Mon. Aug. 11

Homework: Vocabulary due Fri. CEP due Fri. (Subject: The President)
In Class: CEP practice. New vocabulary words.

Current Event Paragraph

• Must be typed. Double spaced. 12 pt. font.
• The source of your news must be listed. Example: www.foxnews.com
• Write a summary paragraph of a news story.
• Answer; who, what, when, where, how, why.
• Due every Friday.

Acceptable sources:

• Newspaper (available classroom)
• www.foxnews.com
• www.abcnews.go.com
• www.cbsnews.com
• www.nbcnews.com
• www.pbs.org/newshour/
• www.cnn.com

8^th Grade Vocabulary Week 2

1)      civics

2)      citizen

3)      government

4)      immigrant

5)      quota

6)      aliens

7)      native born

8)      naturalization

9)      refugee

10)   census

11)   demographics

Bell work: What are three ways a county's population increase?

Mr. Moore