- This is just an overview and FYI for next week.
- ALL the details and information you need are in ItsLearning which will go live Monday morning.
- You DO NOT need to do anything in the Digital Backpack for Social Studies for the week of March 30-April 3 (but you may do any of it that appeals to you).
- Miss y'all! Please email if you need anything!
March 23-27, y’all learned about the Ganges/Ganga River and
how essential it is to the spiritual and physical health of India. It also plays a huge role in the economics
and politics.
This week, we’re finally going to read A Long Walk to
Water – another example of how essential water is to humans. You will have
several options to get the book, so don’t stress.
Salva Dut – who is featured in the book was supposed to
visit our school next month. Because of
the virus, he is rescheduled to come in October. You will STILL get a chance to see him/meet
him next school year.
Task One: Read
the background information about Sudan and South Sudan.
Task Two: Read A
Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park and answer the questions in Google Docs.
Options to read the book: (The audio version narrated by David Baker and Cynthia Bishop is far superior to the one on YouTube. It also includes music made with traditional Sudanese instruments used
as transitions.)
1) If you have an older sibling who went through MMS, they
may have a copy.
2) You can find the audio book free on YouTube.
3) Get a free copy of the better version of the audio
book on Amazon with a free Audible trial.
4) Check out the electronic or print version from the school
or public library.
4) Buy an electronic version of the print or audio book from
Amazon, Audible, Barns and Nobel, Kindle, etc.
Task Four: Join
us for a Zoom discussion/question and answer session on Friday at 1:00 pm OR 2:00 pm. Ideally, 1st and 2nd period will meet at 1:00 and 3rd and 7th will meet at 2:00, but if you need to swap it's not a problem.
1. Dress
appropriately for video conferencing.
2. Mute
your mic unless you have been called.
3. Raise
your hand and the teacher will call on you.
4.
Check your surroundings for anything you would not want to share with the
world.
5.
Act as if the meeting will be recorded and played for the principal.
