TO ALL INCOMING GRADE 9 STUDENTS...!GREETINGS!I would like to clarify some things at the moment which I feel need to be restated again since a lot of you out there seem to be confused every now and then.
FIRST...you can use both blog and diary notes to write your thoughts and opinions about the stories you are reading, but do make sure to be consistent on a weekly basis, meaning if you start the week with blog responses, then finish it with blog responses for that week...if you start it with diary writing, then finish that same week with diary writing...DO NOT MIX BOTH IN ONE WEEK...!
SECOND...I will post my questions usually on a Sunday evening or a Monday evening. You will then have a total of six days (
Sunday evening -Friday evening OR Monday evening to Saturday evening!) to respond to the question first, then post another one. Two postings done on the same day are still considered as one posting only...!
THIRD...extra credit on blog responses are definitely higher than diary writing since it is interactive and engaging...especially for those who really get involved in discussions and "intellectual" commenting...!
FOURTH...you do not need to read all three books at the same time and get it over and done with in a rush. Focus on one of the three books at a time...but get to finish all three before school opens in August. Whatever comments are posted...you simply have to respond to the posting that corresponds to what you are reading. When you switch to another book, whatever is posted as a question, is what you respond to...do not go back to previous postings anymore...SIMPLE...!
FIFTH...there are going to be only three blog posting sites for the summer...one for each of the three books I asked you to have read by the time we begin school in August. If you get to finish all three readings before summer ends, then proceed with the other books on the list...but please note that the other seven books will not have any blog postings for the summer...!
SIXTH...these blog postings you do are both for extra credit purposes as well as for summer holiday homework/assignment. I will post one question a week to start you off...your second posting for the same week is a free topic. If you post only one for the week...you MIGHT get the credit. You post two for the week...you'll surely get credit depending on the quality of your postings. Those who do not bother posting...that's their prerogative. But rest assured that those are the people I will be calling on constantly when we discuss these three books in class...!
AND FINALLY...please be tactful and respectful when posting your blogs and when responding or commenting on other people's blogs. Remember what I taught you on "CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISMS"...use it...!
That's All Folks...! I hope I have somehow shed some light regarding your queries about our summer reading homework/assignments. Send my regards to your families and be good over the summer. Take care and be safe...and of course...enjoy your summer break! God Bless...
CIAO!!!Mr. A