Slog - Comments on The Civil War, According to Fifth Graders http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_civil_war_according_to_fifth_graders From Mr. Roemer's Fifth-Grade Class in Tampa comes a short play about the Civil War. Says Mr. Roemer: This play was written by the students in groups. Each group took one act. A committee of eight students then compiled the acts, provided continuity, and entered the work into a computer (including HTML) or edited first drafts. About the only advice I gave was: "Keep Working, it isn't good enough!" Read the play here. (And thanks for the heads-up, MetaFilter.)... Copyright 2008 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:28:52 -0800 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:21:58 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Will in Seattle I thought the South won.

They're still getting us involved in foreign wars of expansion that have nothing to do with US interests, like Iraq, Iran, Iceland, and then Ireland.

And still bankrupting the hardworking citizens of our country.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_civil_war_according_to_fifth_graders#c1051498 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_civil_war_according_to_fifth_graders#c1051498 History Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:41:17 -0800 Comment by NapoleonXIV Cool! I'm looking forward to the Further Adventures of Master Whip!

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]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_civil_war_according_to_fifth_graders#c1051606 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_civil_war_according_to_fifth_graders#c1051606 History Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:39:27 -0800 Comment by I Heart The Theatre! I'm pretty sure I sat through this at the Rep last season.

]]> I Heart The Theatre! http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_civil_war_according_to_fifth_graders#c1051624 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_civil_war_according_to_fifth_graders#c1051624 History Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:55:39 -0800 Comment by michael strangeways Bartlett Sher is interested in optioning it for Intiman as a Whoopi Goldberg vehicle.

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