Tuesday, June 6, 2017

Blogger Guidelines

Click on the assigned heading (on right). Whether you are adding your own reflections or commenting on a classmate's ideas, consider the following:

Make your reflections and/or comment worth reading.
Blogging is about reading, thinking, and responding.

Think about the tone of your comment:
  • Be polite, friendly, and encouraging.
  • Have some humor, but be careful with sarcasm.
  • If you disagree, don’t be rude about it; give constructive (helpful) feedback.

Think about the content of your comment:

  • Keep your comment on topic and make sense. Say something about the original post.
  • Don’t say random stuff or get really silly.
  • Be more formal than you would in real life, but not stuffy.
  • Avoid texting shortcuts like u for you and l8r for later, and only use one emoticon if you need to.
  • Sometimes add a question at the end to keep the conversation going.

Think about conventions of your comment:

  • Try to fix your spelling mistakes: use Google Docs for drafting your  comments.
  • Use capitals in the right places: people’s names, places, the beginning of a sentence, and on “I” —no evil i’s. All capitals is like yelling.
  • Punctuate properly: period at the end of a sentence, space after a period, comma, or end bracket. One “!” will do: you don’t need a string of exclamation marks.
  • Remember, you are putting your best self forward, so polish your comments.

Response 2: Research Response

Research a Current Event/Issue/Topic. Find and link two articles that present information about your topic (ex. Use of drones, global warming, childhood obesity, etc.). Read both articles and write a multi-paragraph response that includes the following:

  • Intro: short summary of the issue or topic
  • Claim: your opinion about the issue or topic
  • Evidence and support for your claim (Include evidence from both articles. Remember, do not let quotes lead your paragraph).
  • Conclusion

Response 1: Book Review

Choose one of the books you read over the summer and write a Book Review including:

  • A concise summary
  • Identify a theme (life lesson, message, meaning) and explain how this theme connects to the real world.
  • Who might enjoy this book? Consider genre elements, author style, character development and real world connections.