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=[|bruary 10, 2008 Monday-Friday]= Posted on February 10, 2008 by [|Mr. B]. [|edit.] Categories: [|Daily Plans]. This week every class period will be devoted to finishing the children’s books on the War of 1812/Star Spangled Banner for the [|elementary kids in Amherst, VA]. Today we will start off with some simple guidelines and tips and then the rest of the time you will be working on your own. I highly recommend using our Team 8-2 War of 1812 search engine. You can check the wiki for topics for each of your pages if you get stuck. For those of you with an extra hour this week, check out this [|60 year old movie about an American ship carrying $10 million in gold that is mutinied and the Captain is set adrift during the War of 1812.] This week’s blog post:

Contact a student from another country from our blogging buddies list. Leave a comment on their latest post asking them the what do they think of when they hear the words “United States.” What are some symbols they would use to represent the United States. In your post please include the address of the blog you left a comment on, and then include the answer when they reply.

Checklist for this week– make a new page on your wikipage and place work there, or print out and keep in folder: __//**Monday**//__ Answer the following questions. Determine what each page in your book will be about and the type of picture you will include (example and example). __//**Tuesday**//__ Do additional research for each page. Look for that interesting little “factoid” to breathe some life and curiosity into your pages. __//**Wednesday**//__ Write the lines for each page (example). __//**Thursday**//__ Create the pictures for each page. __//**Friday**//__ Finish-up

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