Feature Cast From The Past! Reflection

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 and podcast about your major event in history.

Project Purpose:
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 feature cast from the Past web page.

Specific Concepts Learned:
1. One concept I learned in this project is the difference between cause and effect. Cause is something that happened and effect is the result, what came out of what happened.

2. Another concept i learned is how to use Pages in a Mac and make my own hook when writing, so I can get readers to keep on reading my writing, in this case my feature article. I learned how to use Pages from my friends because I didn't know how to use it and a lot of them did, so they helped me a lot. I thought It was easer and better looking than making it in Adobe Illustrator.

Real-World Significance:
If I ever wanted to write my own article, so that it can go into a magazine, then learning how to use Pages would help me a lot. It would help me with any other writing job. I also learned how to make a hook, which again would help with any job dealing with writing because it helps readers keep on reading, because most readers read the first sentence to see if it isn't boring and if it doesn't bore them then they keep on reading.