1. Ask your parents about any European ancestry you may have. Try to find out the names of as many great-grandparents as you can (you should have 8) and which countries they may have come from. Write this down. If your parents don't know that's totally fine, but I want you to inquire. ; ) They may tell you that they don't know but that "so and so" knows. If that's the case, make note of that too.
2. Learn the countries of Europe on Sheppard Software here:
Geography of Europe
Work through the learning level (L) then work through level 1 trying to identify the countries region by region (notice the drop down region menu to the left).
3. You'll also notice the info bar to the left that has links to information about all the countries.
A. Pick one country from your "list of European countries I'd like to know more about," click on the link for that country and read about. Write down three interesting or important things you learned from your reading.
B. Pick one country you know absolutely nothing about (maybe never even heard of!) click on the link, read about it and do the same---find and write down three interesting or important things.
More to come, but that should get the early birds started. ; )
Photo ID:
Who can identify the European city that is the backdrop photo on the blog? I have a small prize and bragging rights to the first one who emails me the correct name. Tuesday Update--Willa got it! Florence, Italy. Great job Willa. : )
NEWLY ADDED WORK:
- Use the internet intelligently to do QUALITY research on the items listed on the following pages in the Europe packet I handed out last week: pp. 134-139
- Correct your Europe pre-quiz---notice what you missed, highlight it with a highlighter. Be sure you learn these at Shepphard software and/or by studying through repetition. Here is a link to a blank Europe map exactly like the one in class if you want to practice.
That's it for this week. See you Friday. Anticipate a possible Europe country quiz since you've been practicing!
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