1. READ the quote in the box below. "In youth we learn; in age we understand."
- Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
THINK carefully about the following statement.
Some people believe that older people are smarter than those who are
young
WRITE a body paragraph explaining whether older people know more than
young people. Be sure to -
• clearly state your controlling idea
• organize and develop your explanation effectively
• choose your words carefully
use correct spelling, capitalization, punctuation, grammar, and
sentences
.

Media project total score: of 100 points during the next several lessons you will create a media project about a place that is important to you, such as the place where you live. your teacher will score your assignment using the media project grading rubric. look at the rubric yourself so that you know how your assignment will be scored. you may create your project using a word processing presentation program or a slide program such as powerpoint®. include a title slide, two or three content slides, and a sources slide that contains the urls of your online sources. save the document to your computer with your name at the end of the filename (e.g., ng_ela 9-10_w_11_ga alice_jones). submit that document to your teacher for grading refer to the media project assignment document and follow the steps to complete the assignment. when you have finished, submit the assignment document to your teacher for grading.