Continue working on you All About Me project. You will have today and tomorrow in class to finish the project. Refer back to the instruction document for more information (referenced in Friday's announcements). Please come in the room at lunch (doesn't matter which one) if you need to work or have questions. Wojo's schedule this week: Monday: lunch yes Tuesday: lunch no Wednesday: lunch yes Thursday: lunch and afterschool yes Friday: lunch yes Current events quiz this Friday. To get into practice, answer the questions below. No, you don't have to turn them in, but it would be a good idea to practice with them. Current Events Quiz
Week of Aug. 23 - 27, 2010
Questions:
1. Which state passed a controversial immigration law last spring that is still being challenged in court?
2. A federal judge this week blocked an attempt to expand what type of medical research?
3. Several brands of what food item have been recalled now in more than 14 states due to an outbreak of salmonella poisoning?
4. What athlete, in the news since last November because of his marital
troubles, again made headlines this week because his divorce was
finalized?
5. What Asian country has had 17 million people affected by recent flooding?
6. Sales of what item hit a 15-year low in figures released this week, dropping more than 27 percent since June?
7. "Race to the Top" grant competition gave out more than $4 billion to states this week to help them change and improve what?
Extra credit: Name one that received some of this money.
8. What country is the site of a cave-in that has had 33 miners trapped
underground for almost three weeks although they are now receiving
supplies through a 4-inch-wide tube?The New York Times is an excellent resource to help you prepare for your weekly quizzes. Of course you can go to http://www.nytimes.com anytime, but as a student in journalism (newspaper, online, yearbook) you also have access to the online e-edition (the print newspaper online):
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