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Hello AP US History Students of the Summer 2014e,

Many of you are aware that something happened to the blog and posting was disabled. I only just was able to correct the problems with Google this weekend. I have a How to to help those who haven't posted anything, or just need to submit your final comment. Please do so as soon as you can. Deadlines will be extended to Tuesday, August 19th at 10 pm for all the Summer Blog deadlines.

You can access the Help Sheet by Clicking Here.

You need to post comments three different times for your Summer Reading.

Every time you post, you must include your first and last name-- every time you post (get the idea that your name is important?). Without a name, grades cannot be assigned. Keep in mind that we do not know you by name other than from the legal roster, please put any given names not used in parenthesis).

It is IMPORTANT that you use the username and password included in your Summer Reading packet. (username: mcapush2 password: historyrules)

Saturday, August 15, 2009

Thomas Drawbaugh

For the summer reading assignment, I chose to read The Wizard of Oz. I had seen the movie many times, and I knew the plot. I chose to read the book to see any major differences in the book compared to the movie; there were plenty. Some things were added to the movie (the farmhands, Professor Marvel, and Mrs. Gulch added as Kansas counterparts to the Oz characters, making the Oz trip a dream to make the ending less abrupt) and worked out well. But they did cut and change a few things (cutting the village made of China, merging the two good witches into one character, and all sorts of changes in the last few scenes while Dorothy was still in Oz.) All in all, the movie was and still is great, but the book has a more thorough and deeper story. It was a good read.
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