Blog #4

When little kids get really, really, really EXCITED!! I was babysitting these two little girls, they were about 4 years old and they were playing dolls together. I was sitting watching them and one girl, Molly tapped Sydney on the shoulder and said, "you know what, I really like your hair". Sydney smiled a big smile and said, "thank-you". Molly exclaimed, "I really, like it, really. I wish my hair looked like yours". Syd smiled and went back to her dolls. Molly could not stop staring at her friend. "Your hair looks so soft and fuzzy, it's not like mine", Molly put her dolls down and asked quietly, "can I touch your hair?" Syd giggled, "I guess so". Molly reached out slowly and began rubbing Syd's leg. Syd put down the dolls, looked at Molly touching her leg and laughed uncontrollably, "what are you doing?!" she gasped in between giggles. Molly quickly retracted her arm... Meanwhile I was bent over laughing. Molly was soo excited to touch Sydney's soft, fuzzy, blonde leg hair! Kids get excited over things that we wouldn't even find funny but their laughter is contagious.

Write about kids you know who have gotten really excited over something. Maybe it is a story from when you were little? Maybe your siblings? Maybe your cousins?!

Ms. Harstone
Minimum 250 words
Due Monday Nov 25 2013

Blog #3

It is October and there is snow on the ground :( I guess that is part of being a Canadian, more specifically an Albertan. There are some good things that come with all of this white stuff...Tobogganing, snow ball fights, snow boarding, skiing, igloo building, no school, toques, mittens, snowflakes on your tongue, hot chocolate...I guess snow isn't all bad.

When I was little my Dad used to attach an old metal toboggan to the back of our mini-van. We would all sit on it and he would drive, pretty fast, through the snow on logging roads. It was so much fun! He would drive until one or all of us bailed, usually we weren't bailing on purpose but sometimes we had to. Now that I think of it, it was pretty dangerous, not sure what my dad was thinking!


Write about one of your favorite snow filled memories.

Ms. Harstone
250 word minimum
Due Nov 5th 2013

Blog #2

You know when you are laughing soooo hard that no sound comes out at all. You can barely breathe, your stomach hurts and your eyes are watering yet, somehow it is the best feeling in the world. It is simply, AWESOME!

Write about a time when this happened to you, a friend, a sibling or just make it up!
Make me laugh :)


Ms. Harstone

Minimum 200 words
Due Tuesday Oct 8th

(The Book of Awesome)

Blog #1

You are sitting at the table with your friends waiting for the server to bring you your nachos. You cannot wait, all that cheesy goodness dipped in sour cream and salsa and dunked into guacamole, delicious. When they finally arrive you can barely stand it. Your mouth is watering and as you organize your plate and napkin and prepare to dive in you watch your buddy grab a stack of nachos and place them onto his plate. You can't stop staring at his plate. Never mind the large platter of nachos in front of you. That guy across from you, the one who until five seconds ago was your friend, he just stole the best nachos off of the platter. They were your nachos, you had your eye on them. You are panicked. You don't know what to do. All you know is you want the nachos he took. You watch as he reaches for his drink and then you slowly reach across the table and pick the perfect nacho right off of his plate. As you put it in your mouth all you can think is, AWESOME!

Write about that time that you stole the most perfect, delicious, mouth watering piece of food off of someone's plate.

Ms. Harstone

Due Tuesday Sept 17th 2013
Minimum 250 words

Intro to Blogging...Read before proceeding.

Blog Introduction

Blogs offer students a chance to easily read each others' ideas, as well as draw from internet resources. Many students prefer to write on a computer as it allows for more convenient editing and provides the option of using tools such as spellcheck, grammar check and thesaurus.

Please remember the following guidelines for blog use:

1. Everything you write on your blog must be considered PUBLIC. Do not include ANY information or opinions on your blog that you would not be comfortable with anyone else (in or outside the class) reading.

2. Please follow the proper expectations for writing in English 12. It is natural for students to become careless in their writing when working in an internet environment. Do not use FB or MSN abbreviations and style. Formal grammar, punctuation, and appropriate word choice must be used at all times.You will be graded on your blogsite throughout the year. Part of your mark will be based on having all assignments complete. Part of your mark will be based on your writing skills and the effort and detail that you have put into your work. Finally, part of your mark will be based on the comments you write on the posts of your peers.