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My Country Report

The Country of

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A Research Report by _____________

May 2002

Introduction

<Perhaps have a country slogan here>

The People Who are the people

The People of the Country

Change the information in this section so that it is about your country.

<This report template is complete with Styles for a Table of Contents and an Index. From the Insert menu, choose Reference, then Index and Tables. Click on the tab you would like. Be sure to choose the Custom Format.

Create a graph for your country’s ethnic groups by going to:

http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/graphing/index.asp

Enter the ethnic group data into the website and then make the graph.

XE indicates an index entry field. The index field collects index entries specified by XE. To insert an index entry field, select the text to be indexed, and choose Reference, Index and Tables from the Insert menu. Click on the Index tab to receive the Index dialog box.>

Geography How the land affects Life

The Land

The country of _______ has…

To create your own version of this template, choose File New General Templates and select this template. Be sure to indicate "template" as the document type in the bottom right corner.

1. Insert your company information in the name and your address in the frame in the upper right corner of the cover page.

2. Choose File Save As. At the bottom of the menu, choose Document Template in the Save File as Type: box. Save the file under a new name to protect the original, or use the same name to replace the existing version.

To create a document, choose File New General Templates and choose the template you just created. Assuming you followed the steps above, your company information should appear in place.

Get links to maps and other resources at: http://abcteach.com/directory/researchreports/maps/countries/

How to Delete Graphics

To delete a graphic, click on each object (in Print Layout View) to select, and press Delete. To delete the Return Address frame, click on the text to reveal the bounding border of the frame. Click on the border, and press Delete.

To lighten or darken the gray shaded areas, first select Headers and Footers from the View menu. Select Show/Hide Document Text and then click on the graphic to select the frame. This will open up the Picture toolbar menu. Experiment with the options to achieve the best shade for your printer. Once you are happy with the changes you have made, close the picture toolbar.

How to Create a Footnote

To create a footnote, choose Reference, Footnote from the Insert menu and click ok.

How to Force a Page Break

In general, the best way to force a page break is to first insert a blank paragraph, and choose Break from the Insert menu. In the dialog box, click the Page Break button, and then OK.

Natural Resources

The country of __________ has many natural resources. The most important resources are…

Economy How people make a living

The most important industries of __________ are _________________, ____________ and _________________. Continue to give details

How to Modify a Table

To modify an existing table, such as the table below, position your cursor in any cell. To modify the table, access the Table menu to select the desired action and/or result.

Agricultural Products

Crop/Livestock	Current Share	Share in 3 Yrs.
Corn	50%	30%
Hogs	25%	35%
Soy	15%	22%
Other	10%	12%

Table: Projected Growth of Competitors.

How To Edit Table Text

Table text can be edited and formatted like regular text. Simply select text and type to replace, or apply different formats as needed using the various formatting menus.

You can search for additional help on the Help menu.

Places of Interest

What to see and what to do

The most famous landmarks of the country

History

Pre-history

Write about what archaeologists have learned about early peoples of the country.

Early History (to 1500)

Who were the first known civilizations in the country?

Did they build up a colony? If so, what type? Were there wars fought over the land?

Colonial Era

Was the country a colony? What countries controlled it? Was it a colonial power? If so, what countries did it rule?

Modern Era (1900-Today)

What has happened to the nation in the past 200+ years

Major Events

What are some of the major events in the country’s history?

Government

Form of Government (Democracy, Democratic Monarchy, One party Communist Government, etc.)

The current government of…

1. Head of State
2. Head of government
3. Legislative Body/ies:
4. Judicial (Courts and Justice)
5. Role of the Military
6. Sufferage: Who gets to vote and at what age? Who can be elected?

Conclusion What I have learned

Bibliography

Books

Cohen, Daniel. America's Favorite Country. New

York: Doubleday, 1985.

Smith, Elizabeth, and David Wright. The Iowa I Remember.

Chicago: Macmillan, 1995.

Encyclopedia

Eiselen, Malcolm R. "Iowa." The World Book

Encyclopedia. 1999.

"Iowa." Compton's Encyclopedia. 1998.

