Reading for Vocabulary and Summaries

Students will choose one of the following articles to read. They need to find at least two words they are not familiar with. Moreover, students will summarize  the article in one paragraph. This will be done in their Language Arts notebooks. Lastly, the students will look up the definition for the two words they are not familiar with.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100924/ap_on_re_us/us_texas_education_islam
http://www.mercurynews.com/giants/ci_16158888?nclick_check=1

The Historian's Sources

http://memory.loc.gov/learn/lessons/psources/source.html
This site will guide you on your activity for today.

Good Tidings Permission Slip

http://web.me.com/alr11178/Mr._Uribes_Page/Online_Documents.html

Parents please download and return on Monday. My apologies for not getting these out sooner, I'm afraid that I'm in the beginning stages of a cold for that last two days.

Interpreting Maps

Students will indentify geographic features of Native American culture regions. This activity will help you draw conclusions about some of the challenges of adapting to various environments.

In your table group you will be assigned a Amerindian culture region and will have to examine a physical map of the region, a climate map of the region, and a vegetation map of the region. 

Students will write one paragraph about the geographic features of the
region. Repeat this process using climate and vegetation maps for informa-
tion on weather, plant life, and natural resources. Write another paragraph
describing the challenges of life in this environment. Each group should
make three inferences about how Native American groups in this region
might have adapted to their environment.








Physical Map
http://www.zim24travel.com/images/maps/northamerica.jpg

Climate Map
http://www.theodora.com/maps/new9/usa_climate_zones_map.jpg
Vegetation Map

 

http://www.barry.warmkessel.com/YELLOWSTONE.html