ITU: DETERMINATION

Quality of deciding, controlling or achieving an outcome, firmness of

purpose
iGenda 1

NOTE: All of today’s assignments are to be completed individually…

not in teams or with a partner. Another words, during class today, it is
to be quiet and focused on completing these Learning Tasks.

Devotion & Prayer…Learning Task

 Look up the word DETERMINATION
 Once you have found the meaning, answer the following
question in at least five (5) sentences:
○ In the last six months, identify one area in your life that
you have displayed DETERMINATION and experienced its
outcome. I have showed determination at my
volleyball game. The score was 20 to 22, and even
though we were losing, my team and I were
determined to win. We kept telling each other, to
keep focus and to stay together. We were able to
win the game. Our hard work and determination put
us in second place in the tournament.

English 9
Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” Learning Task One
 Individual Learners are to pull-up their electronic version of
“Romeo and Juliet”
 Individually read Act One: Scene Three
 Write an eight (8) sentence Synopsis (a brief summary) of Scene
Three (20 pts.)
Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” Learning Task Two
 Each learner is to identify four (4) specific examples or quotes
from “Romeo and Juliet” Act One: Scenes One through Three
 Analyze and explain how each example or quote defines
DETERMINATION through the characters and their relationships
and the action that takes place (20 pts.)

These TWO Learning Tasks need to be uploaded to your iFolio

Posterous for a completion check. Credit on assignments will be
assessed and given 9AM, Tuesday, March 2, 2010.

World Geography WebQuest Learning Task (30 pts.)

This assignment is due Thursday, March 4, 2010 at 9AM
Dr. J. Smith, Facilitator ITU: DETERMINATION iGenda 1
Ms. J. Markley, Facilitator Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet”

Mr. M. Pryor, Facilitator Quality of deciding, controlling or

achieving and outcome, firmness of purpose
Ms. R. Muffler, Monday Facilitator World Geography: Poland, Czech,
Baltic States, and Russia
  Go to phschool.com
 Under Course Content…Web Codes…insert mjk-0015 then
press Go
 Left hand side of the page…under Course Content…click onto
SOCIAL STUDIES
 Select Infoplease Resources
○ Scroll down to Atlas
○ Find each of these countries located on this link
 Central Europe and Northern Eurasia
○ Spans two continents in the Northern Hemisphere
 Poland/Czech and Slovak Republics, and Hungry
 Balkan Peninsula/Baltic States
○ Baltic states and border nations along Russia’s western
edge were once republics within the Soviet Union.
 Russia
○ The world’s largest country…it stretches across ten (10)
time zones.

Answer the following questions:

1. Which capital cities are located on the Danube River?

Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest, and Belgrade
2. What capital city is located at 50 degrees N latitude?

3. Which two rivers serve as Poland’s western border?

The Oder, and Neisse
4. How did World War II change the ethnic diversity of Poland?
It brought in different ethnicities together
5. How have political and economic conditions in the Czech
Republic changed since the 1980’s
During the 1980’s they changed a lot, and known as
normalization.
6. How have Romania’s economic activities changed since the end
of Communist rule?
It changed was is now known as the Romanian People’s
Republic
7. What natural resources have given Hungary an advantage in
establishing itself as an independent nation?
Bauxite, Coal, Natural gas, Fertile, Soils, and Arable Land
8. How does Hungary differ from the Czech and Slovak republics?

9. List the Baltic States and border Nations.

Dr. J. Smith, Facilitator ITU: DETERMINATION iGenda 1

Ms. J. Markley, Facilitator Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet”

Mr. M. Pryor, Facilitator Quality of deciding, controlling or

achieving and outcome, firmness of purpose
Ms. R. Muffler, Monday Facilitator World Geography: Poland, Czech,
Baltic States, and Russia
 The Baltic States are countries, Estonia, Latvia, and
Lithuania
10.How has location affected the history and economies of the
Baltic states of Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia?

11.How did economic concerns contribute to civil war in the

Balkans?

12.Which river flows through Poland’s capital?

River Han
13.In Russia, which city is farther north, St. Petersburg or Moscow?
St. Petersburg
14.How do location and climate affect ecosystems in Russia?

15.In 2014, what special event is going to be hosted in Sochi,

Russia?
They are going to make a new logo for the Sochi, 2014
Olympic Winter Games
16.What line of longitude runs through the Ural Mountains and how
have they affected Russia?

17.Why did the Russian people start a revolution in 1917?

Many leaders tried to take over or over throw the
Communists
18.How did the end of Communist rule lead to changes in Russia?
After the end of the Communist rule, people were able to
worship freely, they moved to a free Marketing system, and
they were able to establish trade with other countries

Dr. J. Smith, Facilitator ITU: DETERMINATION iGenda 1

Ms. J. Markley, Facilitator Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet”

Mr. M. Pryor, Facilitator Quality of deciding, controlling or

achieving and outcome, firmness of purpose
Ms. R. Muffler, Monday Facilitator World Geography: Poland, Czech,
Baltic States, and Russia