The Blogging Bunch http://tcbush.edublogs.org Where learning continues! Wed, 06 Feb 2013 12:23:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://edublogs.org/?v=3.5.1 The Catcher in the Rye http://tcbush.edublogs.org/2013/02/06/the-catcher-in-the-rye/ http://tcbush.edublogs.org/2013/02/06/the-catcher-in-the-rye/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 12:21:06 +0000 Mrs. Maas http://tcbush.edublogs.org/?p=226 In what ways is Holden different from other teenagers? In what ways is he similar to other teenagers? Be sure to type your answers using complete sentences. Your answers are due Thursday by 11:00pm.

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]]> http://tcbush.edublogs.org/2013/02/06/frankenstein-2/feed/ 32 Great Gatsby Blog 2 http://tcbush.edublogs.org/2012/10/30/great-gatsby-blog-2/ http://tcbush.edublogs.org/2012/10/30/great-gatsby-blog-2/#comments Tue, 30 Oct 2012 18:47:33 +0000 Mrs. Maas http://tcbush.edublogs.org/?p=214 Choose any character from the book so far:  Myrtle, Daisy, Tom, Nick, or Gatsby. Choose a quote from chapters 1 or 2 that you think best represents this character and explain why. Don’t forget to proofread BEFORE clicking submit!

]]> http://tcbush.edublogs.org/2012/10/30/great-gatsby-blog-2/feed/ 33 The Metamorphosis Conclusion http://tcbush.edublogs.org/2012/10/30/the-metamorphosis-conclusion/ http://tcbush.edublogs.org/2012/10/30/the-metamorphosis-conclusion/#comments Tue, 30 Oct 2012 18:41:18 +0000 Mrs. Maas http://tcbush.edublogs.org/?p=211 How do you think this book will end? Write your predictions here! Remember to write at least one paragraph and please proofread BEFORE clicking submit!

]]> http://tcbush.edublogs.org/2012/10/30/the-metamorphosis-conclusion/feed/ 47 The Great Gatsby http://tcbush.edublogs.org/2012/10/24/the-great-gatsby/ http://tcbush.edublogs.org/2012/10/24/the-great-gatsby/#comments Wed, 24 Oct 2012 14:09:19 +0000 Mrs. Maas http://tcbush.edublogs.org/?p=208  Nick thinks that, given the state of their marriage, Daisy should leave Tom, but it is clear to him that she has no intention of doing so.  What indication is there that Tom and Daisy are close to one another despite their marital difficulties? Do you think that they should stay together? Why or why not?

]]> http://tcbush.edublogs.org/2012/10/24/the-great-gatsby/feed/ 52 The Metamorphosis http://tcbush.edublogs.org/2012/10/24/the-metamorphosis/ http://tcbush.edublogs.org/2012/10/24/the-metamorphosis/#comments Wed, 24 Oct 2012 12:38:13 +0000 Mrs. Maas http://tcbush.edublogs.org/?p=204  Based on what we’ve read so far, what  do you think life was like for Gregor before his metamorphosis, at home and on the job? 

]]> http://tcbush.edublogs.org/2012/10/24/the-metamorphosis/feed/ 40 Welcome to my class! http://tcbush.edublogs.org/2012/06/22/welcome-to-my-class/ http://tcbush.edublogs.org/2012/06/22/welcome-to-my-class/#comments Fri, 22 Jun 2012 17:42:56 +0000 Mrs. Maas http://tcbush.edublogs.org/?p=202 Hello class of 2014! Welcome to my class! I’d like to know a little more about you!  Please take a moment and write a comment below. I’ll even give you 5 points if you do so by September 14th!

Be sure to check out my website too: https://sites.google.com/site/mrstmaas/

See you soon!

Mrs. Maas

]]> http://tcbush.edublogs.org/2012/06/22/welcome-to-my-class/feed/ 0 Mr. & Mrs. Darnay http://tcbush.edublogs.org/2012/02/27/mr-mrs-darnay/ http://tcbush.edublogs.org/2012/02/27/mr-mrs-darnay/#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2012 19:36:04 +0000 Mrs. Maas http://tcbush.edublogs.org/?p=198 After the wedding, Dr. Manette makes plans to go on the honeymoon with Lucy & Charles but becomes ill just before it is time to leave. What do you make of this? What do you make of the marriage? What do you enjoy most about weddings?

This post is due by 8:00 am on Thursday March 1st.

]]> http://tcbush.edublogs.org/2012/02/27/mr-mrs-darnay/feed/ 63 A Tale of Two Cities – Homework Blog http://tcbush.edublogs.org/2012/02/14/a-tale-of-two-cities-homework-blog/ http://tcbush.edublogs.org/2012/02/14/a-tale-of-two-cities-homework-blog/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:33:47 +0000 Mrs. Maas http://tcbush.edublogs.org/?p=195 As you have read, Book II digs even deeper into the class/power struggle that exists in 18th Century Paris. What parallels can you find between their society and ours? What changes need to occur? In their society? In ours? Write at least 3-4 sentences.

 

Your responses are due by Thursday at 8:00am.  We will discuss these responses in class on Thursday! 

]]> http://tcbush.edublogs.org/2012/02/14/a-tale-of-two-cities-homework-blog/feed/ 56 TKAM – Predictions for the Ending http://tcbush.edublogs.org/2011/11/08/tkam-predictions-for-the-ending/ http://tcbush.edublogs.org/2011/11/08/tkam-predictions-for-the-ending/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 14:45:38 +0000 Mrs. Maas http://tcbush.edublogs.org/?p=192 How do you think this story will end? Will Boo Radley ever come out? Will Atticus keep Tom Robinson out of jail? Will Scout change her ways? Make your predictions here!

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