Our Class Reads {opinionated students blogging} 

For this week’s blog response, please read the entire post and then click on the web link below.  You will reading online this week about components of soil.  {Components = parts} The article is web-based so you will need to navigate through a couple of pages to read the entire selection on soil components.  The source of article is Geo-Kids.  There are also several advertisements that you must scroll through to select the NEXT button at the bottom of the page.  Once you have finished reading the article on Soil Components.  Come back to our blog and write a response that includes what you were thinking as you were reading it.

What did you learn about components of soil?

What IS soil made of and why is soil important?

What is the most important facts about soil from what you read?

Be specific and give detailed examples from the article.

SOIL COMPONENTS Article

This week we’ve been reading books from different countries. We’ve also been sharing our opinions about the ideas in these books, as well as agreeing and disagreeing with each other. Think about what it would be like to be Ruby growing up in China. What is your opinion about Ruby’s predicament and the customs of China? And how would you feel if those customs existed in the United States? In the United States today, do you think boys and girls are treated differently or the same? And how? Give examples.   

Make sure you back up your thinking with evidence from the text and your own ideas to answer the following questions:

What is your opinion about Ruby’s predicament and the set customs of China? And how would you feel if those customs existed in the United States?