Opening Activity:  Simply write the number and the matching letter in your post. 

Current Events Quiz

Week of Sept.  10 – 14, 2012

 

NAMES of people in the NEWS. Match the description with this week’s newsmaker.

 

 _____ 1. Angelina Jolie          a. Republican presidential candidate

 

______2. Amy Bishop             b. Republican vice presidential candidate

 

______3. Mitt Romney            c. Democratic presidential candidate

 

______4. Barack Obama        d. Democratic vice presidential candidate

 

______5. Rahm Emanuel       e. Celebrity UN envoy who visited Syrian refugees

 

______6.         HillaryClinton  f. Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives

 

______7. John Boehner          g. University prof. standing trial for shooting colleagues

 

______8. Joe Biden                 h. Scottish tennis player who won the U.S. Open

 

______9.  Paul Ryan               i. U.S. Secretary of State

 

_____10. Andy Murray           j. Mayor of the city where teacher strike is occurring

LESSON:
Finish Reading "Aim for the Heart"  pages 5-11.

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HOMEWORK:  Write and post the focus statements for all 3 of today's Flash stories on your blog.
Remember:  Focus Statement is 3 Words:  Subject, Verb, Object