Archive for October, 2007

Oct 19 2007

DIFFERENT CULTURAL BELIEFS ABOUT LAND OWNERSHIP

Published by nsklar under Blogroll

According to the video we watched today, Native Americans believed that nobody could own the land. It was there for everybody to share. Europeans settlers believed that people could claim, buy, and sell land.

Which cultural belief about land ownership do you prefer? Why do you feel that way?

Think carefully about what you are writing and develop your ideas. Be careful with punctuation. No runaway sentences!!

17 responses so far

Oct 16 2007

A NEW New World

Published by nsklar under Blogroll

WHAT IF…Christopher Columbus had not sailed to the Americas and “discovered” the new world? How would the world be different today? Be creative and develop your ideas.
(I have a very busy day today, so I won’t be able to check and approve your responses until late this evening. Don’t worry if you don’t see any responses up there when you go to write yours.)

22 responses so far

Oct 03 2007

A World Without Knees

Published by nsklar under Blogroll

How would the world have to look different if people did not have knees? How would your lives be different?

24 responses so far