Monday, December 8, 2014
Tuesday, December 2, 2014
Blog Due 12/5/2014
Respond to the following: If you were the author of the book you are reading, what would you change and why?
1) Read a chunk of your book (about a chapter or so) - ten to twenty pages should do.
2) Put the book down and don't pick it back up until you have posted your blog.
3) THINK about one thing you want to focus your blog on.
4) WRITE an organized paragraph with a topic sentence, body, and concluding sentence. Shoot for 6-10 sentences in length.
No title -5
No author -5
Does not meet word count -10 to -20 (depending)
Mostly or all summary -10 to -20 (depending)
Poor grammar/spelling -10
1) Read a chunk of your book (about a chapter or so) - ten to twenty pages should do.
2) Put the book down and don't pick it back up until you have posted your blog.
3) THINK about one thing you want to focus your blog on.
4) WRITE an organized paragraph with a topic sentence, body, and concluding sentence. Shoot for 6-10 sentences in length.
No title -5
No author -5
Does not meet word count -10 to -20 (depending)
Mostly or all summary -10 to -20 (depending)
Poor grammar/spelling -10
Monday, November 17, 2014
Blog Due 11/21/2014
Respond to the following: What is the author saying about life in this book?
1) Read a chunk of your book (about a chapter or so) - ten to twenty pages should do.
2) Put the book down and don't pick it back up until you have posted your blog.
3) THINK about one thing you want to focus your blog on.
4) WRITE an organized paragraph with a topic sentence, body, and concluding sentence. Shoot for 6-10 sentences in length.
No title -5
No author -5
Does not meet word count -10 to -20 (depending)
Mostly or all summary -10 to -20 (depending)
Poor grammar/spelling -10
1) Read a chunk of your book (about a chapter or so) - ten to twenty pages should do.
2) Put the book down and don't pick it back up until you have posted your blog.
3) THINK about one thing you want to focus your blog on.
4) WRITE an organized paragraph with a topic sentence, body, and concluding sentence. Shoot for 6-10 sentences in length.
No title -5
No author -5
Does not meet word count -10 to -20 (depending)
Mostly or all summary -10 to -20 (depending)
Poor grammar/spelling -10
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Blog Due 11/14/2014
Directions: From what you've read so far, make predictions about what will happen next and explain what in the text makes you think it will happen.
1) Read a chunk of your book (about a chapter or so) - ten to twenty pages should do.
2) Put the book down and don't pick it back up until you have posted your blog.
3) THINK about one thing you want to focus your blog on.
4) WRITE an organized paragraph with a topic sentence, body, and concluding sentence. Shoot for 6-10 sentences in length.
No title -5
No author -5
Does not meet word count -10 to -20 (depending)
Mostly or all summary -10 to -20 (depending)
Poor grammar/spelling -10
1) Read a chunk of your book (about a chapter or so) - ten to twenty pages should do.
2) Put the book down and don't pick it back up until you have posted your blog.
3) THINK about one thing you want to focus your blog on.
4) WRITE an organized paragraph with a topic sentence, body, and concluding sentence. Shoot for 6-10 sentences in length.
No title -5
No author -5
Does not meet word count -10 to -20 (depending)
Mostly or all summary -10 to -20 (depending)
Poor grammar/spelling -10
Friday, November 7, 2014
Monday, October 27, 2014
Blog Due 10/31/2014
Directions: This week, I would like you to discuss a character in your book that you and relate to in one way or another.
1) Read a chunk of your book (about a chapter or so) - ten to twenty pages should do.
2) Put the book down and don't pick it back up until you have posted your blog.
3) THINK about one thing you want to focus your blog on.
4) WRITE an organized paragraph with a topic sentence, body, and concluding sentence. Shoot for 6-10 sentences in length.
No title -5
No author -5
Does not meet word count -10 to -20 (depending)
Mostly or all summary -10 to -20 (depending)
Poor grammar/spelling -10
1) Read a chunk of your book (about a chapter or so) - ten to twenty pages should do.
2) Put the book down and don't pick it back up until you have posted your blog.
3) THINK about one thing you want to focus your blog on.
4) WRITE an organized paragraph with a topic sentence, body, and concluding sentence. Shoot for 6-10 sentences in length.
No title -5
No author -5
Does not meet word count -10 to -20 (depending)
Mostly or all summary -10 to -20 (depending)
Poor grammar/spelling -10
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Blog Due 10/24/2014
For this week's blog, please do the following if you don't already (and then do it for the rest of the year!):
1) Read a chunk of your book (about a chapter or so) - ten to twenty pages should do.
2) Put the book down and don't pick it back up until you have posted your blog.
3) THINK about one thing you want to focus your blog on.
4) WRITE an organized paragraph with a topic sentence, body, and concluding sentence. Shoot for 6-10 sentences in length.
No title -5
No author -5
Does not meet word count -10 to -20 (depending)
Mostly or all summary -10 to -20 (depending)
Poor grammar/spelling -10
1) Read a chunk of your book (about a chapter or so) - ten to twenty pages should do.
2) Put the book down and don't pick it back up until you have posted your blog.
3) THINK about one thing you want to focus your blog on.
4) WRITE an organized paragraph with a topic sentence, body, and concluding sentence. Shoot for 6-10 sentences in length.
