Final Blog

Directions

Make sure you answer the "big question". Answer some, all, or none of the additional questions. Write 100 to 200 words.

Final Blog

Big Question:

What did you learn about yourself through blogging?

Also think about:

• If blogging helpful or not
• What you gained from reading other student's blogs
• What your favorite and least favorite blogwas
• How you could use blogs to learn in the future/ If you would blog again

Remember...

Make sure you write around 100 to 200 words.
Leave one more comment for this week.

Blog 7

Directions

Make sure you answer the "big question". Answer some, all, or none of the additional questions. Write 100 to 200 words.

Blog 7

Describe a picture you find on Flickr.

Big Question:

Describe everything you see in the picture you find on Flickr and add the picture to your blog.

Also think about:

• Use your five senses to describe (sight, sound, taste, touch, smell)
• Does this remind you of somewhere you know?
• How does this picture make you feel?

Remember...

Make sure you write around 100 to 200 words.
Make sure you are writing at least 5 comments a week.

Blog 8

Directions

Make sure you answer the "big question". Answer some, all, or none of the additional questions. Write 50 to 100 words for this blog only.

Blog 8

Write a dialogue from a YouTube video, a time you talked to someone, or from a movie you like.

Big Question:

Write a short conversation between two or more people using proper punctuation.

Also think about:

• Write it like two people are talking to each other
• Don't write sentences explaining what they say, just what they say
• Review punctuation rules here
• Don't use the same verb (e.g. "said") over and over. There are other words (yelled, whispered, cursed, etc.)

Remember...

This one is shorter. Make sure you write around 50 to 100 words.
Make sure you are writing at least 5 comments a week.

Blog 9

Directions

Make sure you answer the "big question". Answer some, all, or none of the additional questions. Write 100 to 200 words.

Blog 9

Make sure you answer the "big question". Answer some, all, or none of the additional questions.

Big Question:

What did Scrooge learn from the Ghost of Things Yet to Come?

Also think about:

• Why was it important for Scrooge to see his future?
• How did he feel about his future?
• How will this change him?
• What can you learn from thinking about your future?

Remember...

Make sure you write around 100 to 200 words.
Make sure you are writing at least 5 comments a week.

Blog 5

Directions

Make sure you answer the "big question". Answer some, all, or none of the additional questions. Write 100 to 200 words.

Blog 5

Make sure you answer the "big question". Answer some, all, or none of the additional questions.

Big Question:

What did Scrooge learn from the first ghost?

Also think about:

• Why was it important for Scrooge to see his past?
• How did he feel about his past?
• How will this change him?
• What can you learn from your past?

Remember...

Make sure you write around 100 to 200 words.
Make sure you are writing at least 5 comments a week.

Blog 4

Directions

Make sure you answer the "big question". Answer some, all, or none of the additional questions. Write 100 to 200 words.

Blog 4

Make sure you answer the "big question". Answer some, all, or none of the additional questions.

Big Question:

What is your narrative essay?

Also think about:

• What personal things can you add?
• Why do you think this will be interesting to other people?
• What kind of things can you add to be more descriptive?
• What important people and places will you include?

Remember...

Make sure you write around 100 to 200 words.
Make sure you are writing at least 5 comments a week.

Blog 6

Directions

Make sure you answer the "big question". Answer some, all, or none of the additional questions. Write 100 to 200 words.

Blog 6

Make sure you answer the "big question". Answer some, all, or none of the additional questions.

Big Question:

What did Scrooge learn from the second ghost?

Also think about:

• Why was it important for Scrooge to see his present?
• How did he feel about his present?
• How will this change him?
• What can you learn from your current actions?

Remember...

Make sure you write around 100 to 200 words.
Make sure you are writing at least 5 comments a week.

Assignment

What it is.. 

You will be writing a blog this month. A blog is a web+log. Basically you will write what you think every day.

What you will do

Make a Blog

First, you need to start a blog. Make a blog on Blogger or WordPress. Next, follow the blog by clicking the link at the side. Make sure that you are publicly following it. This way you can find other students in class.

Write Blogs

Second, every week you will need to write three posts, around 100 to 200 words each. You will find the posts on this website. You will write about things we do in class. At the beginning of the week, you can find the week's writing topics.

Make Comments

Finally, you need to read other student's blogs and write a comment about it. Find their blog by clicking on their picture on the right.

You need to either:

• ask a question 
• make a comment about something interesting that was written 
• add to their post 
• find some additional information they might like 

You need to do this five times a week.

Sum Up

You write:

• Three posts a week 
• Five comments a week 

For a total of 12 posts and 20 comments at the end of class, Dec. 27th.

Blog 1

Directions 

Make sure you answer the "big question". Answer some, all, or none of the additional questions. Write 100 to 200 words.

Big Question: 

How can blogging help you learn English?

Also think about: 

• How will this help you learn English? 
• What kind of things do you want to write about? 
• What kind of things do you think you can learn about other student's writing? 
• What interests you about writing? 

Remember...

Make sure you write around 100 to 200 words.
Make sure you are writing at least 5 comments a week.

Blog 2

Directions 

Make sure you answer the "big question". Answer some, all, or none of the additional questions. Write 100 to 200 words.

Big Question:

What are the benefits of reading a whole book?

Also think about: 

• How can you keep track of characters? 
• How can you keep track of main ideas and details? 
• How can you learn new vocabulary? 
• How can this help not only your reading comprehension, but also your writing? 

Remember... 

Make sure you write around 100 to 200 words.
Make sure you are writing at least 5 comments a week.

Blog 3

Directions

Make sure you answer the "big question". Answer some, all, or none of the additional questions. Write 100 to 200 words.

Big Question:

What is your impression of Scrooge so far?

Also think about:

• How is Dickens describing Scrooge? 
• What do you think will happen to him? 
• Can you relate to Scrooge or know anyone whose characteristics he shares? 
• What do you think made Scrooge this way? 

Remember...

Make sure you write around 100 to 200 words.
Make sure you are writing at least 5 comments a week.