Hello Grade 8 Lit Circlers,
Recently, some of us have been a little forgetful, and our Lit Circle discussion hosts have been neglecting the post discussion summaries.
In order to help you with this, Miss Pollock has posted some very useful guidelines. Please head over to her blog before completing and posting your summaries to make sure that you've fulfilled ALL of the expectations.
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Monday, March 7, 2011
Lit Circle Discussion #5 Questions
Hello my wonderful blogging buddies,
Lit Circle Questions are once again posted! Most of them are being hosted by Hillsdale students. They are linked below! Remember to get involved early.
Arianna is hosting the Sketches discussion.
Jess is hosting the Wave discussion.
Tanisha is hosting the Shaken discussion.
Kyle is hosting the Wounded discussion.
Aaron is hosting the We All Fall Down discussion.
Branded will be hosted by one of Miss Pollock's students. That link will be posted as soon as possible.
Also, just a quick reminder to discussion hosts--you also need to respond to the question you've posted. A few of us have forgotten about this in the past, so let's try to make sure that gets done quickly.
Lit Circle Questions are once again posted! Most of them are being hosted by Hillsdale students. They are linked below! Remember to get involved early.
Arianna is hosting the Sketches discussion.
Jess is hosting the Wave discussion.
Tanisha is hosting the Shaken discussion.
Kyle is hosting the Wounded discussion.
Aaron is hosting the We All Fall Down discussion.
Branded will be hosted by one of Miss Pollock's students. That link will be posted as soon as possible.
Also, just a quick reminder to discussion hosts--you also need to respond to the question you've posted. A few of us have forgotten about this in the past, so let's try to make sure that gets done quickly.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Persuasive Blogging
Hello Bloggers,
I hope you are all having a wonderful week. Only one day left until the weekend, and only one week until March Break. I don't know about you, but I'm definitely ready for a week off! Fun in the sun, here I come!
However, we do still have lots of school time left before the break. As many of you know, Ms. Pollock and I had the opportunity to attend the IDEAS conference in Kingston last week, and to present a workshop all about blogging and ways it can be used in the classroom. Many teachers left with our blog URLs in hand, so I suspect that our blogs may be playing hosts to some new guests! Now, blogging can definitely be an intimidating thing, as you know. Remember some of the challenges we had when we got started? Well, we definitely don't want to let things like that scare anyone away from blogging, which brings me to your new assignment.
Since we are studying persuasive writing in class, I've decided to also do a little persuasive writing on our blogs. Your assignment is to write an open letter to any teacher who might happen across your blog, and to explain to them why they should use blogging with their classes. In your open letter, you should have:
-A salutation (be creative with your salutation)
-An introduction paragraph that introduces who you are, tells a little bit about yourself (no personal details, please), and presents your thesis.
-A body paragraph that presents your three arguments, as well as the details and evidence that supports your arguments
-A concluding paragraph that restates your thesis and thanks your reader for viewing your blog
-A closing and signature
As with any writing assignment, you will be expected to use the writing process. Good writing always goes through many steps before it is published, so think about your blog post as it's very own publication!
I hope you are all having a wonderful week. Only one day left until the weekend, and only one week until March Break. I don't know about you, but I'm definitely ready for a week off! Fun in the sun, here I come!
However, we do still have lots of school time left before the break. As many of you know, Ms. Pollock and I had the opportunity to attend the IDEAS conference in Kingston last week, and to present a workshop all about blogging and ways it can be used in the classroom. Many teachers left with our blog URLs in hand, so I suspect that our blogs may be playing hosts to some new guests! Now, blogging can definitely be an intimidating thing, as you know. Remember some of the challenges we had when we got started? Well, we definitely don't want to let things like that scare anyone away from blogging, which brings me to your new assignment.
Since we are studying persuasive writing in class, I've decided to also do a little persuasive writing on our blogs. Your assignment is to write an open letter to any teacher who might happen across your blog, and to explain to them why they should use blogging with their classes. In your open letter, you should have:
-A salutation (be creative with your salutation)
-An introduction paragraph that introduces who you are, tells a little bit about yourself (no personal details, please), and presents your thesis.
-A body paragraph that presents your three arguments, as well as the details and evidence that supports your arguments
-A concluding paragraph that restates your thesis and thanks your reader for viewing your blog
-A closing and signature
As with any writing assignment, you will be expected to use the writing process. Good writing always goes through many steps before it is published, so think about your blog post as it's very own publication!
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Digital Lit Circles Discussion #4
Hello again, Bloggers!
Lit Circles Discussion #4 posts are up and ready for you. To access these wonderful discussions (which are already well underway), please head on over to Miss Pollock's Blog.
Note to the Sketches group: There are TWO dicussions for you to participate in this week. Please remember to visit both blogs to comment.
Lit Circles Discussion #4 posts are up and ready for you. To access these wonderful discussions (which are already well underway), please head on over to Miss Pollock's Blog.
Note to the Sketches group: There are TWO dicussions for you to participate in this week. Please remember to visit both blogs to comment.
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