Featurecast from the Past

Project Purpose:
To understand the difference between Cause/Effect Relationships and Correlations. To understand how and why major events in history are connected and intertwined (think yarn activity!). To research a major event from U.S. history in order to understand why it is significant and how it relates to other major events. To understand features of a feature article and podcast and to be able to create a feature article or podcast about your major event in history.

Project Requirements:
To present the 5Ws of your major event to the class. To write/peer edit/revise a feature article or podcast. To have at least three drafts in your Writing Portfolio. To present a polished version of your feature article or podcast on Media Night, as well as posting it online to our Team Featurecast from the Past web page.

Specific Concepts Learned:
One concept I learned was why Martin Luther King Jr. was important. He was important because of how he was fighting to end segretation. His "I Have A Dream" speech impacted many people. His speech talked about how he wanted no segregation or racism in America and how one day everyone would be equal. Another concept I leared was the details of Martin Luther King Jr's assasination. He was shot on April 4, 1968 at around 6 pm. He was on the balcony of his motel room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennesee.

Challenges:
One challenge that I went through during this project is that my podcast would'nt save. I re-did my podcast about 5 times. Finally, the day that it was due my podcast still wasn't showing up in my documents. I overcame this by re-recording my podcast at my house. Then, I had to burn it onto a CD and I brought it to media night early so that there was time to put it on a computer for people to listen to.

Real-World Significance:
The real-world significance to this project is that this happened in real life. This has taught me about all the segregation and racism and how MLK Jr. helped stop it.