What was covered in class today:

Invasive Species lecture

Review of Shedd trip and research - See Ms. Titus
Introduction of passages from, "Rabbit-Proof Fence" - Mr. Barry
Parent Meeting - See Mr. Schagrin or Ms. Tomasello for any additional information

Homework:

Responding to Rabbit-Proof Fence. Please see the attached PDF below for the texts, questions, and directions.


Blog Assignment:

BLOG 8
Please investigate the Cane Toad and its presence in Australia. Cover the following areas in your blog:
-Background of the Cane Toad
-How did it make its way into Australia and where is it primarily?
-What is the problems the Cane Toad is causing?
-What has been done to try and fix this problem?
Then, on the same blog, pick an invasive species that is affecting America right now.
You can get info from http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/whatis.shtml
-How is this species affecting America?
-What is being done about this problem?
Finish your blog with your opinions on why invasive species are something that we should be concerned with. How can we relate our issues in America with invasive species to the issues Australians have faced with Rabbits and Cane Toads?
BLOG 9
-Blog assigned by Mr. Barry over the reading, "Rabbit-Proof Fence"