The Magic School Bus

are all in the seventh grade and go to the same school. We were just average kids attending middle school, and we still would be if Vena hadn’t messed everything up but that’s not important right now. I’ll cut right to the day things began to get weird, I woke up took a shower got dressed just like a normal day. I left and began to walk to my bus stop I walked alone because I was the only person on my street that walked there. As…

situation. Chris had absolutely none of these things and he expected to survive for an extended period of time. Don’t bother with trying to ask him about why he did this as his lifeless body was found inside of an abandoned bus which was nick-named the Magic Bus(too much, Magic Bus! ha, funny…

feeling is how I felt on my bus trip to beautiful San Francisco, California. In March 2017, I got to go for a band trip with my eccentric friends, talented music students from another school, and two dedicated music teachers. This trip introduced me to a vast new array of cultures, concepts, and ways of life that I had never previously experienced. In the short three days I spent in California, I explored, shopped, and created memories that are sure to last a lifetime. The bus adventure of a…

because it was the only day when they sold old apples in the cafeteria. John and Lorraine met on the school bus one day and he had sat with Lorraine. John started laughing very loud and Lorraine felt mortified because she thought he was laughing at her. Lorraine has paranoia and what that is you think somebody is making fun of you but they are not. On the school bus Lorraine just stared out the bus window and John was talking to his friends. Lorraine asked him not to laugh so loud because…

Separation/Departure A. Call to Adventure Percy Jackson’s mundane existence is a troublesome kid with a peculiar case of dyslexia and ADHD. He gets himself kicked out of every school he has ever been to. Percy receives the call of being a hero when a series of unnatural events begin to occur. It stars from getting attacked during his school field trip by his math teacher Mrs. Dods up to three grandmothers cutting a ball of yarn right into his soul. This leads Percy’s mother no…

When creating my unit plan, I learned that even though school curriculum can sometimes hinder your ability to be an effective teacher I can still create meaningful instruction. Therefore, by using the top-down design I can still plan instruction that is based on the needs of the students. Consequently, it became very evident that top-down teaching relies heavily on the student’s background and experience to obtain knowledge. In addition, I gained understanding of how the overall learning…

lunch table, I'm grateful for all the memories we've made over the years. To the OVA clan, I feel so lucky to have been a part of the OVA experience. The process might be stressful at times (last minute touchups on the bus ride there, trying to claim a spot to put our stuff, bigger school rivals etc.) but our outcome is always rewarding. Thank you Ms. Dietz for guiding us through it…

because it was the only day when they sold old apples in the cafeteria. John and Lorraine met on the school bus one day and he had sat with Lorraine. John started laughing very loud and Lorraine felt mortified because she thought he was laughing at her. Lorraine has paranoia and what that is you think somebody is making fun of you but they are not. On the school bus Lorraine just stared out the bus window and John was talking to his friends. Lorraine asked him not to laugh so loud because…

In the story, The Magic Bus, Thomas is one of the most disturbing and evil characters we encounter from any of the stories. A sociopath is as “defined as a person with a personality disorder manifesting itself in extreme antisocial attitudes and behavior and a lack of conscience.” The website Pyschcentral.com says that sociopath is a “pop psychology” term used to describe antisocial personality disorders. Many antisocial personality disorder share similar traits such as breaking the rules or…

stories are so diverse with such unique writing styles and characters from many realms and circumstances. Yet in a way, when I read them, they are all the same. I pondered why I had this tugging in my heart, a connection to these stories I read in school. Then, I realized that the stories seem universes apart, but the characters are all just the same as me. Yes, the characters have different religions, family situations, and experiences than me, but we are all going through the same thing. It is…