Wednesday, September 16, 2009

The Wood County Museum


What a wonderful sunny day we had at the Wood Co. Historical Museaum. It was great that many of you talked to the curator and practiced your conversational skills. Our brains are full of information and thoughts. Tell me... Would you have liked to have lived here in the home for the mental ill or been here as part of the poor farm? Would you have liked to have retired to this government run facility? Did you realized that the United States had poor farms? What did you think of the lunatic house? What was it about the lunatic asylum that made you feel uncomfortable and like not staying and exploring or reading?

Aside from all of this, what was your favorite part of this field trip? What did you learn from this experience? Try to keep up with your readings of the novel. The month goes faster than you think : ) Dorinda

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

The Great Black Swamp



Today we explored The Great Black Swamp of Northwest Ohio. One of the compelling questions of the day was, "Why would anyone, in their right mind, want to settle such a difficult piece of land?" What do you think? Remember the soil is extremely fertile here... Do you think that is the reason settlers worked so hard to conquer the land? What is your opinion? After watching the movie, can you imagine Bowling Green full of water and trees? There are no wrong answers to theses questions. Please respond and we will consider the answers in tommorrow's class. Have a super evening and start reading that book! : ) Dorinda

Monday, September 14, 2009

Welcome!!!!

Welcome all!
This blog is being created to explore our discoveries about Northwest Ohio as we learn to write and converse at a higher level of English. You must respond to this blog after each activity and share about what you liked about the activity, what you learned and perhaps, what you would change about the activity. You may respond to one another and add links to interesting information you have found about our topics. I am truly looking forward to exploring the rich diversity of Northwest Ohio, your temporary home, with you! Here we go! Welcome to the adventure! Dorinda