Encyclopedia and other publications on CD-ROM:

Cashman, Katharine V. "Iowa." World Book Multimedia

Encyclopedia. 1999 ed. CD-ROM. Chicago: World Book

Inc., 1999.

"Iowa." Encarta 2001. CD-ROM. Seattle: Microsoft Corporation, 2001

World Wide Web

WriteLine, LLC. "Iowa." Postcards From Across America. 2 May 2002

<http://postcardsfrom.com/t1/990927.html>.

Winter, Mark. "Nitrogen." WebElements. 9 July 1999 <http://www.shef.

ac.uk/chemistry/web-elements/N/key.html>.

Social Studies Review 8.4

View Review at: SS 8.4 Review

SS 8.4 Test Review

1.	The mathematics of points, lines and surfaces.
2.	The mathematics of spheres and cylinders.
3.	The philosophy that happiness comes from reason and duty, not from emotions.
4.	The philosophy that happiness is the goal of life.
5.	Someone who studies the stars, planets and other heavenly bodies.
6.	The city which was the center of culture, including theater.
7.	Eratosthenes used his knowledge of geometry and astronomy to accurately calculate the earth's __________________.
8.	He was the most famous Greek mathematician.
9.	She is known as being the first woman mathematician whose writings have survived.
10.	Among his developments and inventions were the lever, catapult, value of Pi, the compound pulley and solid geometry.

SS Chapter 8 Study Guide

http://sjteach.org/ssCh8Review.html

8.3 Social Studies

Quiz Name:	SS 8.2 Greek Philosophy and History
Type:	Multiple Choice (random answer order)
Instructions:

1. He believed that all relationships in the world could be expressed in numbers A- Plato B- Aristotle C- Pythagoras

2. The ”father of history” who wrote about the Persian Wars A- Herodotus B- Mr. Curry C- Aristotle

3. The author of The Republic, he was a student of Socrates and the teacher of Aristotle. A- Plato B- Thucydides C- Pythagoras

4. A group of philosophers who traveled from place to place teaching believed students should use their time to improve themselves and they also taught there was no absolute right or wrong. A- Sophists B- Helots C- Historians

5. Teaching method that asks students pointed questions. A- Cooperative Learning B- Socratic Method C- Service Learning

6. In the Republic, Plato described his ideal ____________ A- wife B- government C- hamburger

7. The __________ taught how to win arguments and make political speeches. A- Sophists B- Academy C- Lyceum

8. Aristotle taught the _________ ______, which said that a person should do nothing in excess. A- Golden Rule B- Golden Mean C- Golden Touch

9. Aristotle’s principle of ____________ is still used by scientists today. A- Relativity B- Observation C- Gravity

10. Thucydides, who fought in the Peloponnesian War and later wrote the history of it, is considered to be the greatest ____________of the ancient world. A- historian B - philosopher C -soldier

Review for 8.3 - Alexander the Great


1. a time period when Greek language and ideas spread to non-Greek people of southwest Asia

a. The Age of Pericles 2. The Golden Age 3. The Hellenistic Era

2. the Macedonian king who took over Greece

a. Cyrus the Great b. Philip II c. George III

3. the city in Egypt that became one of the most important in the ancient world, founded by Alexander.

a. Cairo b. Memphis c. Alexandria

4. What a person leaves behind when he or she dies

a. legacy b. armada c. armies

5. At age 20, _______ took over as king of Macedonia

a. Plutarch b. Herod c. Alexander

6. Philip trained a vast ______ to help him take over the Greek city-states one-by-one?

a. army b. navy c. trade network

7. After Phillip II died, Alexander fulfilled his dream of conquering the _______ _________.

a. Roman Empire b. the Kingdom of Kush c. Persian Empire

8. Alexander is considered a great military leader because

a. he personally and bravely rode into battle in front of his troops
b. He paid mercenary soldiers to fight for him

9. This Athenian lawyer urged the Greek city-states to join together to defend against the Macedonian conquest.

a. Pericles b. Hercules c. Demosthenes

10. How did Alexander plan to unite the people in his new empire?

a. By forcing the conquered people to obey the Greek leaders he put in control.
b. by using Persians as officials and encouraging his soldiers to marry Asian women

More Country Project Samples

Country Project Samples

Brother Scaffolded Responses Brother from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

