Vacation Homework

Hi,
You will practice for our exam over the vacation.
I read this from yahoo answers.com and
1. Create a list that CONTRASTS Rome's government with our own.
2. Write one paragraph about the differences between the two governments (contrasts).

II. Now find your own source on the internet that helps you COMPARE the two governments.
1. Create a list that conpares the two governments
2. Write one paragraph that shows how they are similar (COOMPARES).


III. Go to http://regentprep.org and practice for next week's exam using the practice multiple choice questions.

Bring in your paragraphs and your two lists on January 3 when we come back.

Classwork for 12/9

Hi!

So here's what you have to do today.

1. Compare your list with your partner's.

2. PRIORITIZE! Create a list of what you guys believe to be the 3 -5 MOST important reasons why the Roman Republic came to an end.

3. Read this link from Answers.com

4. Each of you now must write TWO paragraphs about why the republic in Rome failed.

Be sure to use the process of creating a paragraph we discussed in class

HW#2

Scroll to the bottom to see the assignment.

This is the result of today's classwork. your job is to create a list thast comprises all of these reason. Download the pictures (all three of them) and write down each reason in your notebook. Bring them to class tomorrow so that we can create a list of priorities; the most enduring reasons why the Roman Republic failed.

HW#1

Arianna is a geek.

HW#2

1. Read link. Answer questions 1 - 45 at the end.

2. Comment on this post: What's one thing you're interested in about Rome.

HW#4; The Creation Myth of Rome

Tonight's homework is the 'creation myth' of Rome: The story of Romulus and Remus.

Watch this video from youtube....

...and read this story.

Then answer these questions:

1. Why were Romulus and Remus both raised away from their uncle?

2. How did they both come to be rulers of their land?

3. How did Romulus come to be the only ruler of the land? why?

4. About what year did all this take place according to the MYTH

5. About what year did this take place according to SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES (archeology)?

6. LATIN was the language of Rome. Where does the term 'Latin' come from?

7. What was the name of the river that Rome was founded near?

8. Describe the difference between a CREATION MYTH and HISTORICAL (or scientific) 'FACT'

9. Why is the creation myth more interesting than the science?

10. What is our 'creation myth'?

We're going over this in class on Tuesday.

HW #3

go to youtube.com (or another video website that you think may work) .

1. Find a video that is related to the Hindu concept, Brahman. Your video must
a. Describe the relationship between Brahman and the three Gods that you studied.
b. Teach me something about Hinduism that you firmly believe I will learn

2. Link this vide to your blog
OR
or ... OR ... or embed the video that you choose in your blog.

Here's how you embed a video in your blog from youtube.com ....

*find your video and play it
*as it is playing, look for the button that says 'embed' (it is usually loacted on the bottom right of the video)
*When you click that button, you'll see some code and an option to copy the code. Copy the code (it will be on your computer's clipboard)
*Now go to your blog, and click the "NEW POST" button
*In the upper right corner of the "NEW POST" window, there will be 2 tabs. One says"compose" and the other says "Edit Html". Click the "Edit Html" tab.
*Now right click/paste the code into your entry and click "Publish Post"