No title -5
No author -5
Does not meet word count -10 to -20 (depending)
Mostly or all summary -10 to -20 (depending)
Poor grammar/spelling -10
Monday, October 13, 2014
Blog Due 10/17/2014
For this week's blog, please do the following if you don't already (and then do it for the rest of the year!):
1) Read a chunk of your book (about a chapter or so) - ten to twenty pages should do.
2) Put the book down and don't pick it back up until you have posted your blog.
3) THINK about one thing you want to focus your blog on.
4) WRITE an organized paragraph with a topic sentence, body, and concluding sentence. Shoot for 6-10 sentences in length.
No title -5
No author -5
Does not meet word count -10 to -20 (depending)
Mostly or all summary -10 to -20 (depending)
Poor grammar/spelling -10
1) Read a chunk of your book (about a chapter or so) - ten to twenty pages should do.
2) Put the book down and don't pick it back up until you have posted your blog.
3) THINK about one thing you want to focus your blog on.
4) WRITE an organized paragraph with a topic sentence, body, and concluding sentence. Shoot for 6-10 sentences in length.
No title -5
No author -5
Does not meet word count -10 to -20 (depending)
Mostly or all summary -10 to -20 (depending)
Poor grammar/spelling -10
Monday, October 6, 2014
READ THE DIRECTIONS! Blog Due 10/10/2014
If you didn't answer the question for last week's blog, answer it for this week:
Prompt: Identify the POV of your blog book and back it up with textual evidence.
If you did answer this question for last week's blog, you may write on the topic of your choice for this week.
Please write an organized paragraph with a topic sentence and a concluding sentence.
No title -5
No author -5
Does not meet word count -10 to -20 (depending)
Mostly or all summary -10 to -20 (depending)
Poor grammar/spelling -10
Prompt: Identify the POV of your blog book and back it up with textual evidence.
If you did answer this question for last week's blog, you may write on the topic of your choice for this week.
Please write an organized paragraph with a topic sentence and a concluding sentence.
No title -5
No author -5
Does not meet word count -10 to -20 (depending)
Mostly or all summary -10 to -20 (depending)
Poor grammar/spelling -10
Monday, September 29, 2014
Blog Due 10/3/2014
Prompt: Identify the POV of your blog book and back it up with textual evidence.
No title -5
No author -5
Does not meet word count -10 to -20 (depending)
Mostly or all summary -10 to -20 (depending)
Poor grammar/spelling -10
No title -5
No author -5
Does not meet word count -10 to -20 (depending)
Mostly or all summary -10 to -20 (depending)
Poor grammar/spelling -10
Monday, September 22, 2014
Blog Due 9/26/2014
Don't forget how I grade!
No title -5
No author -5
Does not meet word count -10 to -20 (depending)
Mostly or all summary -10 to -20 (depending)
Poor grammar/spelling -10
No title -5
No author -5
Does not meet word count -10 to -20 (depending)
Mostly or all summary -10 to -20 (depending)
Poor grammar/spelling -10
Monday, September 15, 2014
Blog Due 9/19/2014
Don't forget how I grade!
No title -5
No author -5
Does not meet word count -10 to -20 (depending)
Mostly or all summary -10 to -20 (depending)
Poor grammar/spelling -10
No title -5
No author -5
Does not meet word count -10 to -20 (depending)
Mostly or all summary -10 to -20 (depending)
Poor grammar/spelling -10
Tuesday, September 9, 2014
Blog Due 9/12/2014
Students,
As an FYI, this is how I grade the blogs:
No title -5
No author -5
Does not meet word count -10 to -20 (depending)
Mostly or all summary -10 to -20 (depending)
Poor grammar/spelling -10
As an FYI, this is how I grade the blogs:
No title -5
No author -5
Does not meet word count -10 to -20 (depending)
Mostly or all summary -10 to -20 (depending)
Poor grammar/spelling -10
Monday, September 1, 2014
Blog Due 9/5/2014
Remember that you have a lot more to talk about now: plot, character, conflict, theme, and setting!
Monday, August 25, 2014
Blog Due 8/29/2014
Remember to follow the rules, and LET ME HEAR YOUR VOICE!
If you are concerned that your blog didn't submit, e-mail it to me as well.
If you are concerned that your blog didn't submit, e-mail it to me as well.
Friday, August 15, 2014
Thursday, August 14, 2014
Sample Blog Post
I am
reading A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle. So far, I have only read
one chapter, but I am very intrigued! There are so many questions I have about
what will happen in this book. For example, I want to know more about Charles
Wallace. He is the five year old little brother of the Murry family, and people
in the community call him “dumb”. However, we are told that Charles Wallace has
an extremely high IQ and is actually very intelligent but slow to develop. I don't know exactly what this means, and clearly these two ideas are very contradictory; I am looking forward to
seeing what is really going on with this interesting little boy. (119 words)
Wednesday, August 13, 2014
Thursday, August 7, 2014
Reader Response Blog (RRB) Directions
Remember, you are to write about your RESPONSES to your reading! What do YOU think?
Rules:
·
You must write one entry
per week.
·
The entry must be posted
before midnight.
·
Each entry must be at least
100 words in length.
·
You must not summarize your
novel.
·
You must include the title
and author of your book in every post.
·
You must use your best
grammar and spelling.
·
Respect others opinions.
You are all entitled to your own ideas.
·
Comment on the posts of
others ONLY after writing your own post.
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