Dear Writing Students,
We are going to be busy preparing
for the first week and setting up our own personal blogspot.
The first step in our writing
adventure is to set up your very own blogspot. I feel your blog is an effective
tool to share your writing with your teacher, other students as well as your
parents and friends. Anyone can read your blog and also leave comments for you
which will, in turn, help improve your writing skills and give you feedback
along the way.
Here are some tips to help you on
your way to becoming a "Blogging Idol":
· Your
parents are going to see it.
Keep this in mind when you are
writing and take pride in your work.
· Blog
anytime, anywhere.
You can write anything you want when
you have a chance. This is a great opportunity to practice your writing so use
your skills to share your experiences at camp, tell people about yourself,
share your speeches, keep your parents in the loop about what you are learning
or anything else you can think of.
· Think
about presentation!
You want your blog to be interesting
for people to see and read. Experiment with fonts, pictures, videos and your
layout. Remember to keep your blog neat and clean and try to avoid cluttering
it with too many distracting gadgets.
· GLPS
will award the "Blogging Idol" for the best bloggers at the end of
camp. Strive for the best! It is wonderful to get recognition for a job well-done so try to do your best and good
luck. I will also be doing "Shoutouts" each week to the best
bloggers.
The blog
you create here will be a network connecting you to your classmates here at
GLPS 21. Through our blogs we can get to know each other and share our thoughts
and creativity with each other. And the best thing is that you can continue to
blog even after we say goodbye to each other at the end of camp, and I hope you
do!
From now
on, use this blog as often as you can. Write about your experiences and share
ideas and thoughts with myself and your fellow classmates. Read each other's
work and give feedback through comments. I look forward to reading all of your
work throughout the camp.
After
you have setup your blog, please leave a comment under this post. I will add a
link to your blog on my page so you will be able to visit other student’s blogs
and make comments.
Your
comment should look like this:
Name:
Songhee Kim
Class:
10
Blog
URL: glps20.blogspot.com
Good
luck and start blogging!
