"A book, too, can be a star, 'explosive material, capable of stirring up fresh life endlessly,' a living fire to lighten the darkness, leading out into the expanding universe." - from Madeleine L'Engle's Newberry Medal Acceptance Speech

Thursday, November 10, 2011

810 Blogs

Congratulations on getting a great start with your reading and writing blogs! I am impressed by the variety of topics and the way you are organizing your ideas.


Here are some (not all - there are too many) noteworthy blogs in our class:




Sadie: she has blogging fever - woo-hoo! I can tell she is really into her book, Misery by Stephen King
Caroline: great elaboration and deep thinking around theme
Roy: great focus and structure; sophisticated writing
Anthony: I like how he writes about historical fiction, particularly Pearl Harbor, and shows what he learned from the book; very good structure also
Oscar: he also wrote about a book that deals with war and had a very important


Please read Sadie's and Caroline's blogs. In your notebook, write what is good about each of these blogs.


Let's discuss and share what we noticed about these blogs.


What are ways we can improve our reading response/blog posts?



  • include a relevant quotation and explain how it connects to your focus

  • have a good, clear focus that includes an interpretation not just summary of the book

  • connect to the world

  • put a lot of time and effort into your writing

  • add metaphors and similes

  • elaborate on your ideas

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