BEGIN:VCALENDAR METHOD:PUBLISH VERSION:2.0 X-WR-CALNAME:social studies middle school PRODID:-//Apple Inc.//iCal 4.0.4//EN X-WR-RELCALID:B0669467-1DA6-47A4-ABF0-F0062943DDF8 X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU DTSTART:20070311T020000 TZNAME:EDT TZOFFSETTO:-0400 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU DTSTART:20071104T020000 TZNAME:EST TZOFFSETTO:-0500 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20101008T183754Z UID:5ABC9B1F-7629-41D4-B778-31687E883AD3 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20101008 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:due on monday: inquiry into topics discussed on class\, see your notebooks for details\, half page notes due( scavenger hunt on East Ind ia Co.) DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101007 DTSTAMP:20101011T191341Z SEQUENCE:3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20101008T183925Z UID:A472A045-B855-4435-BB7B-652388ABAC70 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20101005 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:current events article due\, written summary DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101004 DTSTAMP:20101011T191358Z SEQUENCE:3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20100929T231456Z UID:AE05968B-AE65-4D7F-9A51-4EB072A9C90C DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100930 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:conduct brief inquiry into one of the "other colonies " of the B ritish Empire. Half a page of facts to share with class tomorrow\, date s\, exports\, general historical elements helpful. DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100929 DTSTAMP:20101011T191414Z SEQUENCE:3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20101011T174335Z UID:5637B675-518F-4D00-A36D-47DAE2AB4720 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20101012 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:create a word search\, or a crossword puzzle based on the topic you presented today in class DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101011 DTSTAMP:20101011T191309Z SEQUENCE:3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20101018T175501Z UID:AA4B3189-E954-4557-BB89-1607E0807183 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20101019 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:current events article due: written summary\, present DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101018 DTSTAMP:20101018T175548Z SEQUENCE:3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20101025T173600Z UID:4B73D5BE-6EE3-4BDA-80FF-311630280E05 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20101025T150000 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:research deeper into your topic\, make notes\, be prepared to sh are your findings DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20101025T140000 DTSTAMP:20101025T173650Z SEQUENCE:2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20101026T152459Z UID:7396D7A6-F997-4383-9B68-E08317933BB1 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20101026T130000 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:continue research into topic\, be prepared to share notes\, sour ce information DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20101026T120000 DTSTAMP:20101026T152624Z SEQUENCE:2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20101101T174710Z UID:E86E6AE9-175C-4BEB-A3C0-EB9CCC140F24 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20101102 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:write one page of thoughts about your personal goals in social s tudies year\, new skills\, knowledge\, challenges etc . . . DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101101 DTSTAMP:20101101T174842Z SEQUENCE:3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20101102T173947Z UID:B7A0AA59-3731-467E-9764-6462B6B62640 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20101102T010000 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:tune in to one aspect of the election coverage tonight: state re ps\, state senators\, governor's race\, or federal house and senate race s DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20101102T000000 DTSTAMP:20101102T174204Z SEQUENCE:2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20101110T172020Z UID:6D4EFB59-949C-4511-B904-839F45D2EF97 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20101110T010000 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:current events article: written summary due DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20101110T000000 DTSTAMP:20101110T172046Z SEQUENCE:2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20101112T201717Z UID:640C7DD2-F997-43C3-A493-3DD8A3C4CD5E DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20101112 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:From the BBC news website\, select a global region\, then a coun try profile to investigate\, bring findings which interest you to class on Monday DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101111 DTSTAMP:20101112T201942Z SEQUENCE:5 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20101112T201831Z UID:D2970903-F8DF-4BD1-AEFC-E76DA9F68B20 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20101111T170000 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:New Event DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20101111T160000 DTSTAMP:20101112T201831Z SEQUENCE:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20101119T140522Z UID:10BC368A-2E94-475D-9F61-ED2C8A8E5637 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20101119 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:current events article based upon a country in your "region of i nterest" half page written DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101118 DTSTAMP:20101119T140710Z SEQUENCE:3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20101201T165120Z UID:C806773D-6060-447B-A563-DDDE158D0A5F DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20101202 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:Middle School Sharing of Learning Project fall 2010\n\n(Operatio n world overview / Embassy Station chief /Situation room)\n\n\nRegion De sk for an Embassy Station (two Students per desk)\n\nList of required wo rk to have available on your desk ( suitable for presentation to parents /school community) see below:\n\n\n 1. List of countries\, territories \n\n\n2. Map (printed / photocopied\, or drawn if time permits)\n \n\n3 . Each person should prepare TWO (2) country profiles for their region desk according to the following list:\n\nDescription of the area\, land scape and climate (written by you)\n \n\nResources/ commodities descript ion sheet (organized\, created by you )\n \n\nBrief history\, (paraphra sed by you –long paragraph)\n \n\nBBC fact sheet ( leader\, type of Gov. \, currency\, population etc. ) printed \n\n\n\nTwo current news articl es which seem to reflect the mood of the nation (your written analysis/r eview of the article)\n\n\nOne written description of the nation’s link to a colonial past – reflect upon the nation’s past and current state.