CNN Current Events

CNN Current Events

CNN Current Events

CNN Current Events

CNN Current Events

CNN Current Events

What I know about WWII and the Holocaust

The book we are going to read using our literature circles is called Night by Elie Wiesel. It tells the true story of a young Jewish boy and his family who are caught up in the awful circumstances of WWII and the Holocaust.

What do you know about WWII and the Holocaust? What do you know about Jews and Nazis? What do you know about concentration camps?

Use this blog space to brainstorm what you know about these topics. Read the posts made by your fellow classmates and respond to them as well. 10 points.

CNN Election Site

Click on this link www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/ and look around the CNN Election site. What kind of information can you find there? What interesting facts or ideas are there? Explore the website for 8-10 minutes. Then, come back to the blog and post what you found or learned while visiting the CNN Election site. 10 points

Presidential Candidates

We've been talking a lot in class about the people who are running for president this year. In this blog entry, voice your opinion on who you think should be our next president and why. Here are some of the top candidates.

Republicans:

• Mike Huckabee (won in Iowa)
  
• Mitt Romney (former Governor of Massachusetts)
  
• John McCain (won in New Hampshire)
  
• Rudy Guiliani (former mayor of New York)
  
• Fred Thompson (former Congressman and actor on Law & Order)
  
• Ron Paul (Senator and more independent candidate)
  

Democrats:

• Hillary Clinton (Senator from New York and former First Lady)
  
• Barack Obama (Senator from Illinios)
  
• John Edwards (Senator & candidate in 2004)

Don't forget to say why you like a particular candidate. 10 points