World History Class January 14, 2009

January 14, 2009January 14, 2009Septa has decided that one Septa has decided that one of the cars on each of its of the cars on each of its

regional rail trains is a regional rail trains is a “quiet car”, where cell “quiet car”, where cell

phones are not to be used. phones are not to be used. If you used regional rail, If you used regional rail,

would you ride in the quiet would you ride in the quiet car? Why or why not? car? Why or why not?

Remember!Remember!

Friday we will be Friday we will be in the library in the library computer labcomputer lab

HomeworkHomework

Imagine Philadelphia is a country. What Imagine Philadelphia is a country. What symbols would you put on the great seal symbols would you put on the great seal of Philadelphia? This will be a multi day of Philadelphia? This will be a multi day assignment. assignment.

Note – these should be positive symbols. Note – these should be positive symbols. Putting weed or guns or gang symbols will Putting weed or guns or gang symbols will get you this symbol – 0. get you this symbol – 0.

Don’t write, just notice!Don’t write, just notice!

What do people What do people choose to put on choose to put on their coins?their coins?

What do these What do these things say about things say about their countries?their countries?

What do you What do you want to say want to say about about Philadelphia?Philadelphia?

The Great Seal of the United StatesThe Great Seal of the United States

Note the thirteen Note the thirteen arrows and the olive arrows and the olive branchbranch

The eagle was in part The eagle was in part chosen to connect the chosen to connect the US to RomeUS to Rome

Note the eagle’s head Note the eagle’s head turned to the olive turned to the olive branch branch

Many countries put symbols on Many countries put symbols on coins.coins.

The country of The country of Malawi in Africa Malawi in Africa put a mother put a mother elephant and her elephant and her baby on their baby on their coincoin

More coinsMore coins

Here is a Here is a British penny British penny from 1967from 1967

It is a mythic It is a mythic imageimage

More coinsMore coins

Portugal decided Portugal decided to put one of the to put one of the ships they used ships they used for exploration for exploration on their coinon their coin

More CoinsMore Coins

A Japanese 2 A Japanese 2 Sen coinSen coin

A Sen is more A Sen is more or less a pennyor less a penny

More CoinsMore Coins

A Mexican Gold A Mexican Gold coincoin

Note that they Note that they have an image have an image of liberty like of liberty like oursours

More CoinsMore Coins

An American An American image of image of libertyliberty

For tomorrowFor tomorrow

Pick your symbolsPick your symbols What says something What says something

about Philadelphia?about Philadelphia? Weed, or guns or Weed, or guns or

gangs = ZEROgangs = ZERO

ClassworkClasswork

Both of the questions Both of the questions on p. 680, and the on p. 680, and the Skillbuilder on p. 681 Skillbuilder on p. 681