Where People Live: Population Distribution

Do you think our government has effectively acted upon the information it receives from demographers? What advice do you have?

Art, Politics, and Questioning Authority

In your opinion, is this selection fair to everyone? Who might object to some of Ilona's points? Use evidence from the text and your own experience to support your answer.

Doctors Without Borders

Why do you think its important that Doctors Without Borders publish stories, photos, and videos of the work it does in countries around the world?

Selling Change

All the ads from the original sources for this selection featured female volunteers. Why do you think that is? How do you respond to that choice? How might others respond?

Who Owns the Land

Who do you agree with in this dispute: the man who tended the land, the man who owned it, or Hodja? Support your response with evidence from the text or your own experience.

Lucille Teasdale

What world issues does this Historica Minute highlight?

Child Slavery Protester Murdered

With a partner, develop an interview between a teen news reporter and Iqbal when he visited North America in 1994. The purpose of the interview is to ask Iqbal questions that will inform an audience of teens about Iqbal's life and inspire them about his crusade to help eliminate child labour. 5 open ended questions and responses are required.

What is Child Labour?

Create a slogan and design a button for raising awareness of the global problem of child labour. Use your blog entry today to brainstorm ideas for your slogan.

It Takes a Village

Imagine you are a parent. Which of the poems or quotations in this selection would you think is most important for your child to understand, or follow?

Two Islands

Write a persuasive piece that would encourage people to settle in either Greenel or Graynel at the time of their development. The purpose is to encourage people to move to the island. What does the island have to offer? What values does the island uphold?

A Global Citizen Is...

Write a response on what it means to be a global citizen. What can each of us do to inspire others to take action on global concerns?

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Student cafe

Here is your chance to chat with students from another school. Remember that this is a blog to facilitate higher order thinking, so keep your comments intelligent! You can comment on novels you have read, characters you wish you could meet, world issues that you have a strong opinion on, etc.