)
  
• From an extraterrestrial's perspective, describe the "American Culture".
• Norms, roles, values, beliefs, etc.
  

HUMANITIES A

Week of September 18

• Due on Tuesday September 19
• Answer the question, "why and/or how are stories important to help humans make sense of the world?"
  

WORLD INSIGHTS

Week of September 18

• Monday 9/18: One news article or news photo due at the beginning of class.
  

• Tuesday 9/19: One news article or news photo due at the beginning of class.
  

• Wed. 9/20: One news article or news photo due

• Homework from Monday 9/18: Read "Upfront" article, "Google's China Problem". Be prepared to discuss today.
  

• Thursday 9/21: One news article or news photo due.

• Homework from 9/19: Read "Upfront" article, handed out in class. Be prepared to discuss today.