CWI DMA

CWI DMAArea SpecialistA person who possesses a high degree of expertise in a particular part of the world (Latin Americanist, Africanist, etc…)

Please take out a piece of paper and complete the following:

1. Write down the vocabulary word and definition.

2. Choose ONE of these options and complete it.˃ Draw a picture that illustrates/explains the vocabulary word.˃ Rewrite the definition in your own words.˃ Write a sentence that includes the term and the information from

the definition.

TODAY’S AGENDA

•DMA•Urban myths/legend•Inference

•Odd current events

Homework:Semester Project•Nov. 1st – Interview Questions due•Nov. 22nd – Job shadow & 1st interview

SEMESTER PROJECTInterview questions are due tomorrow!!Don’t forget to have your parents sign your yellow checklistOrganize your 30 questions into the 3 categories

10 general career 10 biographical 10 scientific method

Put them in the same document as your 4 sources (works sited page)

Make sure that it is shared with all 3 Pod teachers.

SEMESTER PROJECT

Tomorrow we will have the laptops to work on the SP Write/edit your 30 questions Edit your pictures Continue your research (you need at least 10

sources total) Look for pictures (on the web) that you could

use. Brainstorm songs that you could use clips of

URBAN MYTHS & LEGENDS

THINKING SKILL…

Inference Collect clues Carefully consider clues Arrive at an answer

URBAN MYTHS & LEGENDS 3 myths/legends will appear on the slides. You must determine which one actually

happened. Class will vote

If the class accurately picks the true myth, the class gets a point. If you choose wrong, Wheeler gets a point.

Whichever team has the most points – wins.


Madmen randomly puts poison in Halloween candy.

Pins, needles and razor blades have been found in Halloween treats.

Little boy dies after being pricked by heroin-filled syringe in a playground ball pit.


Madmen randomly puts poison in Halloween candy.

Pins, needles and razor blades have been found in Halloween treats.

Little boy dies after being pricked by heroin-filled syringe in a playground ball pit.


Two men each lose an arm in a grisly tug-of-war contest.

Charred remains of a scuba diver are found in a tree after forest fire.

Young boy dies from eating Pop Rocks candy with soda pop.


Two men each lose an arm in a grisly tug-of-war contest.

Charred remains of a scuba diver are found in a tree after forest fire.

Young boy dies from eating Pop Rocks candy with soda pop.


Band of organ thieves drug unsuspecting travelers and steal their kidneys.

Teenager accidently hangs himself during Halloween stunt.

Thieves lie in wait under cars to slash their victim’s ankles.


Band of organ thieves drug unsuspecting travelers and steal their kidneys.

Teenager accidently hangs himself during Halloween stunt.

Thieves lie in wait under cars to slash their victim’s ankles.


Jeans wearer is strangled by shrink-to-fit pants. Woman dies after visiting too many tanning

parlors in one day. Woman fabricates tales about being stopped by

a fake policeman.


Jeans wearer is strangled by shrink-to-fit pants. Woman dies after visiting too many tanning

parlors in one day. Woman fabricates tales about being stopped by

a fake policeman.


A suicide by hanging was mistaken for a Halloween decoration.

Babysitter on a drug trip mistakes infant for a turkey and cooks it in the oven.

A Virginia man is washing machined to death.


A suicide by hanging was mistaken for a Halloween decoration.

Babysitter on a drug trip mistakes infant for a turkey and cooks it in the oven.

A Virginia man is washing machined to death.


Hospital janitor accidently kills patients by unplugging their life-support systems.

Policeman cyberstalks a young girls to show her how information could be used to find her.

A Japanese exchange student is mistakenly killed after going to the wrong house for a Halloween party.


Hospital janitor accidently kills patients by unplugging their life-support systems.

Policeman cyberstalks a young girls to show her how information could be used to find her.

A Japanese exchange student is mistakenly killed after going to the wrong house for a Halloween party.


Child drowns after jumping into the ocean to see SpongeBob SquarePants.

In the wake of a major earthquake, a car thief found crushed in the vehicle he’d stolen.

Child falls on knife in open dishwasher and dies.


Child drowns after jumping into the ocean to see SpongeBob SquarePants.

In the wake of a major earthquake, a car thief found crushed in the vehicle he’d stolen.

Child falls on knife in open dishwasher and dies.


Woman dies from bites of spiders nesting in her hairdo.

Man eating a lollipop chokes to death when his car’s airbag forces the candy down his throat.

Lawyer demonstrating the safety of windows in a skyscraper plunges to his death.


Woman dies from bites of spiders nesting in her hairdo.

Man eating a lollipop chokes to death when his car’s airbag forces the candy down his throat.

Lawyer demonstrating the safety of windows in a skyscraper plunges to his death.


A prisoner used playing cards to take his own life.

Women who wear purses strapped across their bodies run the risk of being beheaded by purse snatchers.

A band musician received a fatal head injury from a trombone slide.


A prisoner used playing cards to take his own life.

Women who wear purses strapped across their bodies run the risk of being beheaded by purse snatchers.

A band musician received a fatal head injury from a trombone slide.


Cher has a pair of ribs surgically removed to achieve an ultra-small waist.

A Houston doctor was decapitated by an elevator.

Teen dies in car crash with a plastic Jesus dashboard ornament embedded in her chest.


Cher has a pair of ribs surgically removed to achieve an ultra-small waist.

A Houston doctor was decapitated by an elevator.

Teen dies in car crash with a plastic Jesus dashboard ornament embedded in her chest.

ODD CURRENT EVENTS

ODD CURRENT EVENTS1. You may work with a partner

2. Select a current event File-box on the front table. Return copies after you’ve read them.

3. Read & discuss

4. Write the article’s title & a 3-4 sentence summary of the article (on your paper)

5. Return the article and repeat the process.

Grading: 6 articles = A 5 articles = B 4 articles = C Less than 4 articles = F

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