Explore the following websites:
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/kids/news/story/0,28277,56583,00.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jxfUpHLrd4
http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/junior/news_briefs/index.asp?article=051208
After reviewing the websites, write a list of three new things you learned. Feel free to comment to your classmates!
Hello Ms Gelso and fellow classmates
ReplyDeleteOK, so here are the three things I learned:
1. I didn't know there was too much violence in Bosnia
2. I now learned that more than 10,000 people were killed
3. People are very optimistic about Bosnia and Herzegovina will become a "top nation" (especially in skiing and soccer).
Hope for comments!!!
-That the first country to exit the yugoslavian state was croatia
ReplyDelete-That MIlosevic won suposedly unfairly the elections.
-That montenegro is a country sicne 11 years
Hello Ms Gelso!
ReplyDeleteFirst of all I would like to mention that sadly,I have never learnt about these wars. It started before I was born and ended when I was exactly three years old. So learning about this openned my eyes to the struggles the world was going through.
The three facts I have learnt are:
- I didn't know that after this hard war the Sarajevans restored the sky resorts and made efforts to keep up with the latest trends of all the world.
-I learned that it took four years for the US to intervene in the war in Sarajevo.
-The struggle for independence of Croatia, Slovania, Bosnia and Kosovo was like a domino effect. First one country claims their independence then another one does the same thing and so forth. It reminds me of the struggle that is going in the countries of North Africa: Tunsia, Libya, Egypt, Yemen,and Bahrein.
Good job!
ReplyDeletePaloma, I understand how you feel! It is shocking to find out that such violent wars have taken place so recently and are still taking place.
Alessandro, please note that you wrote: "That montenegro is a country sicne 11 years."
First, this is a sentence fragment; it is incomplete. Remember also to capitalize proper nouns! You also have an error in verb tense.
Your sentence should be written: "I did not know that Montenegro has been a country for just 11 years."
Can't wait to read what others post!
Hi
ReplyDelete1. I didn’t know that Yugoslavia was such a big country and that the other countries like Croatia, Bosnia and Slovenia are so young.
2. I didn’t know that such a big conflict occurred so recently.
3. I didn’t know that something so recent seems to be so long ago and this also surprises me.
Bye
Hello Ms.Gelso.
ReplyDeleteI didn’t even know that this war had taken place. It really opened my eyes because I didn’t know that the situation in the countries that were once called Yugoslavia, especially Sarajevo, was (and still is) so bad. But either way I’m glad that the war does not affect the children living there now that much.
But here are the 3 things I learned:
1) That the situation in Sarajevo was really bad during the war, but, thankfully, is now getting better.
2) There is still a very low GDP, the unemployment rate is very high and that the borders drawn in the breakup of Yugoslavia cut off many old factories and businesses from their customers (which causes even lower GDP and higher unemployment rate).
3) That the war does not affect the children now living in Sarajevo that much.
hi everyone
ReplyDeletethese are the 3 things that I learned:
- I didn't know that the Serbs attacked Sarayevo, to keep Bosnia a part of Yugoslavia.
- I cant belive that so many people were killed in the battle.
- I didn't know that the votes could be so unfair.
I did not know that The President of Montenegro, Milo Djukanovic, had to call on Milosevic to resign.
ReplyDeleteI never knew there was a place called Sarajevo.
The effect of war in the world should be a crime and it is now even more painful to see people at war and it make me wish i could do something.
dear Ms gelso and fellow classmates !!
ReplyDeleteI was very touched by the video I saw about the destruction after that terrible war in Sarajevans. Here are some facts I never knew before.As Paloma said I never knew about this war up until now
thanks Miss Gelso !
1) I didn't know that about 200,000 people die in 19 months.
2) I learned that France, Germany, Russia and the United States adapted a peace plan for Bosnia
3)I never knew that there was such a big war going on in Bosnia.
Thanks for reading !
All of the three links described how people suffered during World War II, but it even somehow explains the positive facts.
ReplyDeleteBy readibg these passages I understood the hard life of poor children smaller and of our age that every morning had to wake up with the fear that one of their parents will leave them to go to war, or that they stay with no food or can't go to school in peace as if everything was normal.
looking at the video I realized all the difficulties that men passed during this terrible years. And all the bombardaments on th building that harmed people and killed more than thousands of men.
@ Paloma
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with you Paloma, about how there was so much chaos for freedom and independence. I also saw how the war affected the young generation in Bosnia. This news just opened my eyes and I think we should all be thankful to God for what we have, and think twice before complaining.
The three things I learned are:
ReplyDelete1. I didn't know that Sarajevo sits in a valley surrounded by some of the world's most beautiful mountains.
2. I didn't know that in Sarajevo schools have never been segregated.
3. I didn't know that Bosnia is next republic seeking independence.
Have a nice day!!!!
1) I didn't know so many countries i thought were like really ancient and old got recently their independence
ReplyDelete2)I didn't know Yugoslavia was evil, now i realize why it doesn't exists anymore...
3)I thought after Vietnam war there was peace in the world until the Iraq Iran war started and the Saddam Hussein thing started
I learned many things about Ugoslavia, that I personally didn't know in past. The three major facts I learned about the websites Miss.Gelso posted were:
ReplyDelete-Serbia fought to keep forming separate countries.
-By the time the war ended, Sarajevo was in ruins.
-Yugoslavia was a basketball powerhouse that challenged or defeated the U.S. in international competition.