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Melissa

School: Novi Meadows

City: Novi, Michigan

Grade: 5th grade

Age: 10 yrs. old

Siblings: None

Hobbies: Swimming, playing the flute, singing, reading, writing, and collecting stamps and state quarters

Pets: A teddy bear hamster named Furby who is 2 yrs. old

Favorite Color: Purple

Favorite Food: Chinese Food and McDonald's Fries

Contribution: (I wrote the pages below)

1. Myth #4

2. Myth #7

3. Myth #8

4. Myth #9

5. Reconstruction

6. Plessy vs. Ferguson

7. Mary McLeod Bethune

8. The Introduction to the Website

9. Made Some Website Pictures

10. Timeline

11. Double Puzzle

12. Crossword Puzzle

13. Quiz

14.  Education Introduction

15.  The Fight for Desegregation Introduction

16.  Introduction to Games

Jon

School: Novi Meadows

City: Novi, Michigan

Grade: 5th grade

Age: 11 yrs. old

Siblings: 3 brothers, Joe (29), Ben (13), and Nick (13), and 2 sisters, Lissa (24) and Shiela (26)

Hobbies: I like soccer and baseball, and I collect pennies.

Pets: Lots of fish, 3 birds, Mario, Sky, and Sunny

Favorite Color: Purple is my favorite color and black is my second

Favorite Food: Chocolate and ribs

Contribution: (I wrote the pages below)

1. John Brown

2. Abraham Lincoln

3. Harriet Tubman

4. Ku Klux Klan

5. Back To Africa

6. Myth #5

7. Myth #6

8. Crypto-gram Puzzle

9.  Leaders Introduction

10.  Leading the Country Introduction

Becca

School: Novi Meadows

City: Novi, Michigan

Grade: 5th grade

Age: 11 yrs. old

Siblings: 1 brother, Daniel (13)

Hobbies: I like to drag race, play roller hockey, go swimming with the neighbors, read, and collect teddy bears.

Pets: I have a dog. She is a Black Lab mixed with a Hound. Her name is Tasha and she is 5 1/2 yrs. old.

Favorite Color: Purple

Favorite Food: Pizza and Chinese Food

Contribution: (I wrote the pages below)

1. Sojourner Truth

2. Rosa Parks

3. Myth #10

4. Myth #1

5. Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas

6. Quiz

7. Double Puzzle

8. Timeline

9. Crossword Puzzle

10. About Us Page

11.  Changing the Laws Introduction

Matt

School: Novi Meadows

City: Novi, Michigan

Grade: 5th grade

Age: 11 yrs. old

Siblings: 1 sister: Ashleigh (9)

Hobbies: Soccer, bugging my sister, and playing Playstation

Pets: 1 dog, Deacon, and 1 fish, Murphy

Favorite Color: Blue

Favorite Food: Pasta with Pesto sauce

Contribution: (I wrote the pages below)

1. Dred Scott case

2. Jesse Jackson

3. Underground Railroad

4. Myth #2

5. Civil War Introduction

6. Some Internet Pictures

7. Thank You Page

8.  Kansas-Nebraska Act

9.  Resistance to the Movement Introduction

10.  Issues Introduction

Stephanie

School: Novi Meadows

City: Novi, Michigan

Grade: 5th grade

Age: 11 yrs. old

Siblings: 1 brother, Brad (13)

Hobbies: I collect rocks, key chains, and spoons from different states and countries. I like to play soccer and baseball and go snowboarding.

Pets: I have 1 dog: Scamper who is a Britney Spaniel.

Favorite Color: Purple and Pink

Favorite Food: Steak with Salt and Pizza

Contributions: (I wrote the pages below)

1. Vocabulary Words

2. The Introduction to the Website

3. Nat Turner

4. Myth #3

5. Civil Rights Amendments

6. Ruby Bridges

7. Freedom Rides

8. John F. Kennedy

9.  Willing to Give Their Lives Introduction

Ryan

School: Novi Meadows

City: Novi, Michigan

Grade: 5th grade

Age: 11yrs. old

Siblings: 4 sisters: Kerri (16), Kristi (14), Kelli (6), and Kati (5)

Hobbies: Hockey, soccer, basketball, math, TV, swimming, and snow sports

Pets: None

Favorite Color: Red

Favorite Food: Ribs and Buffalo Wings.

Contribution: (I wrote the pages below)

1. Medgar Evers

2. Martin Luther King, Jr.

3. Central Nine

4. Frederick Douglass

5. Malcolm X

6. Introduction to Games

7.  Leading People to Freedom Introduction

8.  Fight for the Right to Vote Introduction

 

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