lit class

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/inatl/longterm/africanlives/front.htm
Profiles eight people from Africa as they live through everyday challenges.

http://www.pbs.org/africa/explore/
Contains links to profiles of sixteen ethnic groups from eight significant regions in Africa.

http://pbskids.org/africa/myworld/
Contains photo essays by young people from Ghana, South Africa, Kenya, and Uganda.

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/africa/challenge.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/world/newsid_2688000/2688437.stm
http://www.schoolnet.na/games/map/africa.html

In Flanders Fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved, and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch, be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields
 

“In Flanders Fields” was first published in England’s “Punch” magazine in December, 1915. Within months, this poem came to symbolize the sacrifices of all who were fighting in the First World War. Today, the poem continues to be a part of Remembrance Day ceremonies in Canada and other countries.

The poem was written by a Canadian – John McCrae, a doctor and teacher, who served in both the South African War and the First World War.

http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=611#03

“web based” interactive tool on this page and complete your assignment

Visit the following 2 websites.  For each website, write down 6 key points from the articles you read, and 1 interesting thing that you learned besided the 5 key points.

http://www.filmsound.org/articles/designing_for_sound.htm

http://www.filmsound.org/marshall/

Then answer these following questions:

1.  Based on the scene we watched from “Good Morning, Vietnam,”  what type of sound do you think the producers should have used for this scene?

2.  If you were going to choose a song other than the one used, what song or what type of instrumentals would you use to play during the scene?

3.  How is the song you chose for this scene different or the same as “What a Wonderful World”?

Re-read the song lyrics, “What a Wonderful World” and answer these questions:

1.  What is the theme of the song?

2.  What is the theme or mood of the scene it accompanies?

3.  How would your reaction to the scene be different with a different song or instrumental music?

Where does my food come from?

http://tiki.oneworld.net/penguin/food/food2.html

http://www.foodroutes.org/faq10.jsp

http://ventura.k12.ca.us/anacapa.id77.htm

Where does burger/beef come from?

http://www.ran.org/info_center/factsheets/s10.html

Where does paper & plastic comes from?

http://www.tappi.org/paperu/all_about_paper/earth_answers/earthAnswers.htm

http://www.reachoutmichigan.org/funexperiments/quick/plastic.htmlhttp://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060209/EDIT0202/602090304/1090

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11329745/

Where does styrofoam come from?

http://engineering.purdue.edu/MSE/GOT-MATERIALS/Manufactoring/Sieckmann.whtml

Where does plastic go?http://www.news24.com/News24/Technology/News/0,,2-13-1443_187826,00.html

What happens to our trash?http://www.cuyahogaswd.org/data/whathappens.shtml

http://www.metrokc.gov/dnr/kidsweb/wastego.htm

http://www.metroke.gov/dnr/kidsweb/garbagego.htm

http://www.nowaste.act.gov.au/rescollect/recyclingandwaste.html

http://www.solidwaste.org/recwhere.htm

What happens to our recycled trash?

http://www.consrv.ca.gov/DOR/rre/kids/whrg.htm

http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energyfacts/saving/recycling/solidwaste/paperandglass.html

Here are a few resources for your Silk Road 3-D timeline.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silk_Road

http://silkroadfoundation.org/artl/chrono.shtml
http://askasia.org/teachers/essays/essay.php?no=75

http://www.travelchinaguide.com/river/silkroad.htm
http://www.ess.uci.edu/~oliver/silk.html
http://www.silkroadproject.org/silkroad/overview.html
http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/features/silkroad/main.html

Here is a small project in which you are asked to follow some links and complete a short assignment at each of the sites.

http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/China/sampler.html

1.  Comment on what was revealed about yourself through this activity.

2.  Comment on one truth you learned or discovered through  this activity.

3.  Comment on one thing you discovered about China through this activity.

4.  Extra Credit: Comment on one other person’s post in a positive way.

This activity gives you a chance to think about symbolism and metaphor in Maus.  You’ll be writing a reflective essay, based heavily on your personal feelings.  For more information, click the picture…