Welcome to the 8th grade! This will be an exciting year as you prepare for high school! We have a lot of work to do, but also a lot of fun along the way!
Blogging is a relatively new idea! We will use this blog as a means of communication between us as students, classmates and teacher! This will give us a better chance to get to know one another too! You will need to check the blog often because there extra credit opportunities on here are very time sensitive!
When responding to the blog, please let me know who you are. You must be logged on with your Goodpasture email credentials. You will need to make a "limited blogger profile with you first name and first initial of last name. You may also put your class period. For example, if your name is Charlie Brown, and you have my class 3rd period, you would simply respond something like this:
Charlie B. (3) Mrs. Sweet -- I totally agree with your point of view! I really enjoyed learning this information! It was awesome!
or
Charlie B. (3) Mrs. Sweet, I really don't agree with your opinion of the book. I feel like the author is really trying to . . .
Get it? Each blog entry comment will give you extra credit points that will be calculated into your total points for the 9 week grading period. You may NOT comment more than once per extra credit opportunity for actual extra credit! You are welcome to comment as much as you'd like though! As well, comments should be positive, helpful and appropriate.
Charlie B. (3) Mrs. Sweet -- I totally agree with your point of view! I really enjoyed learning this information! It was awesome!
or
Charlie B. (3) Mrs. Sweet, I really don't agree with your opinion of the book. I feel like the author is really trying to . . .
Get it? Each blog entry comment will give you extra credit points that will be calculated into your total points for the 9 week grading period. You may NOT comment more than once per extra credit opportunity for actual extra credit! You are welcome to comment as much as you'd like though! As well, comments should be positive, helpful and appropriate.
Also, each blog entry will be open for a specific period of time, so you will need to make sure that you post a comment during that window of time. Late responses will not receive the extra credit points!
My main objective is for you to WRITE ON! This is easy for some of you, and for others, not so much. But we will all grow and learn together. So . . . here goes!
As we begin 8th grade, are you ready? What excites you about this upcoming year? What scares you? Are you involved in extracurricular activities? If so, what? In five COMPLETE sentences, please tell me your vision for this year. Tell me about you and your goals for the year.
You will receive FIVE extra credit points for your completed response. Blog #1 will close on Friday, August 27th at midnight.
I'm excited about this year and getting to know you better! Write on!
