Aug 15
Map of San Francisco and Bay Area -
Napa Valley (viticulture)
Marin County / Skywalker ranch / Industrial Light & Magic (& Pixar)
Sausalito (tourism)
Golden Gate strait & bridge (engineering, tourism, fishing)
peninsulas
Alcatraz Is. (military, incarceration, museum; means "pelican")
Berkely (UC Berkeley)
Oakland
Silicon Valley - From SF to San Jose.
Palo Alto / Stanford U.
Mountain View / Google HQ
Cupertino / Apple Computers (Mac)
San Jose
Pacific
Graph the differences in population between Los Angeles, San Francisco, New Orleans (pre-Katrina), California and Louisiana. Document your figures.
eucalyptus
strait
affluent
litigious society
to litigate
vintner
vino
triumvirate
entrepreneur
words beginning with “a l ...” are often (not always) from Arabic
ex: alcohol, algebra, almanac.
“Hi, Can I help you? or Tell an adult: how to maintain security on an open campus.
Laptop guidelines: you may use your computer in the classroom to
a) take notes
b) research vocab in class discussion.
c) research topics that closely relate to the instructional material.
d) develop multi-media reports for this class.
Off task? Usage will be banned for a week or longer.
Need a computer because family finances do not permit replacement or purchase at this time? Please drop a note with your name, phone and parent name. I can get you a used computer - complimentary - from Howard Ross, of the North La Jewish Federation.
Tuesday, August 15, 2006
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