Homework Grade 7

11/1-11/5: Students have been asked to record news articles or news clips 
that have are about Israel or the Middle East.  They are to record the date, 
title of the article, and the newspaper or news channel that they got it from.

11/3/09: Students are to select 1 of the following assignments.  Completed 
assignment is due Friday 11/6/09.

             * You are a 12 or 13 year old Israelite.  Moses has come to free
               your people.  Create a diary describing the events.
               Be creative.
 
             * Select an object that may have been in the home of an 
               Israelite.  Retell the story of the Exodus from the point
               of view of the object.

             * Pretend you are a news reporter.  Write a news article about 
               the Exodus from a Hebrew's point of view.  Write the same 
               article from an Egyptian's point of view.

11/10/09: After the Exodus questions.

11/12/09:  Israel packet page 62 #1 and 3 page 67 #1,2,3

11/23/09:  Thank you for a great job on your final Israelite projects!  Over 
Thanksgiving break collect a shoebox or a box of equal size.  Think about who 
you might consider a hero.  It could be a family member, an athlete, an 
actor, etc.  This will be discussed in detail after the break.