Thanksgiving

Research the first American Thanksgiving holiday and answer the prompt below:

Pretend you were at the first Thanksgiving as a pilgrim. Write a journal entry about your day.

A beneficial discovery

What discovery in the last 100 years has been most beneficial for people in your country? Use specific reasons and examples to support your choice.

Fall is here!

What are your favorite things about fall?

What if...........??

What if cows gave root beer instead of milk? 150 words.

A Habit

FOCUS: Present Tense

Write one characteristic or habit about yourself that you like and describe it.  Or write about one thing you don't like about yourself.

Who am I?

Explain the significance of the title of your BLOG. For example, mine is the Purple Hippo. Why did you choose this title?

Next write an introduction about yourself. Who are you? What do you like? etc...

Welcome!!!!

Welcome!!!!

As part of this course, you are expected to keep an online BLOG. The BLOG will be checked throughout the grading period. BLOG posts should be a minimum of 200 words. BLOG grades will be listed under Classwork/Homework in the grade book.

For help on creating your BLOG, click here:

BLOG instructions

Once you have created it and personalized it to your taste, please add the PURPLE HIPPO to "blogs you follow."

The BLOG is a place to FREEWRITE. It's a place for YOU to share your thoughts and to improve your writing skills without being restricted to MLA format, course guidelines, etc. It is a place for you develop your own personal writing style.

Sometimes I will also post important information about class or things I want you to know or think you might be interested in.

Normally, there will be no specific prompt for BLOG postings unless I decide to choose one for that week. If that is the case, I will let you know on Monday of that week.

Otherwise: BLOG entries can be:

1. your thoughts about something you have learned in school
2. thoughts about what you heard, read, or saw on the news
3. thoughts about  anything that you have been thinking about

The purpose of the BLOG is to develop fluency in writing. For each BLOG entry you will have the opportunity to raise your entry grade by fixing your mistakes. 

BLOGS will also be graded on the amount of writing and the thought that went into the writing. This is your chance to develop your flow of thought while writing.

You must submit a new post weekly. Posts are due by Thursday @ 5 PM of each week of the grading period. I WILL CHECK THE TIME AND DATE STAMP for each submission. Posts submitted AFTER 8 a.m. on Friday will be considered late, and you will lose points. You may not make-up points for late BLOGS.