Selection: pages 263-265 Questions: page 266

1. Point of view: This story is told from the _____ -person point of view (first or third). I know this because the narrator uses the pronoun __ and tells us that Baily is her __________.
2. The narrator/writer, who is Maya Angelou, describes her physical appearance as being _________ while her other family members were attractive.
3. Bailey sticks up for his sister when people say unkind things about her by __________ them and __________ ____ of those who are mean to his sister.
4. Bailey rarely was punished for his behavior because _________________________.
5. Three things which Bailey is good at are ______________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________.
6. According to the writer, the thing a lonely child needs most is ______________________ _______________________________________________________________________.

7.

1. Characteristic	Descriptions of Bailey (quote phrases from selection)	My response to the description
   Bailey's Voice	______________________ ______________________
   __________________	______________________ ______________________
   __________________	______________________ ______________________

8. I would describe Bailey's personality as _______________________________________. 9. In the last paragraph, the writer says that Bailey was her _____________. I think that what she means by this is that ______________________________________________.

Quiz Preview

Question Preview:

1. This selection is mainly about the writer’s love for her __________
2. In what way is Bailey different than the narrator? He is __________, while she is ________________.
3. Bailey insults Mrs. Coleman’s son because — Mrs. Coleman made unkind ______ about Bailey’s _______
4. After Bailey insults Mrs. Coleman’s son —Bailey and his sister __________________
5. As the writer explains, why could Bailey “count on few punishments”? He was the _______ of his family no matter what he said or did.
6. Which of the following does the narrator mention as Bailey’s accomplishments? He could convincingly _____ _____ in church.
7. What incident in the story happens in the Store-- Bailey takes two ________ from a ______.
8. Summarize why Maya Angelou thinks that Bailey is the greatest person in the world? He _______ her, _____________ her, and makes her _______.
9. At the end of the selection, the narrator calls Bailey her —__________ _____________
10. Which pronoun refers to the narrator of “Brother”?
11. The focus of this selection is Maya Angelou's brother Bailey. How would you identify the kind of narration in “Brother”? It is ______-person point of view

SS Chapter 8 Section 2 Greek Philosophy and History

Book Report Presentations Spring 2008

Fantastic Work on the Spring book Report

Language Arts: Storm p 252 and page 260

Storm Question Response Scaffolding

This is intended to help those students who are not sure how to write complete sentence answers see how the complete sentence answers need to be written.
Students are required to rewrite the complete answer on lined paper.

Story: Storm from Woodsong by Gary Paulsen pages 244-252

Reading Check p. 252

1. The narrator of these stories about Storm is the writer ________________ who is also the dog's companion.
2. This story is told in the (first-person) OR (third-person) point of view as the narrator is also a main character using pronouns such as I.
3. Create a graph or flow chart which shows the structure of Gary Paulsen's text:

Paulsen Introduces Storm

Anecdote #1: Storm and the ______

Anecdote #2: ______ and the stove

Anecdote #3: Storm and the _______

4. In the selection, Storm teaches Gary Paulsen a lesson about _______________________________________. Storm does this by ______ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

5. By describing Storm, Gary Paulsen gives us clues to his own character. From this, I can infer that Gary is ________________________.

6. I think that the author's main idea in writing this selection is __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

7. Biography or Autobiography: Explain which this selection is and give at least one sentence proving why it is either a biography or autobiography.


Writing Response: Write a short paragraph or 2 from Storm's point of view in which you write about your companion, Gary Paulsen.



Reading Informational Materials
Bringing Tang Home / Where the Heart Is page 260

1. Possible Main Ideas
Write down the name of any of the 3 selections which share a main idea
Storm=Storm Bringing Tang Home=Tang Where the Heart Is=Heart

A. Humans and animals have a special bond	B. There are many things about animals that humans can't explain
C. Animals may understand humans better than humans understand animals	D. Humans can learn from their animal friends

2. For each story, write which main idea best describes which and explain why

Storm=_______________________________________________________________

Bringing Tang Home=___________________________________________________

Where the Heart Is=____________________________________________________


Test Practice #1-4:

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2. ___
3. ___
4. ___
   

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