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Memories of Edinger House 07-08

Published by edinger June 13th, 2008 in Uncategorized. 0 Comments

TB remembers Ms. Edelson’s Halloween story (and, especially, the laugh!). She also remembers studying The Wizard of Oz and seeing the second Oz movie.

SB remembers cranberry jellybeans at Plimoth, immigration stories, Cindy stories, and the Pilgrim stories.

RB remembers the very l_o_n_g bus ride to Plimoth (which was just a bit boring:)

AC remembers Hobbomock’s Homesite and Black Rock Forest.

KD remembers it taking forever to write an Arch Day song that didn’t win:(

RC remembers her “wedding” with T ( our class mascot - a plush turtle). T remembers the man at Plimoth mentioning (horrors!) turtle soup.

TF remembers his podcast of Edgar from Good Masters Sweet Ladies!

HH remembers walking on a “yellow brick road” (to the song over the class loudspeakers) to a pile of brownies and books.

SH1 remembers making the Pilgrim stories.

SH remembers Ms. Edinger reading aloud I Am Not Joey Pigza.

CL remembers interviewing and making the oral history books and the wild arrival of the Dalton Myachis.
MM remembers dressing up and reciting poems for the Alice in Wonderland tea party and seeing our comics for the first time. She also remembers the skits at the final Literary Salon. And Ms. Edinger’s ladybug obsession and reading Ms. Edinger’s Margru story. And reading The Arrival.

KM remembers Candlelighting and the bouquet of paper flowers (which she taught the class to make secretly) the class made and gave to Ms. Edinger on Valentine’s Day.

TS remembers Myachi®!

AS1 remembers the puppet shows in art and various movies made in art and playstreet.

UW remembers the Lower East Side walking tour and eating pickles from Gus’ Pickles. She also remembers indoor playstreet on days were too hot or too cold.

CW remembers the first day of school and how little and afraid she felt.

Your Final Blog Post of the Year

Published by edinger June 10th, 2008 in General. 0 Comments

Dear Edinger House,

At the very beginning of the year I gave each of you a composition book and a letter from me. In it I explained that we would be writing letters back and forth to each other in that journal and here was your first one from me. You all wrote me back — wonderful letters telling me about your summers, about the sort of learners you are, books you liked, and so on. For the next few months we continued to write back and forth. You wrote about books you were reading. who you thought was the hero of Charlotte’s Web, what you would take with you if you had to emigrate, and more.

Then, in January, you switched over to blogs. You have done so many posts including:

one summarizing your oral history book.
a review of the MS play, “The Tempest.”
a joint post with your third grade buddy about their New Orleans project.
a response to my (as yet unpublished) story about Margru and the Amistad.
your wonderful Amistad poems (and collages).
your Cinderella story.
your podcast from Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!
posts on Plimoth Plantation and your Pilgrim Project.
an article about our study of forced immigration.
your Mourt’s Relation drawing.
your All About Alice series of posts.
book (and occasional movie) reviews.
a post on The Wizard of Oz.

You did a lot that was truly amazing! Your blog replaced those composition books as a place to write about books and learning, a place to see what your classmates thought about things, a place to publish stories, and to write so much about so many things. It has been great!

And so for your final post of this year I want you to think through what doing the blog meant to you. What did you learn from doing it? What did you like? What did you not like? What were your favorite parts of doing a blog? Would you like to do another blog next year? If so, what would you like it to be? (Ms. Nickles and I are thinking about perhaps doing one as a MS club next year involving school news.)

Thanks for being super bloggers this year!

Ms. Edinger

The Wizard of Oz Post

Published by edinger June 3rd, 2008 in The Wizard of Oz. 0 Comments

So, you read the book, saw the docudrama about the author, and saw the famous MGM movie. Now it is time to write a really thoughtful post about all of this. This post will give your opinion about something related to the book. Here are some possibilities:

Was the MGM movie a good adaptation of the book by L. Frank Baum?

Give your readers an introduction and some background about reading the book and seeing the movie.
Next state your decision: is it a good adaptation or not?
Give three reasons using specific examples from the book and movie. Consider the settings, the characters, what was left out, and what was added.
End your post with a conclusion (that restates in new words your beginning)

Is The Wizard of Oz a better book than Alice in Wonderland?

Give your readers an introduction and some background about your reading of both books.
Next state your decision: I think ____ is better than ____ because____
Give three reasons using specific examples from the books. Consider the settings, the characters, the writing, etc.
End your post with a conclusion (that restates in new words your beginning)

Come up with another idea and check with Ms. Edinger for her approval first.

