1. Watch the BBC 1 minute news
2. Write the topic sentence for your 3rd section. Write an outline for the rest of the section.
3. Look at the other position paper examples for ideas of how this section will sound. Remember, you will use phrases like:
The delegation of the Republic of Azerbaijan strongly supports . . .
The Republic of Azerbaijan is committed to improving . . .
4. Make any changes to your 1st or 2nd section if you have not already.
Homework due 1/31/13
1. Watch the 1 minute BBC News.
2. After you receive your pen pal letter, please reply to them. If they gave you their personal e-mail address, it is okay to use if but you must cc me on all of your correspondence. Remember, a letter starts with a greeting: Dear -------,
3. Finish the second section of your paper. Add in your citations in parentheses if you haven't already.
4. The backboard and art group should arrived prepared to work for the next meeeting.
5. Ask for your gift certificate for the dinner if you haven't already.
2. After you receive your pen pal letter, please reply to them. If they gave you their personal e-mail address, it is okay to use if but you must cc me on all of your correspondence. Remember, a letter starts with a greeting: Dear -------,
3. Finish the second section of your paper. Add in your citations in parentheses if you haven't already.
4. The backboard and art group should arrived prepared to work for the next meeeting.
5. Ask for your gift certificate for the dinner if you haven't already.
Homework due 1/24/13
1. Watch the BBC 1 minute news
2. Write an e-mail to your Mission Montessori pen pal. Include the following information:
your committee, your topic, your age and grade
a paragraph about your interests/hobbies
ask them questions about their interests
Have a parent look over your letter. E-mail me the letter with the subject: Khalsa Montessori pen pal
3. http://www.un.org/Depts/dhl/resguide/gares1.htm
Try to find a GA resolution that fits your topic. Read the document, and record the resolution number. (ex: A/RES/67/266)
4. Start writing the second section of your paper (get at least halfway done). Use your outline for the order of your sentences. Remember, you will probably need at least 2 paragraphs for this section. Don't forget to cite your sources with parentheses.
2. Write an e-mail to your Mission Montessori pen pal. Include the following information:
your committee, your topic, your age and grade
a paragraph about your interests/hobbies
ask them questions about their interests
Have a parent look over your letter. E-mail me the letter with the subject: Khalsa Montessori pen pal
3. http://www.un.org/Depts/dhl/resguide/gares1.htm
Try to find a GA resolution that fits your topic. Read the document, and record the resolution number. (ex: A/RES/67/266)
4. Start writing the second section of your paper (get at least halfway done). Use your outline for the order of your sentences. Remember, you will probably need at least 2 paragraphs for this section. Don't forget to cite your sources with parentheses.
Homework due 1/17/13
1. Keep watching the 1 minute news on the BBC web site.
2. Decide which business you will visit to solicit a gift card or certificate for our dinner raffle. Discuss a date when to visit with a parent.
3. Outline the second section of your paper. This section should include:
how is Azerbaijan doing in terms of your topic?
What is Azerbaijan's relationship to this topic?
How does Azerbaijan compare to its surrounding countries?
What types of improvements does Azerbaijan need to make?
Have they made improvements over the last decade?
Look for statistics and documents to support your ideas.
4. Submit an outline of this section to me by Thurs. You can e-mail it earlier if you would like to see if you are on the right track. Don't forget to bookmark your web sites.
2. Decide which business you will visit to solicit a gift card or certificate for our dinner raffle. Discuss a date when to visit with a parent.
3. Outline the second section of your paper. This section should include:
how is Azerbaijan doing in terms of your topic?
What is Azerbaijan's relationship to this topic?
How does Azerbaijan compare to its surrounding countries?
What types of improvements does Azerbaijan need to make?
Have they made improvements over the last decade?
Look for statistics and documents to support your ideas.
4. Submit an outline of this section to me by Thurs. You can e-mail it earlier if you would like to see if you are on the right track. Don't forget to bookmark your web sites.
Homework due 1/10/13
1. Watch the BBC and record 2 news stories.
2. Finalize the 1st section of your paper. Add citations using parentheses. Use examples in your binder for help. Start composing a source list if you haven't already.
3. Write the topic sentence for your 2nd section. What do you want to say about your topic and how it relates to Azerbaijan? Have you gathered enough research? Do you know enough about your topic and its relationship with Azerbaijan? Please come talk to me if you need more help.
4. Be prepared to work your backboard/art project/energy fair presentation for next week.
2. Finalize the 1st section of your paper. Add citations using parentheses. Use examples in your binder for help. Start composing a source list if you haven't already.
3. Write the topic sentence for your 2nd section. What do you want to say about your topic and how it relates to Azerbaijan? Have you gathered enough research? Do you know enough about your topic and its relationship with Azerbaijan? Please come talk to me if you need more help.
4. Be prepared to work your backboard/art project/energy fair presentation for next week.
Homework due 1/3/13
1. Watch the BBC a few times over break. Look for news stories from different continents.
2. Be prepared for your next backboard/art/energy committee meeting.
3. Wait for the e-mail I send you about the outline you turned in about your first paragraph.
Once you receive it, read the feeback and look up anything needed. Write out the first paragraph.
4. Make sure you start using the proper formatting for your paper. Go back to your student handbook and look at the format (full name, school, committee, etc.)
5. If you would like early feedback, you can send me your first paragraph as an attachment over break.
6. Continue to research your topic in terms of Azerbaijan. This will be helpful for the next section of your paper.
2. Be prepared for your next backboard/art/energy committee meeting.
3. Wait for the e-mail I send you about the outline you turned in about your first paragraph.
Once you receive it, read the feeback and look up anything needed. Write out the first paragraph.
4. Make sure you start using the proper formatting for your paper. Go back to your student handbook and look at the format (full name, school, committee, etc.)
5. If you would like early feedback, you can send me your first paragraph as an attachment over break.
6. Continue to research your topic in terms of Azerbaijan. This will be helpful for the next section of your paper.
Homework due 12/13/12
1. Do a search on the BBC web site for your topic. See if there any recent news stories about it. If you find any, print them out and put them in your binder.
2. Re-write your topic sentence if necessary. Plan out the supporting sentences with bullet points. You can keep them in note form for right now. Make sure your bullet points have a quote.
Example:
sample topic: Improving maternal health
Topic sentence: Around the world, pregnant women are faced with dangerous situations that can prevent a healthy delivery of their child.
2. Re-write your topic sentence if necessary. Plan out the supporting sentences with bullet points. You can keep them in note form for right now. Make sure your bullet points have a quote.
Example:
sample topic: Improving maternal health
Topic sentence: Around the world, pregnant women are faced with dangerous situations that can prevent a healthy delivery of their child.
- talk about lack of access to doctors
- talk about poverty and how this impacts pregnant women
- statistic about how many women die from childbirth in developing countries vs. developed countries from UN web site
- discuss how women in sub-Saharan Africa are at the most risk
- point out which countries have had recent success with improving the health of mothers
3. Continue with your group work-we have one more work session before break. What are your group goals for December? After Winter break, you will have about a month to finish your work.
*Remember e-mail communication between group members is always polite. All group members should respond to all e-mails, even if it's only to say "okay."
