As I've been reviewing your blogs, I've noticed some improvements. Most of you are trying to write in paragraph form, many are including interesting titles and I noticed some interesting comments. I want you to continue to grow as writers, though, so here are some updates for you and some examples of All-Star-Mentors...people in your class who are doing their reading response/blog work really well.
- Most importantly, your blog needs to be about a theory you have about your book. This is designed to build on what we covered in our very first unit. I would now like for you to check back at this post every week and choose one of the 9 options to try out for you post. Include the option you are trying out as a label to your post.
- Remember, retell should only be used to give context for your ideas. I do actually read your posts:) I can tell if you just wrote three paragraphs of retell!
- Please, please write with an academic tone. It can still be personal, but the work you post should represent your best self: capitalization, underlining or italicizing titles, etc.
All Star Mentors from 804:
Anouk did a great job about writing a post about Tina Fey's Bossypants that encourages conversation! She pulled out something that made her think deeply and wrote about it in an engaging way.
I challenged Mark to write a blog post explaining why so many 8th graders still love the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, even though it's below your reading level. He did a great job explaining and if you read all of his posts you can tell that he takes time to think of a thought-provoking topic.
I am looking forward to reading posts that challenge me to look at the world in a different way or open my eyes to new insight!
Sincerely,
Ms. Robbins
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