March 7th - Japan

Today, students wrote and studied Japanese writing through the Katakana characters. We started a new cultural literacy word of the day, new questions of the day and Jeopardy questions.

Assignments due - 
Map of Japan - due Monday. March 10th
Japanese writing - due Tuesday, March 11th

Cultural Literacy - Sacred Cow

As a slang term, "sacred cow" is derived from the status held by cows in Hindu culture, where the cow is regarded as a sacred animal. In India, where the Hindu faith is widespread, cows are allowed to freely wander the streets, and they must be treated with respect in accordance with their status. During the 1800s, many European visitors to India wrote about the sacred cow, and many people came to believe that cows were sacred in all Asian religions, not just Hinduism.

Question of the Day - 

What is the capital of Japan?

Tokyo

Video: Fire Bombing of Tokyo

Jeopardy - 

Who was the first women to fly solo across the Atlantic?

What year did women get the right to vote?

Who was the first women printed on a U.S. coin?