Social Studies Starter - Start Here:1. Write the following in your planner:
Homework:
* Mesopotamia project research - due today, Monday, November 1st, 2010
* Work on your Mesopotamia project - due Friday, November 12th, 2010
2. Turn to the THIRD section of your social studies notebook and check to see that journal entries 1, 2, 3, and 4 are complete. Please number each journal entry as you see below, check to see that the whole question is written down and you have a GOOD paragraph for your answer. After checking journals 1 - 4 complete journal question # 5, which is new today. Put the journal question at the top of a NEW notebook page along with today's date (Monday, November 1st, 2010), number the journal entry #5 and write a GOOD paragraph for the answer.
#1 Why study history?
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#2 If you were going to establish a new settlement, what factors would you consider when choosing a location? Describe the perfect place for your settlement.
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#3 Journal question: The ideas and tools people develop to make their lives easier are called technology. Describe the technology that is at work in this school. List the types of technology and HOW it is used.
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#4 Journal Question - The Sumerians wrote with pointed reed instruments in soft clay tablets. Imagine your usual writing utensils disappeared for a week. What materials could you use to complete your writing assignments?
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#5. Journal Question - A ghost town is a deserted place that was once a thriving town or city. Write a story about spending a day in a night alone in a ghost town.
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3. Go to Study Island and work on the social studies assignment in either game mode or question mode.
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