World History

During the next week, collect newspaper stories about nations in the Middle East. Then write a brief news story about each Mideast nation covered in the newspaper, giving a wrap-up account of the events that occurred in each country during the week

Vocabulary

Noah Webster was born on October 16, 1758. He is best known as an author of a dictionary. While reading today's newspaper, make a list of 10 words whose meanings you don't know. From your reading, try to guess their meanings. Then use a dictionary to see if you were right.

Nutrition

Use recipes from your newspaper and the food pyramid to create healthful menus that provide foods from each of the basic food types for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. See how well your menus fit into the American Heart Association's new diet guidelines.