Tuesday Writing - "A Way to Get Moving"

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Achieve3000, January 22, 2009). President Barack Obama cares about transportation. He has a plan. What is it? To improve travel.


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Obama would improve the national highway system. He would fix and build roads.


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Obama would improve the rail system. He would build more tracks. Then trains could go to more cities.


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Obama says the plan would help the country. It would make new jobs. People would have more money to spend. That's good for companies. He says the plan would also clean up the air. More people could ride buses or trains. Fewer cars would be driven. This would mean less pollution.

In your writing notebook,write 3/31/09, and "A Way to Get Moving".

On your notebook page, answer the following questions;

Questions for 3rd Grade Writing Notebooks:
1. What is the national highway system?
2. What is the rail system?
3. How does this plan make jobs?
4. Why does the president say this plan is good for companies?
5. What happens when there are more jobs?
6. What happens when people have more money?




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