Winter Holidays
A day of merry-making known as Shrove Tuesday, usually in February or March, before a time of solemn reflection for Christians.
What is Mardi Gras?
Where Christmas goose is stuffed with apples, chestnuts, onions and prunes and served alongside red cabbage, dumplings, gravy and sauerkraut.
What Germany?
Having recently presided over a very successful Halloween, Jack Skellington, aka The Pumpkin King, is bored with his job, stumbles upon Christmastown, and decides to make the Yuletide his own.
What is "The Nightmare Before Christmas"?
In the Pearson Student Honor Code Infractions, the students will receive a zero on his/her assignment but can regain partial credit in this offense (First, Second, Third, etc..).
What is the second offense?
The country in which you would be most likely to celebrate the holiday Tet.
What is Vietnam? Tet is the Vietnamese New Year, an opportunity to remember ancestors while celebrating the year to come.
This holiday celebration, based on ancient African harvest festivals, celebrates the ideals of family life and unity, from December 26-January 1.
What is Kwanzaa?
Where fish, roasted lamb or poultry and panettone (a cake with candied fruit, chocolate, raisins and nuts) are seasonal holiday traditions.
What is Italy?
New York City policeman John McClane is visiting his estranged wife and daughters on Christmas Eve at a holiday party the headquarters of the Japanese-owned business his wife works for.
What is "Die Hard"?
This group of students must not be given any special course modifications, assessments, or instructional resources that are not available for all Pearson students in the same course section.
What is NCAA?
When pagans celebrate the festival of Yule.
What is Winter Solstice?
Celebrated on the shortest day of the year, this holiday celebrates the return of the sun.
What is Winter Solstice?
When fried doughnuts, fritters and potato pancakes are typically enjoyed.
What is Hanukkah?
This is a classic bittersweet comedy/drama about George Bailey, the eternally-in-debt guiding force of a bank in the town of Bedford Falls.
What is "It's a Wonderful Life"?
If a lesson with an assessment is _____, the assessment is removed from the gradebook. However, students are able to refer to the lesson content by accessing them from the course tree or the planner.
What is skipped?
Celebrated in France every year on July 14th.
What is Bastille Day?
December 6th is a popular holiday in many European countries. It celebrates a man who gave all his money to the needy and whose life inspired the tradition of Santa Claus and Father Christmas.
What is St. Nicholas Day?
Where La Bouche de Noel, a dessert that represents the Yule Log, is served.
What is France?
This holiday movie follows the wintry exploits of youngster Ralphie Parker, who spends most of his time dodging a bully and dreaming of his ideal Christmas gift, a "Red Ryder air rifle."
What is "A Christmas Story"?
This type of contact is used to confirm student comprehension of concepts previously assessed and graded as successfully completed with scores of B or higher.
What is a VCBA?
The Far East country where residents use lanterns to receive and release the souls of ancestors, celebrating the Buddhist-Confucian holiday of Obon.
What is Japan?
A very early Christian tradition dated back to 336 during the time of the Roman Emperor Constantine. It is celebrated on December 25th.
What is Christmas?
Where 3.6 million families eat Kentucky Fried Chicken on Christmas Eve.
What is Japan?
Buddy was accidentally transported to the North Pole as a toddler and raised to adulthood among Santa's elves.
What is "Elf"?
This is the person at POBL who teachers can reach out to if they have a student who needs help overcoming obstacles, setting goals, or creating a new plan of action.
Who is the advisor?
The season Australians celebrate Christmas.
What is Summer? Many Australian residents celebrate the holiday by soaking up the sun on Bondi Beach.