Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Friday, September 11, 2015

International Students 2015

Please read this article and write a reaction (1-2 paragraphs) to it using your personal experience.


International students taking a big piece of the American pie

It's a New Year!

The summer is now officially over, and a new school year has begun at SVA.  Explore this website to find a number of websites to help you learn and improve your English.

Monday, May 11, 2015

Washington, D.C. Field Trip


Washington, D.C. Field Trip
Thursday, May 14, 2015
(See homework assignment below)

Projected Trip Itinerary (tentative and subject to change)

5:00 a.m.          Leave SVA
9:00 a.m.          Arrive Washington - White House/Pennsylvania Avenue/U.S. Capitol
10:00 a.m.        Library of Congress
11:00 a.m.        Supreme Court
12:00 p.m.        Lunch on the National Mall National Mall Museum Map PDF
12:30 p.m.        Visit Museums*
5:00 p.m.          Leave Museums/Walk National Mall & Monuments
                         Meet at Washington Monument by 5:30 p.m.
                         Walking tour of:
                         WW2 Memorial
                         Korean War Memorial
                         Vietnam War Memorial
                         Arrive at Lincoln Memorial by 6:30 p.m.
7:00 p.m.          Leave Washington
10:00 p.m.        Arrive SVA

*Museum Groups - You must be in groups of 3 or 4 people and remain on the National Mall.
Give Mr. Rivera cell numbers and internet numbers.

Top 5 Washington, D.C. Places to Visit (as voted in class)
Lincoln Memorial
White House
U.S. Capitol
Air & Space Museum
Washington Monument

IMAX Films (Shown at Air & Space Museum and Natural History Museum)

What to bring
D.C. and/or National Mall Map
Cell phone or Internet Phone
Camera
Comfortable walking shoes
Long sleeves for cold bus & museums/IMAX theatres
Nice clothing (no t-shirts, ladies no shorts)
Spending money

Weather Forecast for May 14
Mostly Sunny
Low - 56 degrees
High - 75 degrees

Mr. Rivera's Contact Information
413-325-4656

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT
By Wednesday, May 13, you must give me your museum group plan for museum time on Thursday between 12:30 and 5:00 p.m.  Provide the following information by email.

1.  Names of 3-4 group members
2.  National Museums you plan to visit between 12:30 and 5:00 p.m.
3.  Your email/cell phone/what's app number

Mr. Rivera will take a group to the Air & Space Museum, The Art Museum, and the American History Museum.  We will try to see one IMAX film ($9).

Wednesday, March 4, 2015

The Civil War


Ellen G. White Writings on the Civil War






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Civil War Names and Places - Research Topics on Civil War
Research these names and places from the Civil War.  Choose one for an individual presentation.

Union
Abraham Lincoln
Lacey Springs, Virginia
General Ulysses S. Grant
General William. T. Sherman
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
West Point, New York (United States Military Academy)
Emancipation Proclamation
General Franz Sigel
Winchester, Virginia
54th Pennsylvania Regiment
New Market Gap
Yankees

Confederacy
General Robert E. Lee
The Army of Northern Virginia
Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia
VMI Cadets
May 15, 1864
Staunton, Virginia
General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson (VMI Teacher) "Do not take counsel of your fears."
Thomas Jefferson's Grandson VMI Cadet
Moses Ezekiel
Jews - Pharaoh/Blacks - Slavery
General John Breckenridge (V.P. of USA) "Send the boys in.  May God forgive me!"
Shenandoah Valley "Breadbasket of the Confederacy"
The Valley Pike
Jacob Bushong's Farm
The Rebel Yell
Jefferson Davis
Richmond, Virginia

Town of New Market Civil War History Tour on Monday, May 9

Some New Market Civil War Street Names
Investigate the story of each street name?

West Lee Highway
East Lee Highway
Confederate Street
Stonewall Street
Cadet Road
Congress Street
Dixie Lane
Breckenridge Road
Stuart Street
Ashby Lane
Early Street

Film "The Field of Lost Shoes"