About-to-Be Immigrants Interview New Citizens of Big Dalton

Published by edinger May 30th, 2008 in Buddies. 0 Comments

Today the members of Edinger House, relatively new Big Dalton citizens, were interviewed by their third grade buddies about their experiences immigrating to the Middle School. It was challenging to do because of space constraints and technology issues. Thanks so much to Craig, Ms. Nickles, Tracy and Julia, Ms. Levinthan, Ms. Kirsch and all those who helped with this.

The interviews are wonderful! Because they were done in crowded conditions, some may be a bit soft and/or otherwise difficult to hear. If they are hard to hear, I recommend using headphones — you can hear them all beautifully that way. And they are very worth hearing, I assure you. Congratulations to all!

To hear the interviews click on the following links:

The Alice Tea Party

Published by edinger May 27th, 2008 in Alice in Wonderland. 4 Comments

The annual Edinger House Alice Tea Party took place on Friday, May 9th. It was wonderful, as always. Some of the many tasty treats included scones, finger sandwiches, two remarkable cakes, cookies, homemade jam, bread and butter, tarts, and muffins.

The Edinger House Alice in Wonderland Comic was premiered, several students presented poems, and there was even time for a few rounds of “Stick the Smile on the Cheshire Cat.”

Final Alice Post

Published by edinger May 27th, 2008 in Alice in Wonderland. 0 Comments

Today, you are going to write your final Alice post, but first, and if necessary, please unpublish and edit your Buddy post.

Then, you are going to do your final Alice post. Begin by writing a brief summary of what you did (read book, plan comic, etc). Then write something with a link to your comic page. You may also want to link to the Project page with links to all of the other comics. You may want to include links to previous posts about Alice, too. Lastly, write a few sentences giving a sense of what you got out of the project. You might want to mention the Tea Party in your final sentences.

Buddy Interviews with House 43

Published by enickles May 20th, 2008 in Buddies. 0 Comments

Tomorrow morning your buddies from House 43 at The First Program are visiting! Each of your 3rd grade buddies has prepared a set of questions to ask you about 4th Grade. You are going to record the interview in your First Class email account and then post it on your blog.

First, let’s review how to record an audio file in FirstClass. (Click this link to go to the Email FAQ.)

Second, let’s review how to upload an audio file (podcast) to your blog.

Now that we’ve reviewed, you are going to prepare your blog posts for tomorrow. Let’s brainstorm some ideas to include in your blog post introduction:

Explain how the questions from the 3rd graders are different from your oral history book questions
Explain your transition from 3rd grade to 4th grade
Explain some of the differences between 3rd and 4th grade

Buddy Interview: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Published by edinger April 27th, 2008 in The Wizard of Oz. 0 Comments

So last Friday you all got copies of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz to read. I know some of you have read it before (zillions of times in some cases, I gather), but some of you have never read it before. Enjoy it! If you know it very well, just skim it. But be sure to have fun with it. And be sure to fill up your little booklet. Something for each chapter, please. It can be a quote you like, a response you write, or a sketch you draw. Again, have fun!

As and after you read, you are going to watch a docudrama about L. Frank Baum and the writing of the book, the MGM movie, and some other stuff as well. Along the way I hope you write some fantastic blog posts!

So follow that Yellow Brick Road!

T’s Trip to Plimoth Plantation

Published by edinger April 21st, 2008 in Pilgrims. 0 Comments

Pilgrim Life in Plimoth: Letters Home

Published by enickles April 21st, 2008 in Pilgrims. 0 Comments

Welcome back! I know that you saw a lot and learned even more about the lives of Pilgrims on your recent trip to Plimoth Plantation.

Let’s make a list of the various aspects of Pilgrim life that you studied and experienced during your visit:

Pilgrim meal (manners, utensils, food)
Activities (games, writing with a quill, clothing, mystery home)
Native American Home (several homes, hides, children, canoe)
Mayflower II
Fort and canons
Graveyard
Village doctor
Main Street
Build/plaster a house
Worked in fields
Craft center (making a sail, glazing pottery)
Gardens
Brewster and the firewood
Alice Bradford cooking
and much more!

While you were away, I listened to the descriptions of your pilgrim characters. Many of your characters left family behind. Knowing what you know now about life in a new settlement during the early 1600s, write a letter to those family members who did not travel on the Mayflower. Pick several of the topics we listed above and describe the living conditions in Plimoth. How does your character overcome the challenges of life in a new settlement?

Be sure to practice using some that Pilgrim vocabulary, too!

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