Welcome!This is the first issue of Junior Scholastic for 2002-2003. Our cover story tells how America has changed since the events of September 11, 2001. Throughout the year, Junior Scholastic will bring you and your students the latest news as well as engaging plays and articles on historic events. Turn to page T-7 for a guide that lists articles now planned for the first semester se·mes·ter n. One of two divisions of 15 to 18 weeks each of an academic year. [German, from Latin (cursus) s . Three special issues are scheduled for this fall: Election 2002 (October 1), the World Affairs Noun 1. world affairs - affairs between nations; "you can't really keep up with world affairs by watching television" international affairs affairs - transactions of professional or public interest; "news of current affairs"; "great affairs of state" Atlas Atlas, in Greek mythology Atlas (ăt`ləs), in Greek mythology, a Titan; son of Iapetus and Clymene and the brother of Prometheus. and Almanac almanac, originally, a calendar with notations of astronomical and other data. Almanacs have been known in simple form almost since the invention of writing, for they served to record religious feasts, seasonal changes, and the like. (October 15 & 22), and the Geography Awareness issue (November 15). In November, you will receive the first of three News Map posters. The series will begin with a map of the Middle East and accompanying skills masters. Students can look forward to the I'm a Patriot Essay Contest. The first prize is an all-expenses-paid trip (with chaperone chaperone /chap·er·one/ (shap´er-on) someone or something that accompanies and oversees another. molecular chaperone ) to see an original copy of the Declaration of Independence on its current tour of the U.S. All of us at Junior Scholastic look forward to bringing the world to your classroom! Suzanne McCabe Editor, smccabe@scholastic.com |
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