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 * Today's Objective**:
 * To learn the word of the week
 * To familiarize the advisees with a current event


 * Class Format**: Whole-Group Discussion


 * Time Allotment**: 15 minutes


 * Today's Activities**:
 * **Word of the Week**: //Pioneer//
 * Ask, according to the advisee, what the word //pioneer// means.
 * Click here to read Dictionary.com's defintion.
 * a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.
 * one who is first or among the earliestin any field of inquiry, enterprise, or progress:
 * //pioneers// //in cancer research.//
 * Ask for examples of this term:
 * From the news/history.
 * From their lives.
 * **Current Event**
 * Click **here** and allow students to read news article.
 * When finished, discuss:
 * **What** is happening?
 * **Who** is involved (countries, parties, people)?
 * **Where** is this taking place (part of the world)? //If you have Google Earth installed on your computer,// //you might use it. Start at Batesville.//
 * **Why** is this happening?
 * **How** does this affect me?
 * Resources**: