1. World Issues September 14 and 15 AGENDA: Announcements Homework assignment World News Article Report – Sharing Begin Travel Unit Goal: To learn about world current events through the interests and work of our classmates. To learn about World Heritage sites and about how to plan an international trip.

2. Announcements  College Application Workshop in Portable K from 3:20-4pm on Tuesdays. Begins this Tuesday, 9/15  Students who want to have an internship in the spring, must apply by October 15 at nextmovetacoma.org. Once you apply, you will receive an email that connects you to an independent study course to prepare you for your internship. You will receive a half-credit for this class.  If you want to move to a smaller English class, you can switch to Gordon’s period 1 English 101, or her period 6 AP English class, or my period 5 English 101.  Text book check out at the Can today (Monday).  Back to School Night, next Tuesday, Sept. 22, 6-7:30pm

3. Homework  Work on Travel Unit. Due September 23/24 or September 28/29.  Work on World News Article Report for next Monday or Tuesday.  Purchase I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban Malala Yousafzai and Christina Lamb. Be sure to purchase the correct version of this book. There is a young readers edition. That is not the one for you. Malala YousafzaiChristina Lamb  You need this book by September 28 or 29 (two weeks from now, so order it today!)  Check out amazon.com, abebooks.com, Half-Price Books, or your local bookstore.

4. Turn in parent signature forms

5. Thank You Notes  Write a thank you note to Dillon  Write a thank you note to Brynn and Heather  What to include:  Dear Dillon or Dear Brynn and Heather  Thank you!  Something you learned  Why that is important to you  Thanks again  Sincerely,  Your name

6. World News Article Report  Find a partner to share your report with.

7. Travel Unit  Review “Assignment and Rubric”  Review “Keeping Track of Your Work”  Presentations will be on September 23 or 24, and September 28 or 29  You will have time during this period and the next two periods to work on this unit.

8. World Heritage Sites  http://whc.unesco.org/ (World Heritage Centre) http://whc.unesco.org/  http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/ (World Heritage Sites List) http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/  Choose one of these to visit OR  Choose a national park  Remember, you must visit a place outside of North America

9. Work Time