Bud, Not Buddy

Comparison to the movie Elf

elaman2804 — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 21:04:06 +0000

In what ways does Bud, Not Buddy compare to the movie Elf that we viewed in December? How is it similar? In what ways are Bud and Buddy similar? How are they different?

Letter From Birmingham Jail

elaman2804 — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 21:01:57 +0000

After reading and annotating the letter from Birmingham Jail by Dr. King, write about and discuss these things: What is the tone of the piece? What is the central message Dr. King is trying to get accross? Of your list of vocabulary words, which one stands out the most to you and why? How does this piece connect to Bud, Not Buddy?

Videos of Depravity

elaman2804 — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:49:03 +0000

Find a video on YouTube that is about the depression, send a link to me at chad.hammonds@bisd.net, and I will post them. Watch the video, write about what you think, post a thoughtful question, and then respond to at least two questions posed by someone in class. Begin by clicking on the following link to view a video I found.

Buddy, Can You Spare a Dime?

Reilly\’s Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoptH8TqasE -Madi’s video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gplaqa2yRgg&feature=related -Melissa’s video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoptH8TqasE Jeremiah’s video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4F4yT0KAMyo Johnathan’s video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZHEkU__Ijw Parker

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCNKq0-9p3w Wenzlawsh

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoptH8TqasE DJ

Pictures from the Past

elaman2804 — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:46:30 +0000

Find a picture depicting something that happened during The Great Depression, email it to me at chad.hammonds@bisd.net, I will post it. It is your job to respond to it in at least 2-3 sentences, pose a question, and then respond to at least two questions posed by others.
http://www.picture-america.com/LuceB/Migrant-Mother-Project/great-depression-family.htm Melissa Widman’s

http://earthhopenetwork.net/depression_bread_line_Corbis-UPI-Bettmann.jpg -Barry’s

http://students.umf.maine.edu/~nielsemj/thegreatdepression/family.png Maddi

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://images.businessweek.com/ss/07/04/0426_dow/image/2_great_depression.jpg&imgrefurl=http://images.businessweek.com/ss/07/04/0426_dow/source/3.htm&usg=__G489bspsWWClqZshaFW0-UvlVUM=&h=323&w=432&sz=55&hl=en&start=3&sig Reilly Mcafee

http://images.google.com/hosted/life/l?imgurl=f123f162a9a4fb0e&q=poor%20man’s%20store%20image&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dpoor%2Bman%2527s%2Bstore%2Bimage%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1T4ADBF_enUS266US268%26sa%3DN%26um%3D1 Johnathan

http://media-2.web.britannica.com/eb-media/11/95711-004-3750B84D.jpg Wenzlawsh

http://blogs.menupages.com/boston/the-great-depression.jpg DJ

These Cryin Eyes

elaman2804 — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:43:40 +0000

This is the post to discuss reasons why Bud cries or doesn’t cry. What makes you cry? How do you compare to Bud when it comes to crying?

Hello Readers!

elaman2804 — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 04:31:14 +0000

Here is where you get to talk about all things BNB! I hope you enjoy the book and not only learn something about literature, but learn about your self as well!