Robert’s Current Event

1.  Where did you find the item?  (Be sure to include the title and byline/author.  Also copy and paste the website address/URL)
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3753701
Major Earthquake Hits Chile
By Laura Leigh Davidson | March 1 , 2010
2.  What made the item of interest to you?

It was something important that I should know more about.
3.  Summarize the item: early Saturday morning one of the biggest recorded earthquakes ever was recorded the epicenter of the earthquake was 70 miles away from Concepcion
Countless buildings and roadways have been destroyed or badly damaged
who?  (Who is the article about?)this earthquake effects everyone in Chile
What?  (What exactly happened?  USE PLENTY OF DETAILS!) The country of Chile is trying to recover from one of the most severe earth quakes in history it registered 8.8 on the rictor scale. early Saturday morning. The earth quake devastated Chile but many countries are sending relief efforts.the massive earth quake caused tremendendes damage. Many people have been killed.











When?  (When did this EVENT take place?) this event took place early Saturday morning.


Where?  (Where did the story take place?) this story took place in chile