Blog #2

It was 2:43am. We had been cutting and folding and pasting since 7:00pm. We were beyond tired. The coffee we had made had long since lost its effect. We were tired. We had to get this done though...Sitting there around the kitchen table we only had a few more to make. I looked at my cousin and she didn't do anything or say anything but just looking at her made me laugh. Then my sister started laughing and in between laughs she tried to ask what was so funny but I could barely breathe I was laughing so hard, there was no way I was going to be able to form words and explain. Tears had begun to stream down my face and my stomach hurt so bad but I could not stop laughing and I had no idea what I was laughing about. By this point my cousin had joined in. My sister was on the floor in an uncontrollable fit. There was nothing to even be laughing about but it was hilarious.

Staying up so late that everything becomes funny...Awesome!

Ms. Harstone
Due Oct 7 2014
Minimum 300 words

Blog #1

Camping 

The campfire is crackling and you have your favorite flannel jacket on. You have organized your graham cracker and chocolate and now you are slowly turning your marshmallow watching as it slowly turns the perfect shade of golden brown. Next to you your  best friend is making hot chocolate and another is pulling out his guitar. The stars are out. The moon is shining. It could not be a more perfect night.

Write about your favorite camping memory. If you have never been camping make it up. Be very descriptive as you recall the details of your camping memory.

Ms. Harstone
Minimum 400 words
Due September 23

Intro to Blogging

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 spell check, 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 11. It is natural for students to become careless in their writing when working in an internet environment. Do not use FB or Instagram (#thisisEnglishclass!) 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 blogs 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. Comments must be appropriate and thoughtful. Any inappropriate comments will result in a mark of zero for that blog.