Project Purpose: To understand the difference between Cause/Effect Relationships and Correlations. To understand how and why major events in history are connected and intertwined (think yarn activity!). To research a major event from U.S. history in order to understand why it is significant and how it relates to other major events. To understand features of a feature article and podcast and to be able to create a feature article or podcast about your major event in history.Project Requirements:To present the 5Ws of your major event to the class. To write/peer edit/revise a feature article or podcast. To have at least three drafts in your Writing Portfolio. To present a polished version of your feature article or podcast on Media Night, as well as posting it online to our Team Featurecast from the Past web page (made by James).

Specific Concepts Learned:
My first concept I learned was about Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto. I learned about what he went through in becoming a general. I also learned about how he partook in the attack on Pearl Harbor, and if it weren’t for him becoming general, the attack on Pearl Harbor may have never happened.
My second concept I learned is why Japan attacked the U.S. and happened after the attack. I learned how Japan made the attack for revenge from oil & trade embargo and how it caused Japan to have political problems.

Challenges:
A challenge I faced was recording my podcast, because when I first had recorded, half of the recordings were lost. I overcame this obstacle by going out of my way before class and re-recording my podcast with a friend.

Real-World Significance:
The real-world significance of learning about this event is that we are able to know how our country or world got to where it is today and how history can repeat itself. Also, in case we become a reporter, we would already have knowledge about making an article or podcast. And, so we know why our world is like how it is today