\n \n\nEach desk should have at least four country profiles available for r eferral !\nProject due on Wednesday 12/8\, class time available today t omorrow and Wednesday DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101201 DTSTAMP:20101201T170307Z SEQUENCE:4 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20101213T141506Z UID:123FF236-B33D-4C84-9F33-679C355EBD15 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20101214 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:revisit the newspaper's of "your" country and review a current e vent\, written summary due on Wednesday in class. DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101213 DTSTAMP:20101213T141635Z SEQUENCE:3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20101215T181116Z UID:DB5B4FAC-1589-4E53-813B-E00AECB5D375 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20101215T150000 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:research a page of notes on the tourist opportunities in your co untry. Notes only due in class DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20101215T140000 DTSTAMP:20101215T181207Z SEQUENCE:2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20110114T164109Z UID:31842FE4-830D-4F34-928B-23058FE814E1 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110113T130000 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:find both folk and pop versions of music from a country in your "region" YouTube examples will work. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110113T120000 DTSTAMP:20110114T164205Z SEQUENCE:2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20110114T164230Z UID:CAACA1E4-7379-423A-AEAE-B0A4DC4CE8C0 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110114T130000 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:find more music\, from your region\, also write up the instrumen tation for the piece\, especially local instruments DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110114T120000 DTSTAMP:20110114T164338Z SEQUENCE:2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20110119T153148Z UID:58D30E97-EDCA-40EC-BD9E-A9ADF0A04B5C DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110120 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:work on State of the Union Essay DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110119 DTSTAMP:20110119T153217Z SEQUENCE:3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20110120T163458Z UID:4469F629-0FB3-4F72-A7CE-B34D9E2283C3 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110121 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:begin writing up a description of your invented place : geograph y\, economy\, energy sources\, social groups\, take your pick\, has to b e plausable DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110120 DTSTAMP:20110120T163644Z SEQUENCE:3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20110120T165140Z UID:078B87FF-F166-4367-ACBF-BBE00F273F1B DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110119 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:class tomorrow\, bring materials for mapping DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110118 DTSTAMP:20110120T165202Z SEQUENCE:3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20110302T162654Z UID:494E2847-8A53-4128-A03B-9D3D14CE058F DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110302T130000 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:current event article pick a country:Egypt\, Bahrain\, Lybia\, M orroco\, Tunisia\, China DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110302T120000 DTSTAMP:20110302T162808Z SEQUENCE:2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20110303T161303Z UID:F078DED0-E693-4B13-B61B-27C2F618177B DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110303T130000 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:Visit BBC site: Lybia page\, be prepred to answer a few question s . . . DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110303T120000 DTSTAMP:20110303T161451Z SEQUENCE:2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20110304T162159Z UID:3B4FD17E-4C25-418F-BD5A-0332501BAB21 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110304T130000 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12431231 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110304T120000 DTSTAMP:20110304T162737Z SEQUENCE:3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20110310T144949Z UID:A9E07454-8584-42B4-A0FA-DF52D324FEA0 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110310T110000 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:work on first draft of essay (first draft due tomorrow) ni nth graders: 2 pages double spaced 12 point font. Middle schoolers 1 pa ge double spaced 12point font DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110310T100000 DTSTAMP:20110310T145200Z SEQUENCE:4 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20110314T192026Z UID:E9546F4F-EA4A-4A7D-9B2A-AACD7ACD3EA4 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110314T170000 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:final draft of essay due tomorrow DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110314T160000 DTSTAMP:20110314T192155Z SEQUENCE:2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20110321T152623Z UID:A5CBBB16-9434-4A62-8A83-59839F86A6D2 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110321T130000 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:Rough draft of essay due (intervention\, no fly zone\, yes or no ? ) High School 2p dbl spaced\, MS 1p dbl spaced. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110321T120000 DTSTAMP:20110321T152737Z SEQUENCE:2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20110323T161856Z UID:4EDBAA5C-C311-4241-8AF5-92E6392614F3 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110323T140000 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:research "ways to get around " New York City\, subway\, bus lin es\, taxi\, walking\, schedules\, fares etc. bring notes to class DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110323T130000 DTSTAMP:20110323T162058Z SEQUENCE:2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20110328T194646Z UID:2CAAC235-E58A-4FA3-A0D9-CC280F518A2F DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110328T170000 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:research family history : Ellis Island? DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110328T160000 DTSTAMP:20110328T194713Z SEQUENCE:2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20110329T152110Z UID:A0F53ECA-EF45-4718-BD91-376B46B0239E DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110329T130000 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:essay # 3 what do you owe your ancestors? What will you leave b ehind ? DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110329T120000 DTSTAMP:20110329T152210Z SEQUENCE:2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20110411T152313Z UID:B081B5D6-78E9-4526-B2BE-96F79F6130E5 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20110411T130000 