Your Eastside Catholic essays are submitted, so all you have left is your ISEE in two weeks. I am proud of you and I love you.
ISEE Study
- Double Blank vocabulary #7-25 on pages 76-77.
- Associations #21-39 page 63.
- Expository Passage #4 and 5 on pages 138-141.
- Descriptive Passage #5 adn 6 on pages 124-127.
- Do simplifying expresions pages 190-191.
Religion & Bible History (None Wednesday)
- Read Faith and Life Chapter 12.
- Read Mark 6:7-29 and the corresponding pages in Heaven's Roar.
- Read Bible History Unit 7 Part II:3-4 and do the questions.
- Read He Leadeth Me Chapter 14.
Language Arts (None Wednesday)
Literature
- Come discuss the book so far through Chapter 10 with Mom.
- I want you to write a nice book report on the story. This is due Friday. Create a report as follows:
- Part I. Write a brief summary of the book.
- Part II. Tell the story of Boxer in your own words, including his amazing faithfulness and hard work and the injustices against him.
- Part III. Give your opinion of the actions of the pigs in the story.
- Part IV. Explain how and why the animals willingingly allowed their reights to be eroded away. Compare what happened in the story with what might have happened if the pigs had mde all the changes they made in a more outright, public, and truthful manner.
- Part V. What isyour opinion about the significance of educating the young? (Recall what Napoleon did with the puppies.) Shoudl the government have complete control over their education? Explain and support your answer.
- Part VI Explain what we should learn from this book as citizens.
English From the Roots Up
- Learn the three new roots for this week - manus, ped/pedis, bracchium
- List as many extra words that fit the new roots as you can on a piece of paper.
- Study the roots throughout the week.
- 5 Paragraph essay book pages 32-33
- 5 Paragraph essay book pages 34
- 5 Paragraph essay book pages 35-40
- 5 Paragraph essay book pages 41-42
- Read book 9 Chapter 13 and the Graphic Book on Charles Lindbergh.
- Read book 9 Chapters 10 and 11 on baseball.
- Mount Rushmore - Watch this video on Mount Rushmore
- Watch America the Story of US Episode 9 Bust
- The Stock Market: Read Book 9 Chapters 14/15
Lesson 1
- Read
this page about newspapers as primary resources. Just read this one page.
- Then “be the historian.” On this page you’ll do each activity.
Lesson 2
- Read
this page about official documents as primary resources. Just read this one page.
- Then “be the historian.” On this page you’ll do each activity.
Lesson 3
- Read
this page about personal accounts as primary resources. Just read this one page.
- Then
“be the historian.” On this page you’ll do
each activity.
- Watch “212 Degrees” Video (3.34 Minutes)
- Watch “You Can Learn Anything” Video (1.31 Minutes)
- Watch “Growing Your Mind” Video (3.04 Minutes)
Although the countries of South America are diverse, most have a blend of Native American, African, and European heritages, as well as a strong Spanish or Portugese influence on language and culture. The region's population of over 420 million people live in 12 countries and 3 dependent territorites.
The early empires of South America, including the Inca and the Nazca, developed sophisticated civilizations. The first European settlers, mostly from Spain and Portugal, arrived in the late 15th century and dominated the future development of the continent. Africans followed in the 16th century as forced laborers to work on plantations in Brazil and the West Indies. Asian immigrants first settled in the 19th century, and formed ethnic communities in Peru and Brazil, as well as Mexico and Cuba.
Patterns of human settlement in South America vary from sparsely populated Brazilian rainforests and Chilean deserts to the "populated rim" with megacities. Since the 1950s, many South Americans have migrated from rural areas to coastal cities. The economies in most South American countries reflect a historic dependence on farming as well as increasing reliance on a devleoping industrial sector. Countriesi n the region are faced with the problem of trying to improve the economic conditions of their people without doing irreparable harm to the environment.
Industrial growth in the region is limited by high mountains, dense forests, a drain on profits by foreigners, and political instability. Some South American countries are developing industries, but many of these industries are controlled by multinational corporations, who take their profits out of the country.
The tropical cliomates produce ideal growing conditions for tropical fruits, such as pineapple, papaya, and guava, as well as coffee and cacao, the main ingredient in chocoalte. Countries depending on only one or two export products can experience hardships in case of crop failures due to drought, disease or other natural disasters.
Brazil produces over 40% of the exports from South America, with Chile and Argentina following at around 12% each of the total. Brazil exports beef, sugar, iron, steel, woodpulp, corn, soybeans, and oil seed crops (grown to produce cooking oil). The deforestation caused by increased production of livestock and crops increased Brazil's greenouse gas emissions over 40% between 1990 and 2005.
The physical geography of the region hampers the development of transporation and communications systems throughout South America. Outside of urban areas, high mountains and dense vegetation make construction difficult and expensive, but a few major roadways exist. The Pan American Highway runs the length of Mexico, Central America, and South America. The Trans-Amazon Highway in Brazil links the interior of the Amaon Basin with the rest of the country and withthe surrounding countries of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. Ironically, the opneing up of isolated regions of the Amazon rainforest has led to some of the region's and the world's most pressing challenges, including destruction of the rainforest and its biodiversity. Some countries have well-developed rail systems, while inland waterways remain important for transportation.
The rainforests of Brazil, like those in other parts of the world, are rapidly disappearing. Brazil has to balance the need to preserve the forests with economic development, which means cutting down large tracts of forests to make way for settlements, farms and ranches, roads, and access to natural resources. Rapidly growing cities face problems of overcrowding, substandard housing, air pollution, and inadequate resources for sanitaiton, employment, health care, and education. Many of the challenges of industrialization - pollution, overcrowding, public health - are global in scope. The endangered Amazon rainforests, for example, has been recognized as one of the world's greatest conservation challenges.
While Roman Catholicisim has been the dominant religion in South America since the colonial era, many South Americans have blended indigenous customs with those introduced by Europeans and Africans. Various art forms, including murals and music, also reflect a mixture of Native American, African, and European influences. South American life revolves around ties to the community and extended family.
Learning:
- Read Geography of the Human and Physical World pages 223-229
- Read about Indigenous Languages of South America here
- Read about the Largest Countries in South America here
- Read about Agriculture of South America here
Assignments:
*Remember to work on your semester reading assignment. It's not due until January, but you can turn it in early if you are done.
Mapping:
- This week names of each South American country. Add the capitol of each country and any major cities.
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