Homework

//India/China Unit Jeopardy

Due 5/3/10// Read the article "Where is India Heading?" by Fareed Zakaria.

Answer/Address the 4 questions at the bottom of the page:
 * 1 & 2 should be noted within the article itself
 * 3 can be listed on the back of the article or on a separate piece of paper
 * 4 should be typed out as at least a full page (double spaced, size 12 font), make sure to use information from the article and your own opinion

//Due 4/13/10// Read "A Continent at Risk" by Donald G. McNeil, Jr:
 * Outline article in traditional I, A, 1, a... format. (see me with any questions)
 * What is your opinion on the main topic(s) of the article? (Make medication more affordable/Protect the rights of scientists/Something else)
 * Find a more recent (after 2006) resource that provides analysis of this debate.
 * Write a 2 page opinion/analysis paper. Your writing should include:
 * Your specific opinion on the topic presented in the article
 * Support for your opinion from the class article
 * Support for your opinion from your individual article
 * Your suggested resolution for the problem
 * Include a Works Cited with both articles and make sure to have information (and thus in-text citations) from both articles!


 * Africa Unit Test Study Guide -** Test is 4/15/10

Africa Jeopardy Questions

//Due 3/22/10// Read "Helping Africa Save Itself" by Whitney Schneidman:
 * Outline article in traditional I, A, 1, a... format. (see me with any questions)
 * What is your opinion on the main topic(s) of the article? (continue providing aid to Africa as is/change the way the West provides aid to Africa)
 * Find another resource that supports your opinion. (Make sure to cite both articles for your paper!)
 * Write a 2 page opinion/analysis paper. Your writing should include:
 * Your specific opinion on the topic presented in the article
 * Support for your opinion from the class article
 * Support for your opinion from your individual article
 * Your suggested resolution for the problem

Due 3/2/10



Due 1/26/10
 * Complete student/parent contract
 * Join class wikispace
 * Check Current Events calendar

//Due 2/8/10//
Make sure you **cite all resources** you use at the end of your paper.
 * Read the NPR interview** of Scott Simon, titled [|Iran Changed 30 Years After Revolution]. Then, **find an additional article** about Iran today (some potential topics include protests in 2009 and 2010, nuclear power, elections, etc.) and **outline it** (I, A, 1, a, etc. - please ask questions if you are unfamiliar with this format).
 * Write a 1-2 page paper** about how you feel Iran has changed since the Revolution in 1979. Have things improved/declined? Have the people/government followed through with the idealism of the Revolution? Should we, the United States, handle our diplomatic relationship with Iran differently? These are just some suggestions to consider.

Use the terms in this study guide to help prepare for our unit test on 2/25/10