Have students deliver their addresses to the class. Explain the process and risks involved with clearing landmines. Have students refer to multimedia resources, including the websites listed below, to learn about the international community's efforts to clear landmines and ban their use. Following group presentations, have each group write a letter to one of the organizations listed in the links below. These letters should demonstrate the students' understanding of landmine issues and their support for eliminating landmines.
Many cultures have places that they consider to be holy.
Have students research places that are considered sacred by different groups of people, such as American Indians, Buddhists, Muslims, and Christians. Have students write short essays on places that they hold as sacred or holy. They can be regions considered holy by people in their community, or places that are special just to them. Direct students to explain what it is about these places that sets them apart from other places in the world. Inform students that Osh, Kyrgyzstan, which is approximately 3000 years old, is considered to be one of the most interesting archeological and historical monuments of past epochs.