Welcome to Literary Perspectives!
This is our class blog. I will use this blog to post the weekly writing prompt for your required reflective blog post. This blog will also provide an easy place to find the links to your classmates' blogs, and a list of your "commenting triads."
Your blog post will be graded on how well it attends to the prompt that you have been given. You should strive for a thoughtful, well-written post of 300-500 words.
Yes, spelling, grammar and punctuation matter.
Yes, you should refer to the stories, novels or articles we have read.
Yes, your references to the text should be specific and well-chosen.
Yes, these can be opinion-based.
Yes, you may write in first person.
Yes, there is a weekly due date/time - your post must be up on your blog by Friday at midnight. As you receive the prompt on Wednesday, this gives you plenty of time to craft a thoughtful post. Do NOT wait until 11:45 Friday night.
Your "commenting triad" is the group of three students to which you have been assigned. Each weekend you will read the posts of the two other people in your group and leave a thoughtful comment for each of them. Comments should be thoughtful, respectful, and at least two sentences in length. Your comments are due to your peers by Sunday at midnight.
You will be graded on the quality of your responses and your personal blog post. The blog post is worth up to 20 points. Your responses to your peers are worth a combined 5 points. This gives you 25 points a week related to your blogging activities.
I am excited for the opportunity that this format will give us to think about the works we read and communicate our thoughts in writing. Additionally, these blogs will provide you with the opportunity to read each other's ideas and learn from one another.
Looking forward to reading what you have to say,
~ Mrs. Jolliffe
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