WORLD INSIGHTS - WEEK OF OCTOBER 23, 2006

10/23: Bring in an "world related" news article or news photo and be prepared to summarize and discuss.

• Homework given (DUE 10/30/06): Students will track the number of hours they spend doing "screen time" activities:
• watching T.V. or movies
  
• surfing, emailing on the computer (anything other than school work)
  
• text messaging
  
• iPod time organizing or adding music
  

10/24: Homework Due: You were to track the number of hours you spent watching T.V., movies, playing video games, listening to iPods (any type of electronic entertainment) between Thursday, 10/19 and Monday 10/23. Be prepared to share.

• Bring in an "world related" news article or news photo and be prepared to summarize and discuss.

10/25: Homework Due: None

• Bring in an "world related" news article or news photo and be prepared to summarize and discuss.
• We will be working on creating spoof ads today. Bring magazines from home if you have any that can be cut up. Moved to 10/30/06
  

10/26: Homework Due:

• Bring in an "world related" news article or news photo and be prepared to summarize and discuss.
• Homework assigned: Find out what NATO and the Warsaw Pact are and why they are significant.