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:New EventRough draft of final essay High School: REflection of h ow NYC experience relates to the themes of the year : European coloniza tion of Africa\, Asia\, International relations\, Current Events of the winter (N. Africa\, Egypt\, Jamanese Tsunami) DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20110411T120000 DTSTAMP:20110411T152324Z SEQUENCE:2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20111128T173017Z UID:829CFC49-25E9-466A-80EC-01F297380523 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20111128T140000 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:current events summary due tomorrow DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20111128T130000 DTSTAMP:20111128T173036Z SEQUENCE:2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20111202T190246Z UID:D8042F37-365D-4E47-9F2B-07BAA9FE0A84 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20111201T160000 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:current events article summary due tomrrow DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20111201T150000 DTSTAMP:20111202T190311Z SEQUENCE:2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20111205T195250Z UID:7269E9A4-06BB-4F4C-9B66-FB85A1B019EA DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20111205T160000 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:find information about the history of your home town\, local hi story of town or link on hometown's website\, bring to class (early 1800 's) DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20111205T150000 DTSTAMP:20111205T195414Z SEQUENCE:2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20111206T162155Z UID:7480FF56-2D3A-49A3-942D-C15CD30B2FE5 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20111206T130000 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:current event article from US\, no written summary necessary DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20111206T120000 DTSTAMP:20111206T162218Z SEQUENCE:2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20111212T180954Z UID:E6D29469-45B2-409F-AE6D-39D0E25E2330 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20111212T150000 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:current events with written summary\, specific state assigned DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20111212T140000 DTSTAMP:20111212T181049Z SEQUENCE:2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20120102T164002Z UID:2252B07D-8F84-434E-AA73-BA9235C88C33 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120102T130000 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:read preface to text book (to page 12) DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120102T120000 DTSTAMP:20120102T164026Z SEQUENCE:2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20120103T194506Z UID:3621D6A3-629B-46E8-9824-A1D3B0DA0211 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120103T160000 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:current events written summary DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120103T150000 DTSTAMP:20120103T194518Z SEQUENCE:2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20120105T173759Z UID:11B1A2CD-8D51-449F-AA83-FBD631B1EDE4 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120105T140000 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:read and take notes on chapters 1 and 2\, make edits on Current Events DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120105T130000 DTSTAMP:20120105T173834Z SEQUENCE:2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20120109T163545Z UID:41D59131-AF5E-4E3A-AB01-279CAECAD6D7 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120109T130000 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:edit story grammar\, punctuation\, spelling typos\, be prepared to share with class DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120109T120000 DTSTAMP:20120109T163723Z SEQUENCE:2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20120117T145537Z UID:5B309F54-9CD5-485D-97ED-ECF11372147C DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120116T110000 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:written response to quote of your choice\, MLK\, Ghandi DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120116T100000 DTSTAMP:20120117T145600Z SEQUENCE:2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20120117T160115Z UID:33E0E3B4-25E9-464E-8073-6C2DAF97964E DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120117T130000 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:read up to Chapter 8\, take notes to help answer questions in cl ass tomorrow DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120117T120000 DTSTAMP:20120117T160211Z SEQUENCE:2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20120118T161809Z UID:5A449CFF-1DC1-4CCE-81BA-3D56F0094B1F DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120118T130000 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:finish up last night's work DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120118T120000 DTSTAMP:20120118T161919Z SEQUENCE:3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20120123T190308Z UID:5FE8D041-00EC-4161-ACED-53515A9C67FA DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120123T160000 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:current event article due\, written summary\, be prepared to pre sent DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120123T150000 DTSTAMP:20120123T190341Z SEQUENCE:2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20120126T161657Z UID:C9C6ACE9-9F6A-4784-AC22-3D8D92409E2E DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120126T130000 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:read "Thar she blows" carefully\, come well prepared to discuss in class. For weekend homework read another chapter of your choosing: s lavery\, abolition\, women's rights or life in the mills . . . DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120126T120000 DTSTAMP:20120126T190230Z SEQUENCE:3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20120130T182530Z UID:2F943FAF-55FD-4D0B-A409-39E814CE542D DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120130T150000 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:answer the following question in writing: What is the buggy whip of our age ? Also find a current events article to share in class. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120130T140000 DTSTAMP:20120130T182628Z SEQUENCE:3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20120206T225803Z UID:64CE5BF7-0F80-40C4-9DFD-236AFB2003C3 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20120206T190000 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:organize your notes\, review material\, choose 2 or 3 topics to focus on (become an expert - consult text book\, we will choose specialt ies in class tomorrow) DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20120206T180000 DTSTAMP:20120206T225950Z SEQUENCE:2 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR