HWC+-+Summer+Assignment


 * // Are you preparing for class? //**

**Critically read** __Guns, Germs, and Steel__ by Jared Diamond



** Read & take notes ** on Period 1-2 __Grown Up Digital__ by Don Tapscott HWC Pd. 1-2 Spring 2012 Class Blog

Period 10-11 __The World is Flat__ by Thomas Friedman HWC Pd. 10-11 Spring 2012 Class Blog

//Use the news sources on the Current Events page of this wiki to find ONE news story dealing with an issue addressed in chapter 1 and post the article title, link, and a summary as a comment on the class blog. Choose FIVE of the "flatteners" identified by Friedman in chapter 2. Find ONE article for EACH of these "flatteners" and post the article title, link, and a summary as a comment on the Class Blog.//

Don't forget about the current events quiz! You may find it helpful to collaborate by making comments to the appropriate posts on the [|class blog]. Remember - if you keep a journal, you may use it during the quiz!