Happy Holidays!

Happy Holidays to everyone!

Students---enjoy your vacation and recharge your batteries!!

See all of you next year!

Africa Map Quiz-Southern Region set for Friday, 12/17

Students need to be familiar with the locations of the following countries, and they all need to be spelled correctly on the quiz:

Angola
Namibia
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Botswana
Madagascar
Mozambique
Malawi
Lesotho
South Africa

Another Africa Map Quiz set for Wed. 12/15

Africa map quiz, central and east Africa...students should be familiar with the following countries

Somalia
Kenya
Uganda
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Tanzania
Ethiopia

Africa Extra Credit Opportunities

Here are some extra credit opportunites for you-----all relating to Africa, our current unit

1. Conduct an interview with Mr. Kappia, English teacher here at Lincoln and a native African. Mr. Kappia is willing to answer your questions and is available during lunch in room 54. I suggest you prepare about 10 questions to ask him; be polite and be sure to thank him when you are done. Some suggestions for topics: Where were you born? What was life like living in your country and/or city? What do you miss most? What do you miss least? Do you still have family there? What are some fun things to do there? Is there any crime? Any special holidays? what is celebrated? Would you ever move back to live there? Submit your interview to me so that I can read it. Your interview is worth up to 20 points extra credit

2. Research an animal, bird, or reptile that is native to Africa. Your report must be at least one page in length and include detailed information about your subject. Africa has lots to choose from such as snakes, lions, elephants, and many more species of animals, birds, and reptiles. You may get your research from books, the internet, or a television show. You must write the sourse of your information at the top of your report. DO NOT CUT AND PASTE! This must be put into your own words. This report is worth up to 25 points extra credit. You may do up to 3 reports.

3. Research to find what African countries have participated in the World Cup (soccer) throughout the history of the World Cup and how those African nations have done in the World Cup soccer tournament. Worth up to 15 points

4. Write a research paper about the slave trade that took place in Africa. Your paper should be at least 2 pages in length and include detailed information about Africa's slave trade. You may use books or internet to locate information. DO NOT CUT AND PASTE! This must be put into your own words. Suggestions on information to find: Where did the slave trade take place? Who was trading slaves? Where did African slaves come from (countries)? Why were people enslaved? Worth up to 50 points.

Africa Map Quiz (west) set for Friday, 12/10

Students have a map quiz of countries in western Africa on Friday, 12/10...students should be familiar with the following countries and one body of water:

Senegal
Guinea
Togo
Sierra-Leone
Liberia
Cote D'Ivoire
Ghana
Benin
Nigeria
Gambia

The Gulf of Guinea

Homework for Wednesday 12/8

Homework for tonight...Students are to list some positives and negatives of colonization, based on their notes taken in class today and our class discussion.

Due tomorrow!

North Africa Country Map Quiz on Wednesday 12/8

On Wednesday, 12/8, students will take a map quiz. The quiz will be based on the countries located in Northern Africa. Those countries are:

Morocco
Algeria
Libya
Egypt
Chad
Niger
Mali
Sudan
Mauritania
Tunisia

The students should also know where the Sahara Desert is located

There is no homework tonight, only for the students to study their maps of Africa for tomorrow's map quiz!

Homework for Monday, Dec. 6

Homework for tonight...Students were to copy and answer the following questions using their maps of Africa

1. Start at Libya----and going west, list the bodies of water that surround Africa

2. Name the island country located off the southeast coast of Africa

3. What two continents does the Straits of Gibraltar separate?

4. What two countries does the Straits of Gibraltar separate?

5. What two bodies of water does the Straits of Gibraltar connect?



Due tomorrow (Tuesday)

Africa current event due on Friday, Dec. 10

A current event is due on Friday, December 10. The current event can be any article, story, or photo, as long as it relates in some way to any country in Africa.

Students may use any newspaper, magazine, or the internet to find their current event. Of course, most recent articles are best, but if all you can find is something from the past, that is fine, too.

Students must then read their story/article and write a brief summary about it. Bring both to class on Friday and be prepared to share your current event with the class and me.

Food/Music/Object substitute...of course, as with previous current events, studens may substitute food, music, or an object for the current event, as long as it relates to any country in Africa in some way.

Have Fun!

Unit on Africa begins on Monday, December 6

The students got started on a new unit today----AFRICA! The students completed a map of Africa in class today by labeling all of the countries and selected cities and bodies of water. This unit will begin by focusing on the physical features of Africa and basic facts about the continent and selected countries. The unit will include a country research partner project, whereby students in pairs will conduct research on a given country and present this research to the class and me. Stay tuned for more!

Canada extra credit assignment

For extra credit:

Students are to compile a list of professional sports teams that call a city in Canada home. Your list should include:

Major League Baseball (MLB) teams that play in Canada

National Basketball Association (NBA) teams that play in Canada

National Hockey Leauge (NHL) teams that play in Canada

Write the team, city, and province!!

For extra bonus points, plot these cities on a map and label each city, along with the sports team that plays there

Have Fun!!!

Due no later than Wednesday, December 8, 2004

Canada map quiz on Friday, December 3

The students labeled a map of Canada earlier this week. On Friday the students will take a map quiz of only the provinces and territories. This is what they should be studying----just the provinces and territories!

O' Canada!

The students are going to spend a few days learning about Canada! The provinces and territories, bodies of water and mountains...also, Canada's economics, climate, and other interesting facts!!!

It should be fun, eh?