Tuesday, October 29, 2013
First Assignment
Today you will be completing your first blogging assignment. You will need to select one of the following strange and mysterious events to learn more about. Your choices are: The Bermuda Triangle, The Disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa, Easter Island, and Area 51. Read through the blurbs about each topic on the blog. When you have made your decision, select the appropriate post on the right. Read BOTH links provided, THEN make your post. Remember, I want to know what you think and why you are thinking that way. Use the questions to help guide your response. You are NOT responding to anyone else's comments today. You are only commenting on one topic today. Have fun and good luck with your first blogging experience!
Easter Island
Easter
Island
Essential
Questions:
1. What makes Easter Island so strange
and mysterious?
2. Why do
people still discuss and visit Easter Island today?
3. What
makes Easter Island so intriguing?
Located in
the South Pacific, this triangular island filled with statues holds mystery and
debate. Explore this topic and find out
what theories and speculations surround this fascinating location.
Research the history of Easter Island. Find as many facts as possible. Use the following to guide your blog comments: Who formed these
statues? For what purpose? How were they able to transport these massive
statues around the island? What happened
to the inhabitants?
Websites:
Area 51
Area 51
Essential Questions:
1. What makes Area 51 strange and
mysterious?
2. Why is
Area 51 so top secret? What type of research do you think is taking place in
Area 51?
3. Why is
Area 51 so intriguing?
Summary:
Area 51, also
officially known as Groom Lake[1] or Homey Airport
(ICAO: KXTA) is
a remote detachment of Edwards Air Force Base. It is located in the southern portion of Nevada in the western
United States, 83 miles (133 km) north-northwest of Las Vegas. Situated at
its center, on the southern shore of Groom Lake, is a
large military airfield. The base's current primary purpose is officially
undetermined; however, based on historical evidence, it most likely supports
development and testing of experimental aircraft and weapons systems.
Research the history of Area 51. Find as many facts as possible. Use the following to guide your blog
comments: What kind of experimental testing
could be taking place? Do you believe there could be UFO’s that have been
covered up by the government? If this area is not a secret, why is everything
top secret?
Bermuda Triangle
Bermuda
Triangle
Essential
Questions:
1. What
makes the Bermuda Triangle so strange and mysterious?
2. What
makes the Bermuda Triangle so intriguing?
3. What is your
personal theory on this matter?
Research the history of the area known as the Bermuda Triangle. Find as many facts as possible. Use the following to guide your blog comments: What theories can you find to explain the disappearance of planes and ships? Is there a perfectly natural explanation for these disappearances or are they some sort of paranormal events?
websites:
http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Bermuda_Triangle
http://www.history.com/topics/bermuda-triangle
http://www.history.com/topics/bermuda-triangle
Jimmy Hoffa
Essential
Questions:
1. What makes Jimmy Hoffa’s
disappearance so strange and mysterious?
2. Why do
people still discuss and research what happened to Jimmy Hoffa?
3. What
makes Jimmy Hoffa so intriguing?
James Riddle "Jimmy" Hoffa (born February 14, 1913 – disappeared July 30, 1975) was an American labor union leader who vanished, aged 62. He is widely believed to have been murdered. Hoffa became involved with organized crime from the early years of his Teamsters work, and this connection continued until his disappearance in 1975. He was convicted of jury tampering, attempted bribery, and fraud in 1964. Hoffa was imprisoned in 1967, and sentenced to 13 years. In mid-1971 he resigned the Teamsters' presidency, an action that was part of a pardon agreement with President Richard Nixon, to facilitate his release later that year. Hoffa was last seen in late July 1975, outside the Machus Red Fox, a suburban Detroit restaurant.[1] His disappearance gave rise to many theories as to what happened to him and where his body was hidden.
Research the Jimmy Hoffa and find
as many facts as possible. Use the
following questions to guide your blog comments: What are some
new things you have learned about Hoffa? What do you think
happened to him? What evidence do you have to back it up? Any other theories
not mentioned here?
Thursday, October 24, 2013
Amelia Earhart
Amelia Earhart
Essential Questions:
- 1. What makes the disappearance of Amelia Earhart so strange and mysterious?
- 2. What makes the disappearance of Amelia Earhart so intriguing?
3.What is your personal theory on this matter?
Research some theories regarding her disappearance. Use the following questions to guide your blog comments: Do you believe the theory of Amelia Earhart working for the US government to be accurate? Why or why not? Could it have been mechanical errors and they crashed in an uninhabited area? Explain. What other reasonable possibilities could there be? Explain.
Are you ready to blog?
You are about to enter a new culture--the bloggin culture--and if we're not careful, we may commit a few social blunders. We might offend people without meaning to, or we might misunderstand what others say and take offense when its not intended. What we have to keep in mind is that blogging is not texting--it's also not facebook. Yes, we are still interacting and communicating, but there's a difference between social blogging and education blogging. So, are you ready to blog?
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