Monday, September 30, 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)

Monday, September 9, 2013

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

Friday, September 6, 2013

Intro to Blogging...Read before proceeding.


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.