Literacy 9 Assignment for Jan. 16

Please go to http://www.snopes.com and then complete the following:

1. Choose a category.
2. Choose an urban legend marked with a red circle -- this means the urban legend is false
3. Click on the link associated with that urban legend. (If there is no link, choose another legend)
4. Read the article associated with that urban legend.
5. Write a half page summary of the story behind the urban legend and how it became accepted as truth.
6. Add a brief statement to number 5 on what you learned from this activity.

While half the class is completing the above assignment, the other half should be on the computers completing Carmen SanDiego cases. Have fun!