Current Events Project

Post your current events project here!
Directions:  Summarize a current newspaper article; either online or paper.  The article must be current, it cannot be dated before July 2011.  Your summary must contain the main idea and at least five supporting details.  Please use complete sentences with proper grammar and spelling (do not type like you are texting, use complete words!)  Cite your article using APA citation.  If your summary does not follow this criteria, it will not be published on the blog.

Good Luck!!!!!

Welcome 11/12 Fifth Graders

Describe your expectations for fifth grade....  What are you looking forward to?  What worries you?

Spring Break Current Events

Please post your Spring Break Current Events project here.

*Summarize a current event using either an online newspaper or regular newspaper article.   Summarize using the main idea and at least five details.  Be sure to site the article in correct APA format.  

American Industrial Revolution

Comment on this video about the American Industrial Revolution.

What intrigued you? What questions do you have?

Please complete the following questions:

How can inventions change the world?

Compare the Industrial Revolution with the technological revolution we are going through today. What are some similarities and differences?

5th Graders Only!!!!!!!!

Post comments back and forth to eachother here.  Ask the class a question, tell a story - whatever!  It's your space make it interesting.

(P.S. Keep it clean or your post will not be published.)