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=Welcome to Ms. Kirkman's Wiki Page!=

**Your first task:**
1. Set up your wiki account. 2. Read this article and respond in our class blog: http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3750459 3. Check out other wiki's: http://collaborationnation.wikispaces.com/

**Welcome back! Your second task:**
FIRST: Read my blog post about Wiki use. Make sure you put your first name in the subject line so I know who it is from. 1. Read this article and respond in our class blog: http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3750470 2. Read sticky situations (Sept. 29) and respond in our class blog: http://news.scholastic.com/stickysituation/ 3. Pick one article off of this site to read. Summarize/respond to it on our class blog (make sure you put the name of the article in the subject line): http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/collection.jsp?id=157


 * If you finish all of that you may write blogs about books you are reading, things you are writing, geography ideas, or other appropriate blog ideas. No messaging each other!**

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1. Finish any reading and responding you did not do from yesterday (second task). 2. Learn more about the Presidential Election: http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/election08/ **AND USE** http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/election2008.htm

Then find the discussion: As A Kid Why Should I Care Who is President (Look for AM or PM)

3. Read the rest of the Pakistan articles and respond: http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/collection.jsp?id=157 === =

**Your Task: October 15**
=== =1. Read this article about the Geography Bee. http://geography.about.com/cs/geographybee/a/geobee.htm

2. Take the GeoBee online challenge for today, yesterday, and two days ago. Keep track of how you do. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geobee/today.html

3. Explore at least two countries on this site. Post a blog (about a paragraph) about each country. http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Places/

4. If you're done, read Time for Kids for the week: http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/teachers/wr/0,27955,081010,00.html

1. Go to each of the following pages. Gather five facts about each of the presidential candidates. Post your facts on the blog. McCain: http://www.johnmccain.com/splash32615.htm and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McCain Obama: http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/splashsignup_welcome and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama
 * Task for October 29!**

2. Next read the following article and respond to it on the blog: http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3750626

3. How do you tell fact from opinion? Respond to this question on the Wiki.

1. Research Africa on the following pages. Learn about the people, culture, traditions, art, landforms, countries, and daily life. You will record your facts on a WORD DOCUMENT. OPEN THIS WORD DOCUMENT NOW AND MAKE SURE TO SAVE IT UNDER YOUR NAME ON S DRIVE! :) http://pbskids.org/africa/ http://worldmusic.nationalgeographic.com/worldmusic/view/page.basic/region/content.region/africa_1 http://www.africa.mrdonn.org/ http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/specials/goplaces/0,12405,384364,00.html http://www.nationalgeographic.com/africa/ http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngkids/games/brainteaser/brain.html NEW LINK: http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/places/continents/continent_africa.html
 * Task for November 5th!**

3. Finally, go on the Wiki and respond to how you think the facts you've learned effects your penpals' lives.


 * November 7th!

Go to [|http://www.spellingconnectionsonline.com]

Sign in on the yellow KIDS tab. Enter the same username and password you use for the Wiki. Select a level (1-8th grade). Start with the word sorts then work on spelling and reading. Finish with the spelling bee.

December 11th Please use this site to research each continent and four regions: http://online.culturegrams.com/ [|http://www.kidsgeo.com] http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Places/

AND TAKE THE GEOBEE http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geobee/

January 22 Read and respond: http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3751216 http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3751196 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123255448791302739.html

THEN read this: http://www.parade.com/export/sites/default/news/2009/01/barack-obama-letter-to-my-daughters.html

Read, watch, learn: http://www.barackobama.com/issues/service/**

January 29

Read this article and respond on the wiki discussion page: http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3751266

and http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3751270

as well as http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3751264

If you are done early: http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=708995

Go to the following website. Use your Cornell note form to gather information about Ancient Mesopotamia. http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/menu.html
 * February 5th: Task for today**

You have two major tasks for today: 1. Watch the video as a class and do a quick write discussion post about it. 2. Read about Hammurabi's laws. Write a letter to Hammurabi (at least two paragraphs) convincing him to either change or add a law. This will be posted in the discussion area. Read about the laws here: http://www.phillipmartin.info/hammurabi/hammurabi_situation_index.htm All the translated laws (scroll down on this page until you get to the numbers!!!) http://leb.net/~farras/history/hammurabi.htm
 * February 12**

1. Read the following article: [] 2. Respond to it on the discussion board (Jackie Robinson AM/PM). 3. [] 4. Enter your caption ON THE DISCUSSION part of the wiki (Discussion for Picture AM/PM)! 5. Read and respond on the wiki discussion "Green Law" AM/PM: []
 * April 20**

1. Take the quiz. It is open book. [] 2. Past your results into the discussion board under quizzes. Include all your answers so that I can review it. 3. We will correct Grammar with a Giggle together. You will turn in the sheet at the end of the week. We will type all answers.
 * April 29**

We will be researching Greek Mythology. Please only use links below: Greek Family Tree: [] [] [] []
 * May 4**

Use the site assigned to your number 1. [] 2. [] 3. [] 4. [] 5. []
 * May 5** (Happy Teacher Appreciation Day :) )

//For College Exploration Day:// //http://shuksan.wikispaces.com///
 * May 6**

Go to this site and explore the Olympic link and Greek Theater link. You need to type up 10 facts on each with your partner. Post them to the wiki discussion. Use your own words, capitalization, and punctuation! []
 * //May 7//**

NEXT: Greek timeline: use any of the links from May 5th above. You may also use your textbook!

[|**http://www.comfychair.org/~cmbell/myth/myth.html**] [|**http://jrscience.wcp.muohio.edu/downloads/TheConstellations.pdf**] [|**http://www.dibonsmith.com/constel.htm**] [|**http://www.theoi.com/Cat_Astraioi.html**] [|**http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/mythology/stars.html**]
 * May 28**

Your task for today is to explore the Greek Olympics. You will gather facts about the Ancient Olympics and compare/contrast it to the current Olympics. Use only the following: [] [] [] Use only the following: [] You will want at least **15+ facts** **written down/typed** up.
 * June 5**
 * First:** Gather facts on the Ancient Olympics. You will want at least **20+ facts**. **Write them down/type** them up to print later (Cornell note form if possible)
 * Second:** Research the current Olympics (do not spend too much time here...)
 * Finally:** Create a double bubble comparing the similarities/differences. Mr. Lingbloom will have a sample if you need to see what it looks like again. You need AT LEAST **6 similiarities and 6 differences**.

If you finish early, start taking notes on the Geography of Greece. You will want 20+ facts. Use this site only: []