Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Student Blogs

The following students have sent me a link to their blogs:

Azana
Karina
Tamaron
Isabella
Frank
Nasmere
Thalia
Jocelyn
Dannae
Ellie
Carina
Kyra
Isiah
Liana
Alexis
Alexander
Sam
Sara
Yanira
Emily

If your name does not appear here, please send me your link at the bottom of this page as a "comment"--I cannot grade your work if you do not share your work with me and the class.

Some tips about blogging from the experts:

1. Know your audience. Your class will be most of your audience during this year's blogging project. Remember that your parents/guardians, friends, and family members (even your Grandma) can find your blog. Don't write anything you'd regret sharing with them.

2. Write regularly on your blog. The more you update and write on your blog, the more likely readers will come back and check your writing out. Also, you'll have to complete these blog posts for participation grades for this class: writing for publication.

3. Be inviting. Your blog is public. Don't be an ass or a jerk. Social media can be damaging and hard on teenagers. Try to be as positive as possible and share your ideas with the world. Ask friends to subscribe to your blog and comment in the comment section. If you do the same on their blogs, you start creating a friendship.

4. Design & Be Creative. Try something different. Remember pictures and graphics can be a good way of setting the tone of a post or getting at a theme or idea you are presenting. Blog posts are usually short (a few paragraphs long). Make sure you proofread and correct your mistakes in grammar/punctation when you find errors. Ask a friend to help you until you're good at this.

5. Be yourself. Be creative. Find your voice. Your blog reflects on you. Enough said. Be a writer and write. Remember your audience (that's tip #1!)

LAB TASK: Please review at least 3 other blogs from the list (not yours, silly!) If you like these blogs, subscribe to them. Comment to at least 3 posts (1 post at least for each blog you review). Let your writer-peers know what you think. Remember that you catch more flies with honey--be understanding and courteous to your peers.

2 comments:

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Yanira's blog

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