Week of November 3, 2014

Tuesday is election day

Who do you think will win the following races?  Check your choice.

Governor/Lieutenant Governor

_____BAKER and POLITO, REPUBLICAN     _____COAKLEY and KERRIGAN, DEMOCRATIC

Senator in US Congress

_____EDWARD J. MARKEY                      _____BRIAN J. HERR

NINTH DISTRICT  US House of Representatives

_____JOHN C. CHAPMAN, 81 Holway St., Chatham, REPUBLICAN

_____WILLIAM RICHARD KEATING, 10 Briarwood Ln., Bourne, 

PLYMOUTH & BARNSTABLE DISTRICT  State Senator
____VINNY M. deMACEDO, 525 Ship Pond Rd., Plymouth, REPUBLICAN
____MATTHEW C. PATRICK, 24 Collins Rd., Falmouth, DEMOCRATIC
____HEATHER M. MULLINS, 480 County Rd., Bourne, LIBERTARIAN

FIRST PLYMOUTH DISTRICT  State House of Representatives
____MATHEW J. MURATORE, 15 Gabriel Ln., Plymouth, REPUBLICAN

____STEPHEN MICHAEL PALMER, 24 Martingale Ln., Plymouth, DEMOCRATIC

On Wednesday we will be studying the life of a great Hindu, Mahatma (Great Soul) Gandhi.

Gandhi cited 7 Social Sins afflicting western culture. Choose three of the following and explain why you agree or disagree with Gandhi's observation. Give examples of how Gandhi lived these words. Would Gandhi be happy or unhappy with western life today?
Explain your answer

1. Wealth without Work
2. Pleasure without Conscience
3. Science without Humanity
4. Knowledge without Character
5. Politics without Principle
6. Commerce without Morality
7. Worship without Sacrifice

Due  Thursday:
3(1) Early Civilizations of India and Pakistan (68-74)

Identify the terms, people, and places
Read Witness History (68) What do archaeologists study?
Read Map Skills (69) Answer question 2.
Read the biography on page 70. What ancient civilization did Wheeler study?
Read Remnants of Indus Civ. (71) Draw one of the carved animals.
What is the woman on page 73 practicing? Why do you think this practice has lasted so long?
Answer three of the four checkpoint questions in complete sentences.

Separate hw grade: read The Mahabharata (75) Answer Thinking Critically question #1.

Due Friday

The first half of 3(2) just the Hinduism part.
3(2) Hinduism and Buddhism (76-78)
Identify the terms, people, and places.
Read Witness history (76) in what ways were religion and society intertwined in ancient India?
Identify and draw the 3 major Hindu gods pictured on page 77.
Answer the first two checkpoint questions in complete sentences.

Book work due next Monday

3(2) Buddhism p.79-82 

Identify: Siddhartha Gautama, Eightfold Path, nirvana, sect

Answer thinking critically questions #1+2 on page 79.

List the 4 Noble Truths on page 80.

Look at the map on page 81.  Answer question #2.

Answer the last two checkpoint questions in complete sentences.