Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Do you come from a land down under?

My apologies to all of you that I'm out sick today. I would like you to start thinking about Australia.

First, please respond to the question posted on padlet. Access it by clicking here.

Next, watch the Men At Work music video (It's a great song from the 1980s) and think about the stereotypes of what Australia are.



Third, please complete the Country Fact Sheet on Australia using the CIA World Factbook.

Fourth, check out the infographic below to learn more about Australia. Pick three facts from it and find out more about them. E-mail me with what you find out.

50 Things You Didn
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Lastly, Australia Day is on Monday. Check out the video below(that a teacher from Australia sent me). Your homework is to research Australia Day and think of something that you would do to celebrate the holiday.

Monday, January 5, 2015

Resources for today's class

Welcome back everyone. The link posted below will help you during today's class.

How did you celebrate the holidays?

Your country preference

East Asia Map Quiz

Religion and Flags

Did you know that sixty-four countries have religious symbols on their flags? Click here to learn more.