60-seat Majority?

Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, a long-time member of the Republican Party, announced today that he switched to the Democratic party.

In Modern World this week:

Monday:

• Current Events quiz
• HW: Create a 1o-pt multiple choice quiz (a, b, c) in preparation for tomorrow's exam.

Tuesday:

• 30-point exam on the Middle East, including Ch.20Sec.3, Judaism Vocabulary, and map of Israel. There will a short essay comparing the monotheistic religions. There will be NO word bank.

Wednesday:

• We will go over the answers to the exam so you know your grade. We will also work on a map of India.

Thursday and Friday:

• Notes / PowerPoint presentation on Ch.21Sec1: The Challenges of Development.