Test on Friday, September 14

On Friday there will be a test covering the countries studied so far. The test will cover information on the nations including geography of the Middle East.

Stories

Homework for Thursday, September 13, 2007

Finish and type the stories from class, Tuesday, Sept. 11

Terms and concepts from class:
in medias res = "in the middle of things"
present tense
story, plot, charachter
brainstorm = collecting as many ideas and details as possible. When a writer brainstorms, she then chooses from the material gathered for her story.

Assignments While We're On the Trip

1 - Reports on Middle Eastern Countries (see post)
2 - Reading Packets (read and learn)
3 - Check the website www.horizonsyellowstone.blogspot.com starting Monday night and watch for an interactive computer assignment to be completed during the week next week

Middle East Presentations

Afghanistan - Bob ** Bahrain - Iza ** Iran - Bob ** Iraq - Marguerite
Israel - Landry ** Jordan - Jacob ** Kuwait - Marguerite
Krygystan - Raina ** Lebanon - Mindy ** Oman - William
Pakistan - Landry ** Qatar - Allen ** Saudi Arabia - Jacob
Syria - Iza ** Tajikistan - Raina ** Turkey - Frankie
Turkmenistan ------------ ** United Arab Emirates - Frankie
Uzbekistan - William ** Yemen - Allen

COMPONENTS OF CULTURES

Food
holidays
clothes
transportation
weddings
biases
funerals
superstitions
ritual
music
dwellings
domesticated animals
symbols
language
technology/tools
religion
phrases/colloquialisms/slang
thinking
art
sports
gestures
greetings
rites of passage

Family Cultures