Tuesday, January 27, 2004

FEATURE/NEWS: Current Event Practice

Getting there….

>Open your browser.

>Click on the link below the title - RURAL CAMBODIA.

>Go to NEW WINDOW.

>Click on the link below the student information and question section.

 

ACTIVITY:

Read the articles first, then answer the questions. When done, be sure to write your score at the bottom of the page.

 

Related Article

*RURAL  CAMBODIA http://www.nytimes.com/learning/students/pop/20040127snaptuesday.html  (January 26, 2004)

 

Student Information and Questions

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/snapshot/student/20040127.html

 

 

Wednesday, Jan. 28th

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Assignment

>Open your browser.

>Click on http://www.nytimes.com/learning/

>Click on “News Summaries”

Read one of the news articles summarized and write a letter to the editor about your response to the story. Did you disagree with something in the article? Did you agree with something in the article?

>Click on the LETTER TO THE EDITOR LINK.

>For the email use : esmscomputers@yahoo.com. This is the class email site for the 2004 school year.

>Print a copy of what you wrote before you click on send. Be sure to print from 1 to 1.