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The Catholic Church in Medieval Times

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7th Grade -- Tech Safety Acknowledgment

Hi 7th Graders,

Please follow this link and quickly complete form for Ms. Terra.

Thanks!

https://docs.google.com/a/sauvieislandacademy.org/forms/d/1nuFnLNWzHljcuFacwil2s4NPKfIqpxPU4bV-80QZsF0/viewform

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Middle Ages Intro Reading (6th Grade)

6th Grade: Here's the reading for introduction to the Middle Ages: CLICK HERE

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Exemplar Position Papers on Child Soldiers

Hi 8th Graders,

Here are links to a few exemplar texts of finished position papers. Don't worry that these are very long--your paper can be much shorter (or not!).

Exemplar 1

Exemplar 2

Exemplar 3

Music Enrichment Reflection Questions

Hi 7th Graders,

Please try to have a discussion with a few different people about the following:

--What makes a song sad?

--What makes a song happy?

--Why do you think we associate certain songs or sounds with happiness or sadness?

--What is the purpose of music?

REPOST 8th Grade Links for Position Papers

Hi 8th Graders,

Here are a sample of readings for our Amnesty for Child Soldiers topic:

An interview with Ishmael Beah on “The Hour,” CBC News
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5K4yhPSQEzo
YouTube search terms: Ishmael Beah—Child Soldier

http://www.onlinedigitalpubs.com/publication/?i=47599

http://debatewise.org/debates/3002-child-soldiers-prosecution/

http://www.irinnews.org/fr/report/93900/analysis-should-child-soldiers-be-prosecuted-for-their-crimes

“Child Soldiers—Victims or Perpetrators?”
A summative essay presented through Invisible Children outlining some of the

arguments for prosecuting or rehabilitating child soldiers
http://childsoldiersinvisiblechildren.weebly.com/child-soldiers--summative-essay.html 

“The Child Soldier on Trial at Guantanamo” by Andrea Prasow, The Daily Beast

A report on the trial of Omar Khadr, Child Soldier interned at Guantanamo
http://www.hrw.org/news/2010/10/27/child-soldier-trial-guantanmo 


The efforts of the youth movement Invisible Children, to alleviate the suffering of
displaced and child soldiers, and the “night communiting” in Uganda—videos and
digital text
http://www.invisiblechildren.com

A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah
United Nation’s speaker Ishmael Beah’s memoir, written when he was twenty six, of
being a child soldier in Sierra Leone, and his eventual escape to the United States.
An excerpt is available on this link:
http://www.alongwaygone.com/long_way_gone.html

Ishmael Beah on CBS News with Katie Couric
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozsOLdgp_y0

“Child Soldiers and the Global Agenda: The UN’s involvement on the issue of child
soldiers”
http://childsoldierscasestudy.blogspot.com/2008/10/un-and-child-soldiers.html

“Hope for Uganda’s Childhood Soldiers?” by Laura Blue and Jonathan Woodward
Time: World (August 14, 2006) Peace talks in Uganda offer some hope for child
soldiers
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1226297,00.html

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8th Grade Texts: Grappling with Issues of Intensity and Developing Initial Understanding

Hi 8th Graders,

Here are a sample of readings for our Amnesty for Child Soldiers topic:

An interview with Ishmael Beah on “The Hour,” CBC News
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5K4yhPSQEzo
YouTube search terms: Ishmael Beah—Child Soldier

http://www.onlinedigitalpubs.com/publication/?i=47599

http://debatewise.org/debates/3002-child-soldiers-prosecution/

http://www.irinnews.org/fr/report/93900/analysis-should-child-soldiers-be-prosecuted-for-their-crimes

“Child Soldiers—Victims or Perpetrators?”
A summative essay presented through Invisible Children outlining some of the

arguments for prosecuting or rehabilitating child soldiers
http://childsoldiersinvisiblechildren.weebly.com/child-soldiers--summative-essay.html 

“The Child Soldier on Trial at Guantanamo” by Andrea Prasow, The Daily Beast

A report on the trial of Omar Khadr, Child Soldier interned at Guantanamo
http://www.hrw.org/news/2010/10/27/child-soldier-trial-guantanmo 
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Child Soldiers
Secretary-General Kofi Annan in speech to the Security Council, July 26, 2000
http://www.un.org/cyberschoolbus/briefing/soldiers/soldiers.pdf 


The efforts of the youth movement Invisible Children, to alleviate the suffering of
displaced and child soldiers, and the “night communiting” in Uganda—videos and
digital text
http://www.invisiblechildren.com

A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah
United Nation’s speaker Ishmael Beah’s memoir, written when he was twenty six, of
being a child soldier in Sierra Leone, and his eventual escape to the United States.
An excerpt is available on this link:
http://www.alongwaygone.com/long_way_gone.html

Ishmael Beah on CBS News with Katie Couric
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozsOLdgp_y0

“Child Soldiers and the Global Agenda: The UN’s involvement on the issue of child
soldiers”
http://childsoldierscasestudy.blogspot.com/2008/10/un-and-child-soldiers.html

“Hope for Uganda’s Childhood Soldiers?” by Laura Blue and Jonathan Woodward
Time: World (August 14, 2006) Peace talks in Uganda offer some hope for child
soldiers
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1226297,00.html

Australia Geographic Context Reading 7th Grade

Click here for Australia Reading

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