Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Alvarado Primary

Room 14,

You have finished your research. Now, I want you to post to the blog. FOR THIS POST DON'T GIVE YOUR NAME BECAUSE I WANT YOUR VOTES TO BE ANOYMOUS. In your post tell which canidate (McCain, OBama or Clinton) you would vote for and write at least four sentences as to why you think they are the best canidate. I will count the votes and let you know who won the Alvarado Primary.

MAY THE BEST CANIDATE WIN! Mr. B

Friday, April 4, 2008

Alvarado Primary







Room 13,




The Democratic race between Hillary Clinton and BarackObama is very close. The primary election in Pennsylvania could be the one to decide who will run against John McCain. I want you to research the three canidates and answer the following biographical questions about Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and John McCain. Use a search engine to find the information, http://www.google.com/ or http://www.nettreker.com/.


Write your answers down on the worksheet.



1. Where and when were they born?

2. When and who did they marry?

3. From what University did they graduate? Also tell the year of graduation?

4. What year were they elected to the United States Senate?

5. What year did the run for the Democratic Party Presidential Nomination?

When you finish, I want you to post to the blog. FOR THIS POST DON'T GIVE YOUR NAME BECAUSE I WANT YOUR VOTES TO BE ANOYMOUS. In your post tell which canidate you would vote for and write at least four sentences as to why you think they are the best canidate. I will count the votes and let you know who won the Alvarado Primary.


MAY THE BEST CANIDATE WIN!
Mr. B

Wednesday, April 2, 2008

New World Encounters




Room 22,

Today you will visit a web site that has a ton of information about the time when Native American and Europeans first met. You will go to the link http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/
and explore the site, thinking about the questions below.

1. How was daily life different for the Native Americans and the Europeans? In your opinion which group was better able to survive? Tell why.

2.Describe the journey from Europe to North America. Why was it difficult and dangerous?

3. Describe the Thanksgiving dinner. Tell who came and what they ate. If you were invited to that meal, which group would you represent and what would you bring to share?

After you explore the site, pick one of the three questions and post an answer to the one you chose. Please review how to post (below) before you write. Write at least 5 sentences and give as much detail as you can. I look forward to reading your posts!


1. At the bottom of this post, click where it says “Comments”.

2. Type your paragraph in the “Leave your Comment” box.

3. Type in the Word Verification.

4. Type in the Username alvarado & Password *******.

5. Click on the orange “Publish your Comment” tab.

Mr. Bee

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

2008 Alvarado Primary
















Room 11,

The Democratic race between Hillary Clinton and BarackObama is very close. The primary election in Pennsylvania could be the one to decide who will run against John McCain. I want you to research the three canidates and answer the following biographical questions about Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and John McCain. Use a search engine to find the information, http://www.google.com/ or http://www.netrekker.com/.




Write your answers down on the worksheet.
1. Where and when were they born?
2. When and who did they marry?
3. From what University did they graduate? Also tell the year of graduation?
4. What year were they elected to the United States Senate?
5. What year did the run for the Democratic Party Presidential Nomination?




When you finish, I want you to post to the blog. FOR THIS POST DON'T GIVE YOUR NAME BECAUSE I WANT YOUR VOTES TO BE ANOYMOUS. In your post tell which canidate you would vote for and write at least four sentences as to why you think they are the best canidate. I will count the votes and let you know who won the Alvarado Primary.




MAY THE BEST CANIDATE WIN!




Mr. B