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Orchestra!

I know this is the "Picturing America" blog, but now I'm going to use it for our Minnesota Orchestra field trip blog.

Today I want you to visit two web sites. After you visit them, I want you to post an entry on your blog that addresses the following: (You'll need to really look around the sites a while before making your post!)

• Is the site interesting to kids?
• What do you like about the site?
• What don't you like about the site.
• Does this site motivate you in any way about our upcoming field trip?
  If so, how.
  

Here are the sites:

Minnesota Orchestra

New York Philharmonic Orchestra

Last Posting

Happy Monday, boys and girls! This is the final week for "Picturing America". We have had three assignments. They are:

• Comment on the 4 selected photos by answering the posted question.
• Take the silver mine tour and respond to all posted questions.
• Visit the "Picturing America" website and respond to posted questions.

What I have noticed is that many of you are only completing parts of each assignment. Make sure you have done ALL bulleted items. Many of the questions have multiple parts and you are expected to complete them all. Your postings will be assessed.

If you feel you have completed everything in a thorough way, then you are free to use this time to visit blogs of classmates or to write something of personal interest on your own blog. If you are writing on your own blog, make sure to remember that a blog is reflective in nature. (Don't use it as facebook or myspace!)

Why "Picture" America?

Today you will go to the Picturing America website and read the background/purpose information for this program. That means you will need to click on the links found on the website and READ! (Don't just look at pictures today) What I want you to do then, is reflect on the things you have read and blog about the idea of "Picturing America".

• Why did The National Endowment for Humanities decide to teach about American history like this? (you might want to check out the FAQ's--frequently asked questions--on the website)
• What can you actually learn about American history from these pictures?
• Why were these pictures selected?
• Which pictures do you like and why?

When you are ready to blog about this, be sure to link to the Picturing America website so that your source is cited.