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Third Grade,
To go along with reading Thomas Edison: The Great Inventor by Caryn Jenner you will be writing an opinion essay about the invention Thomas Edison created that you think is best. All of his inventions mentioned in the story are listed below. Your job is to pick his best invention from the list. You will have time in class research this invention and to find 3 more supporting details to back up your opinion. You will write these details on a writing template. After completion you will transform the information organized on your template into an opinionated essay!

List of Inventions
o  Electric Vote Recorder
o  Universal Stock Printer
o  Quadruplex Telegraph
o  Electric Pen
o  Wireless Electricity
o  Phonograph
o  Light Bulb
o  Kinetograph/ kinetoscope/ Kinetophone
o  Medical X-Ray
o  Storage Battery
o  Firestone Tires


       This activity will be further enhanced in computer class. We will take their opinionated essay, type it up and post it to www.teinvent.blogspot.com. After the initial comments are made and approved, you will have another opportunity in computer class to read through all of your classmates’ comments. During this class you will be instructed to pick at least one of your classmates’ opinion essays and reply to it.
For example: “I really liked your reasons for why the light bulb was his best invention, they made me rethink my choice of X-rays.”





1 comment:

  1. dear mrs kostewicz-
    thank you for all of your hard work you did for us this year. We all appreciated what you taught us this year. We will all remember you FOREVER!!!! :-)

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