Annoying Songs

Good Morning!

Make a list of annoying songs, and briefly explain why each one annoys you.

Don't forget that people are actually reading your posts, even the one who is giving you a grade for this, so write with pride. Avoid silly grammar and spelling errors. I know that you all know to start your sentences with a capital and end with a punctuation mark. Come on people!

School Shut Down

What do you make of this?

Homeless Shelter in Skowvegas

Did you know there is a homeless shelter nearby? Read this story. What do you think of this? Would you volunteer there? Do we need a shelter even closer? A woman's shelter maybe?

Good Morning

So, anybody going to the Common Ground Fair? Find an image and post it on your blog and talk about the fair. What is your opinion of the tradition? Have you ever been? What kind of experience did you have? I am sooooo excited to go. : )

Write a love poem to October

I love school so much
that I love any month
when school happens.
Oh October, every day
with you in school
is a day well spent.

All Students!

Good Morning!
Blog about your weekend.
Do anything interesting?
See anything cool?
Have any epiphanies?
Tell the world!

For English III Students -- Billy Joel

Watch these two videos, which feature two songs written by Billy Joel. Embed both videos into your new post on your blog. Write a reaction to these songs. It might also be a good idea to find and post the lyrics. : )

Senior Seminar & Creative Writing -- The Boxer

This is my favorite song. Please listen and react in your blog post! (Embed the video in your post too.) Leave a comment and tell me your favorite song!

Blogging Ideas for Wednesday and Thursday

Seniors: How are you feeling about college right now?

Juniors: How does the Vietnam conflict affect you?

Welcome to the Blogosphere

Dear Students,

Sigh. You should all have blogs by now. Sigh. I won't say it was an easy task, but I'm proud that you're all bona fide bloggers now! Thank you for making me laugh until I cried in the process!

So, for your blogging pleasure, I ask you to ponder this question: how is journaling online, with an invisible, unknown, but actual audience, different from journaling in class and emailing your entries to me? Do you think your journal entries will change? How so? Which method of journaling do you like better? Why? Why do you think I've added a blogging component to this class? Do you think it's a good idea? Why or why not? (Saying it's a bad idea will not be held against you.) How does the audience affect the writing?

Have a fantastic week!

My Actual Students: Do This!!! (My virtual visitors don't have to.)

1. Click on "Customize" in upper right hand corner of your blog.
2. Click on "Settings" in upper left hand corner.
3. Click on "Formatting."
4. Change Time Zone to "Eastern Time."
5. Scroll down and click on "Save Settings."

Thank you.

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