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My Final Blog Post

c17hf — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:58:15 +0000

I think blogging was really fun! It was a way to show off our work on the Internet. You had to check your blog at least once a week for comments. We got to write reviews, we did podcasts, inserted images and alot more. We put our writing skills work on it. I don’t think I have a favorite thing because I liked mostly everything. I think blogging was a great experience!

Wizard of Oz Debate

c17hf — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:45:15 +0000

Today we had a debate. It was about whether the movie The Wizard of Oz was a good adaptation of L Frank Baum’s story The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. The teachers assigned us our parts. I got assigned that it was a good adaptation. After seeing the movie and reading the book we had to come up with a couple reasons to support their side. At the beginning I didn’t like what I got but in the end I liked our side better.

“The Natural State”

c17hf — Sun, 31 May 2009 22:39:54 +0000

Arkansas’ nickname is “The Natural State”. It is called that because it has beautiful mountains, valleys, lakes and streams. It has two forest preserves and two wildlife preserves. More than half of Arkansas is covered with trees and lakes. That is why Arkansas is called “The Natural State”.

Bill Clinton

c17hf — Fri, 29 May 2009 11:00:30 +0000

Bill Clinton was born in Hope, Arkansas on August 19 1946. He lived the first six years of his life with his grandparents. In 1950 his mother came back from nursing school and married his step father Roger Clinton. The family moved to Hot Springs, Arkansas where Roger owned a car dealership. In 1978 Bill Clinton became Governer of Arkansas. He served one more time as the governor and then left Arkansas to become president.

Fact Sheet

c17hf — Fri, 29 May 2009 00:38:42 +0000

State Bevragre: Milk

State Bird: Mockingbird

State Flower: Apple Blossom

State Gem: Diamond

State Grain: Rice

State Butterfly: Diana Fritillary

State Folk Dance: Square Dance

State Insect: Honeybee

State Mammal: White Tailed Deer

State Mineral: Quartz

State Musical Insterment: Fiddle

State Rock: Bauxite

State Tree: Pine Tree

My Buddy Interview

c17hf — Fri, 22 May 2009 14:47:12 +0000

In this blog post my buddy c18ak, interviewed me and here it is.

Religious Freedom

c17hf — Fri, 15 May 2009 11:26:56 +0000

Maryland was the first state to have religious freedom. Unlike the other states, you could be whatever religion you wanted. In other states you had to be a certain religion, but in Maryland there was choice. That’s how Maryland got it’s nickname “The Free State”. Maryland is a great state!

Fort McHenry

c17hf — Fri, 15 May 2009 11:00:30 +0000

Fort McHenry is a fort right outside of Baltimore. The national anthem was written during the battle of Fort McHenry. The person who wrote the national anthem Francis Scott Key was on the English Battleship when he wrote it. Fort McHenry is a great tourist attraction. I’ve never been there, but if you go you will be able to see the whole harbor from there. Also, if you go, get me a souvenir.

Source:

http://www.baltimore.to/fort-mchenry.html

Fact Sheet

c17hf — Wed, 13 May 2009 00:58:38 +0000

Maryland is 375 years old.

The State song is “Maryland, My Maryland”

The state dog is a Chesapeake Bay Retriever

The State cat is a Calico cat, with colors resembling the Maryland flag.

The state bird is the Baltimore Oriole.

The state fish is Striped Bass.

The state crustacean is the Maryland blue crab.

The state dessert is the Smith Island Cake.

The state boat is the Skipjack.

The state flower is the Black-eyed Susan.

The state tree is the White Oak.

The state sport is jousting.

The state drink is milk.

The state dinosaur is the Astrodon johnstoni.

The state fossil shell Ecphora gardnerae garnderae.

The state insect is the Baltimore Checkerspot Butterfly.

The state reptile is Diamondback terrapin.

Source:

The Official Site of the Maryland Office of Tourism

http://www.visitmaryland.org/Students/Pages/StateSymbols.aspx

Things That Are Good About “When You Reach Me”

c17hf — Fri, 01 May 2009 13:47:59 +0000

I think the book When You Reach Me is a really good book. It is kind of complicated though very very intense. It takes place in New York City in 1979. It’s about a girl named Miranda. She gets these notes saying different things. The fist one says “I am coming to save your friends life and my own. I must ask two favors first you must write me a letter. ” She doesn’t really get it until the end. Also her mom is going to be on a game show called the Twenty Thousand Dollar Pyramid and goes on at the end of the book.

Spoiler Part

I think The Laughing Man is not a good title because it gives to much away, but I don’t really like the title. Maybe The Notes?

I think the cover is very good and I really like the objects that show up in the in different points in the book.