READ THE PASSAGE: Your grandparents probably didn't have the Internet when they were kids. Even though the Internet has been around since 1969, it took years
before the Internet was widely used in homes. By the late 1990s, however, most Americans were surfing the net-and they didn't even need
an ocean! As technology developed and changed, so did the words people used to describe it. Then, everyday words such as net, mouse, and
monitor developed new meanings.
What is the central idea of the passage?
A.)Technological terms are more frequently used today than they have been in years past.
B.)Internet was in most American homes by the late 1990s.
C.)Technology has changed the meaning of words in the English language.
D.)"Mouse" no longer refers to just a rodent.

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.