The 1900's
Dear Fourthies-
You have learned about "Your Decade" and now we will move back in time and discover how it all came to be.
Here is your challenge:
Imagine yourself as a young girl living in each decade that we study. Reflect and ponder about what your life would have been like.
You have learned about "Your Decade" and now we will move back in time and discover how it all came to be.
Here is your challenge:
Imagine yourself as a young girl living in each decade that we study. Reflect and ponder about what your life would have been like.
Job #1
Task: Produced by Thomas Edison but directed and filmed by Edison Company employee Edwin S. Porter, the 12-minute-long silent film, The Great Train Robbery (1903), was the first narrative movie, one that told a story (about.com). Watch this Edison Company silent movie that uses special effects. Write a review of the movie. Can you incorporate WW words? Challenge yourself! |
Video Credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKMfGiuL2Z0 |
Job #2
Task: The first flight took place on December 17, 1903 in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Click on these sites to learn about the Wright brothers: Site #1, Site # 2, Site # 3, Site # 4 1) Watch the first flight! Can you feel the wind in your hair? 2) Make a list of 10 facts you learned when you explored the sites. 3) Create a Buncee about the first flight. |
Video Credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uT2dQB_OgFE |
Job #3
Task: Kellogg's started selling corn flakes in 1906. Examine the very first box and then a box with the 2012 USA Women's Gymnastics Team. Thoughtfully answer these questions. 1. Why do you think Kellogg's chose these athletes to be on the box? 2. Who would you like to see on a corn flakes box. EXPLAIN why. |
Job #4
Task: Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt, the 26th president of the United States, is the person responsible for giving the teddy bear his name. On November 14, 1902, Roosevelt was helping settle a border dispute between Mississippi and Louisiana. During his spare time he attended a bear hunt in Mississippi. During the hunt, Roosevelt came upon a wounded young bear and ordered the mercy killing of the animal. The Washington Post ran a editorial cartoon created by the political cartoonist Clifford K. Berryman that illustrated the event. The cartoon and the story it told became popular and within a year, the cartoon bear became a toy for children called the teddy bear. How will we celebrate this historical event? Bring your Teddy Bear or other Lovey to school tomorrow. We'll enjoy some quality time with our special friends:) source: http://inventors.about.com/ |
Job #5
Task: On April 18, 1906 San Francisco experienced a horrible earthquake. Read more about the earthquake here. You will create a documentary using the eyewitness news account. |