http://blogs.dalton.org/c15mb1 Mon, 11 Jun 2007 13:43:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Dear Readers, I am now writing my final blog post of the year in Edinger house. I think having blogs was a great opportunity to write about many great things. I really loved having my blog because I think it’s such a great way to tell people about all different sorts ... http://blogs.dalton.org/c15mb1/?p=28 The Wizard Of Oz Our class is doing a study of the Wizard of Oz. We read the book and the watched the MGM movie. I personally thought the book was very good. I thought it was very descriptive and I could tell because I felt like I was actually Kansas ... http://blogs.dalton.org/c15mb1/?p=27 This is a follow up to a recent post that I wrote of what I expected Plimoth to be like. Now that I’ve gone, I’ll tell you all about the trip. It was what I expected but there were a few things I was surprised about. First, I didn’t think the ... http://blogs.dalton.org/c15mb1/?p=26 My whole class is going to Plimoth Plantation very soon. I’m really excited!! Plimoth is a place where you can learn about Pilgrims. I think That Plimoth is the best place to learn about the Pilgrims because of the following: •    They’ve done a lot of research because it’s where the ... http://blogs.dalton.org/c15mb1/?p=25 I’m a 4th grade student of the Dalton School in New York City and I’m here to tell you about the Edinger house study of forced immigration and slavery. We did this study for a long period of time. It went for a couple of months starting in January, so ... http://blogs.dalton.org/c15mb1/?p=24 "And thus wee mead our course South South West purposing to goe to a Riuer ten leagues to the South of the Cape,..." That's a quote from a book called Mourt's Relation that was trying at the time to get more people to come to the new land that the Pilgrims ... http://blogs.dalton.org/c15mb1/?p=23 Hi, I’m the narrator and I’m here to tell you the REAL, modern story of Cinderella. I bet that you’ve always wondered if there really are the mean stepsisters, evil stepmother, the real, kind, sweet- hearted mom that dies at the beginning, and let us not forget the dad that ... http://blogs.dalton.org/c15mb1/?p=21 http://blogs.dalton.org/c15mb1/?p=20 I wrote a poem about a girl named Kagne that was taken as a slave on the slave ship The Amistad. I used some true facts that I researched and found from reading my teacher's book Africa Is My Home. Be sure to look at the collage above that I ... http://blogs.dalton.org/c15mb1/?p=14 Africa Is My Home by my teacher Monica Edinger is a great example of historical fiction. It’s about a girl named Margru who was taken from her home in Africa to be a slave. She was taken on the ship the Amistad which means friendship. I will tell you ... http://blogs.dalton.org/c15mb1/?p=13