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Today, you will go to links on Mexican and Latino culture, and learn more about their heritage. Go to any of these links for 10 minutes:
Click on “Explore Objects” to learn about these artifacts of Latino culture
This is an article with links to other information about Mexico’s Independence Day
Then write three things that you learned here.
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Today, we will be learning about African American culture. You will read some Web pages about African American history, and share three things you learned. Here are some sites to go to:
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Look at the column on the right where it says “Blogroll”. Those are blogs for other classes in North America. We will be starting to comment on other classroom blogs. Today, I want you to spend 10 minutes reading some of these blogs. Then send me a comment here telling me what you learned, what looked interesting, and how you feel about talking to these other classes.
behavior: (noun) a way someone acts
embarrassed: (verb) to feel shy or uncomfortable
generation: (noun) a singe stage in history
history: (noun) things that happened in the past
impressed: (verb) to effect someone’s feelings
intricate: (adjective) to have lots of detail
jabbering: (verb) to talk without making sense
manager: (noun) person in charge