PreAP
The "count down" has begun. Before you know it, Novemeber will become a faded memory! This week, we will learn the historical heritage of Latin America. Key events to review include the ancient civilization, conquistadors, Treaty of Tordesillas, mestizos, Slave Trade, revolutions and their leaders, caudillos, Monroe Doctrine, imperialism, Panama Canal, Cold War (review from Soviet Union foreign affairs)...
HW:
1. Field Trip forms due Thursday!
2. T. Trunk due Monday (use the school's Culturegrams online database:)
3. Map Quest and Test on Tuesday
4. Current Events Portfolio due 12/5
5. Responsible for reading Latin American Unit in textbook by test day!
Latin American Map:
I. Countries: Central American, South American, Greater Antilles countries along with Mexico, Virgin Is, Barbados, Trinidad & Tobagos, Aruba
II. Cities: Mexico City, Guadalajara, Tijuana, Acapulco, Managua, San Salvador, Kingston, Havana, Port-au-Prince, Santo Domingo, Caracas, San Jose, Panama City, Bogota, Quito, Lima, Cusco, La Paz, Sucre, Buenos Aires, Santiago, Brasilia, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, San Juan
III. Physical Features: Andes Mts, Sierra Madre, Angel Falls, Brazilian Highlands, Guiana Highlands, Amazon R., Orinoco R., Parana R., Greater Antilles, Lesser Antilles, Amazon River Basin, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Panama Canal, Atacama Desert, Galapagos Is, L. Titicaca, Yucatan Peninsula, Baja Peninsula, Rio Grande, Patagonia, Strait of Magellan, Cape Horn, Tierra del Fuego, Iguazu Falls
Writing Tips:
1. explain historical background causing the event
using only 3rd person (no "I think", "I believe", "in our society"...);
2. avoid conjunction starters and preposition endings (prepositional phrase always follows a preposition/conjunctions join ideas);
3. never use also, very, got, thing, very, a lot, in conclusion;
4. write out contractions;
5. vary words by using a thesaurus;
6. choose verbs wisely (avoid linking verbs b/c they weaken your writing);
7. and utilize specific factual information (provide names and events).
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