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media type="custom" key="28842088" __** WHERE **____** O WHERE IS **__ __** MY CARDINAL? **__

One day in Social Studies class, Mrs. Levine’s class pet cardinal named Sammy. One day Mrs. Levine was feeding Sammy and she turned her back with the cage open and all she saw was Sammy flying away. With your knowledge of the three regions of the Carolinas which are mountains, piedmont and the coastal plains, you need to help Mrs. Levine find her cardinal before he gets eaten by his predators. I want. you to write a one-page story explaining what you saw in each of the parts of the Carolinas and what was different when finding Sammy.

Be sure to Include:
 * 1) Be sure to explain some of the North Carolina symbols (whoops… I gave you one already…. Cardinal)
 * 2) Be sure to explain characteristics of each region (what each place may look like)
 * 3) Use sensory description
 * 4) Use dialogue
 * 5) Make me want to be there with you on this adventure to find Sammy

STANDARDS: [|CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.3] Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences. [|CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.3.a] Orient the reader by establishing a situation and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally. [|CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.3.b] Use dialogue and description to develop experiences and events or show the responses of characters to situations.

__ 4th Grade History Standards: __ 4.C.1.1 Explain how settlement of people from various cultures affect the development of regions in North Carolina 4.H.2.2 Explain the historical significance of North Carolina's state symbols 4.G.1.1 Summarize the changes that have occurred in North Carolina since statehood (landscape,communication and transportation)

REFLECTION: I really enjoyed doing this project because it allowed me to become creative and use some new technology. The technology that we used I had never used before. I really enjoyed using Voice thread because it really was user friendly and good for using with your students in the classroom. It took me a while to figure out how to put in the voices for the story but I finally got the hang of it. It really was cool thought that you could record from your phone and put it to your work. That was very user friendly to me because I did not have a microphone on my computer because I have an older computer. I really liked the Wikispaces as well because it gave us a chance to show our work to our peers and different ways of communication. I would definitely use this in my classroom because it gets the children's minds thinking and thinking more outside of the box.