1. NC STATE FAIR & WHEAT AND CORN

2. EXPLAIN WHY WE HAVE THE NC STATE FAIR. TO CELEBRATE NC’S AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURE IS WHAT BUILT THIS STATE. FARMERS BRING THEIR TOP CROP AND ANIMALS TO FAIR TO “SHOW OFF” AND COMPETE AGAINST OTHERS. WHAT IS OUR TOP CROP?

3. HISTORY

4. STEVE TROXLER NC AG COMMISSIONER

5. THE SOD FATHER JIM GRAHAM 1964-2001 HELD OFFICE FOR ALMOST 40 YRS MADE STATE FAIR WHAT IT IS TODAY

6. FAIR STARTS IN 1853 HTTP://WWW.NCSTATEFAIR.ORG/2014/NEWSROOM/HISTORY.HTM

7. COMPETITIONS HTTP://WWW.NCSTATEFAIR.ORG/2014/INDEX.HTM CROPS & LIVESTOCK MAKING CLOTHES COOKING/BAKING ART/PHOTOGRAPHY/CRAFTS

8. HOW IS WHEAT MADE? WHEAT FLOUR HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=LKKS3FT0LRU PIZZA DOUGH HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=U-KDRMOYSB0 HOW IT WORKS: WHEAT HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=F4VOVLLYUS0

9. HOW IS CORN MADE? CORN FLOUR HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=NKWCV9PYPYC TACO HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=HZKUWBDDLPG HOW IT WORKS : CORN HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=LGJ6D3KNJ9E

10. ESSAY PROMPT FF00003: 6th through 8th grade (Essay-500 words or less) * Must cite sources. North Carolina farmers grow corn and wheat, essential ingredients in many foods we eat every day. Using tacos, pizza and subs as examples, explain the products that wheat and corn are used in, and explain how those products are made.

11. NC STATE FAIR ESSAY COMPETITION 500 WORDS OR LESS PARAGRAPH: SINGLE SPACE FONT: TIMES NEW ROMAN 12 POINT CITE YOUR SOURCES.

12. 5 PARAGRAPHS EACH PARAGRAPH SHOULD BE 3-5 SENTENCES (6TH GR) 4-6 SENTENCES (7TH GR) 5-7 SENTENCES (8TH GR) 1. INTRODUCTION 2. FIRST MAIN IDEA 3. SECOND MAIN IDEA 4.THIRD MAIN IDEA 5. CONCLUSION

13. RUBRIC ALL 5 PARAGRAPHS(CORRECT NUMBER OF SENTENCES 20 PTS ROUGH DRAFT 20 PTS CORRECTIONS 20PTS FINAL COPY 20PTS GRAMMAR 20PTS

14. ESSAY GUIDLINES HTTP://WWW.LEE.K12.NC.US/PAGE/15796