Lezione per il 27 Febbraio

1. Go to http://quizstar.4teachers.org/indexs.jsp and register yourself as a student. WRITE DOWN your login name and password.

2. Do a 'Class Search'

Enter teacher last name 'Souza'

Click on 'Schurz Italiano I' and Register.

I will approve your registration so you can take the quiz near the end of class.

2. Il Festival di San Remo is similar to 'American Idol,' however the artists that are competing are already well-known by the public. Go to: http://www.media.rai.it/mpmedia/0,,RaiUno-Sanremo2007^15882,00.html and watch the video.

3. Go back to http://quizstar.4teachers.org/indexs.jsp and LOGIN

Enter our Italiano I class and take the quiz "Giorni, Settimane, Mesi, Stagioni, Anni della vita"

4. When you are done with the quiz, go to www.rds.it and watch some more videos of artists competing in San Remo in italiano.

2007 Unicef/Innoccenti Report on the World's Children

1. Please register as a New user on http://www.turnitin.com/newuser_type.asp


This is a new website that allows you to turn in your papers online. Make sure you write down your user name and password - keep it simple so you'll remember it. You will be using this website for other classes as well.

2. Click on "Join Class" and enter the ID# 1821942

The password is _______________




3. Every year, the UNICEF/Innocenti Research Center in Italy release a report on the state of the world's children. According to the 2007 report, why is the U.S. one of the worst places to be a child?


http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0702150115feb15,1,6120068.story?coll=chi-newsnationworld-hed


Write a short essay answering the question above. Please share your thoughts on the report. Save the essay on your computer, in your folder, and then turn it in at www.turnitin.com under Italian I.

La communita' europea

1. When was the European Community founded? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union

2. Which countries belong to the European Community?http://www.eurunion.org/states/offices.htm

3. Which countries are CANDIDATES for membership in the European Community?http://www.eurunion.org/states/offices.htm

4. Why would these European want to form an alliance? Read the quote below for a clue:

"The EEC had as its aim the eventual economic union of its member nations, ultimately leading to political union. It worked for the free movement of goods, service, labour and capital, the abolition of trusts and cartels, and the development of joint and reciprocal policies on labour, social welfare, agriculture, transport, and foreign trade."

5. Which city is the administrative capital of the European Union? http://www.brussels.org/

6. How many official languages does the European Community have?http://ec.europa.eu/education/policies/lang/languages/index_en.html

7. What is the highest denomination banknote of the EURO, the official currency of thirteen of the EU member states? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Euro_banknotes.png

8. Finally, draw the flag of the European Union. What do the 12 stars and the color blue traditionally represent? http://www.hdg.de/eurovisionen/html_eng/gg1_2.html