Flat Mariah                

      Hi my name is Mariah. I am going to tell you about how I got flat. I was
going to get the mail so I did. When I opened the mailbox there was a letter
that said YOU WIN. I opened the letter and it said that I win a free trip to the
Bahamas I was so happy jumping in the street a big truck coming street
to me. then it was dark then I woke up. I thought
it was just a dream but I saw the letter next to me. It wasn’t a dream at all. I
was real. but the most weird thing was I was flat. I thought I was going crazy. I
got up and it felt so strange to walk. but nothing is going to stop me from
going to the Bahamas. So the first thing I did to get ready to go. I earned my
clothes as flat as I was. And then I packed my cloths and I was ready to go.
Ooh I for got to git my camera. I put in my bag and now i am ready to go. So
The next day I went to the airport and got my ticket and got on the plain. All
of the people were staring at me like I was some kind of alien. But I just
didn’t pay any attention to them. 5 or 6 hours latter I was there. It was the
most beautiful place I have ever seen in my life. The first thing I did was get
all of my stuff in the hotel room. The next thing that I did was go to the
beach And I didn’t really get to swim but I did get to float in the water. The
other thing I did was go and see all of the beautiful sites there is to see.
Then the last thing I did was go and order room service. It was allot of fun it
was great. And that is what my story.
THE
END

1. Which search engine are you going to use first? (I don’t care- you choose.) yahoo

2. What are you going to use as your search term or terms? Abraham Lincoln

3. How many “hits” did you get with that search? 23,200,000

4. Try a second search with different terms. What did you type in for your second search? Abraham Lincoln family

5. How many “hits” did you get with this search? 547,000

6. Did your new search terms get more or fewer hits than your first search? fewer

7. Why do you think that happened? Because we put in different words in the search.

8. What would you type in if you wanted to find out about your person’s childhood? Abraham Lincoln’s childhood

9. Try it- what happened? It brought up 474,000 results

10. Why do you think that happened? Because they were different words.

11. Now go to another search engine. Which search engine are you using? Google

12. What are you going to use as your search term or terms? Abraham Lincoln’ life

13. How many “hits” did you get with that search? 32,700

14. Try a second search with different terms. What did you type in for your second search? Abraham Lincoln’ school

15. How many “hits” did you get with this search? 1,280,000

16. Did your new search terms get more or fewer hits than your first search? more

17. Why do you think that happened? Because it was different.

18. What would you type in if you wanted to find out about your person’s childhood? Abraham Lincoln

19. Try it- what happened? 159,000

20. Why do you think that happened? We added more info.

21. Did you get the same results with both engines? Why do you think that happened? No because in is different

22. Which search terms do you think will provide you the best results? (Remember, “best” doesn’t mean the most!) yahoo

23. Now, use your searches from above to find 3-5 sites about your person, and post them on your blog.

http://members.aol.com/RVSNorton/Lincoln2.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln

http://members.aol.com/RVSNorton/Lincoln.html

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/history/us/pres/lincoln/

http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/al16.html

http://sc94.ameslab.gov/TOUR/alincoln.html

One of the things I would give money to schools. So that more teachers can come and teach kid And so that teachers get better pay. The other thing is so they can go on field trips and learn things that teachers can’t teach them. And that is why I think that we should give more money to schools.

Another thing I do is give homeless people homes. The things about that are so they can get cleaned up and get a job. They can have a couple of weeks to get together too. And to keep them safe from other people that think other things about them. That is another thing I would do.

I would rebuild the White House. I would do that so in is sturdier. The other thing is so it can last longer. And so other people in the future can see it. That is why I would do that.

The last thing is that I would make school hours shorter. The hours would be 9:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. But I give harder work to do. The thing about that is that they can spend more time with family. And that is what I think I would do.

That is all the important things I would do if I was president of the United States of America.

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