Blog Assignments

Go! Blog Assignments

Week 1- Self-introduction

What are three things you know to be true? Think about three unique things about yourself and write a self-introduction explaining your three things.

Here are three things about me:

1. Blue and Brown

2. 2010 Olympics

3. Anwen and Reggie

Can you guess what these things mean to me? Now write your own "Three things you know to be true".

et: Goals

At the start of a new year, people often set resolutions or goals for the following year that they would like to achieve.  For your first challenge, you will create 3 goals that you would like to accomplish over the next 30 days.  A goal is the end result of your efforts to change a behavior or create a new one.

Now that you have an idea about goals and goal setting, go to page 6 in your writing book.  Use this page to brainstorm and create your goals.  Watch this video for inspiration on goal setting:

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We will revisit our goals in a couple of weeks to see how you are doing.  Good luck!

Movie Review- Wizard of Oz Classes 5-8

In 1939, the Wizard of Oz was made and has been an American classic ever since.  It is based on L. Frank Baum’s book "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz". The film,stars Judy Garland as Dorothy, and offers some important leadership lessons. 

In your movie review, include the following:

* Genre

*Characters

*Plot

*Setting

*Opinion

You can watch the trailer here:

In your review also include leadership lessons:

Lessons # 1 : There’s no place like home, and no motivator like clarity of purpose You have to hand it to Dorothy. She fully engages the wonders, adventures, friendships ,and dangers she encounters in Oz, but she is never deterred from her purpose of finding her way home.

 Does your organization have that clarity of purpose and vision? How, as a leader, do you keep yourself, and your followers, focused on that purpose? 

Week 2- Creative Writing

Creative Writing: Choose your own ending!

Creative writing is a great way to express your imagination.  You will create a story where anything is possible.  These kinds of stories are fiction (not real or based on fact).  For this story, you will include the following:

* Genre

*Character

*Setting

*Plot

*Conflict

*Resolution

You will also need to make a title for your story.

Now, here is where it gets interesting.  After creating your story, you will need to write 3 different endings for the story.  This is called "choose your own ending".  You will post your story on your blog with links to your 3 endings.  

The minimum word count for this story is 500 words.  Get started and have fun creating your own tale and 3 different endings. 

To post your 3 endings, do this:

First type your story as a blog post.  Then after the story, write " Click here for ending 1", "Click here for ending 2" and "Click here for ending 3".  Save this post.

Now go to "Design", then on the left sidebar click "Pages". Change "Don't show" to Top tabs  or Side Bar.

Next click on New Page, and "Blank Page". Here add the title "Ending 1", write your ending 1 here and then hit "Publish". Follow the same steps for Ending 2 & 3. 

Now you need to copy the URL for each page and paste it into your blog post. To do this, hit "View Blog" then click on the tab for "Ending 1", copy the URL. Then go back to your post with the story and follow the steps below:

If you rollover every button on your Compose toolbar, you can see one button called "Link" where the word Link will pop up when you hover the button like this:

Now, all you have to do is to highlight or select the word "here" on that phrase, click the link button or press Ctrl+Shift+A, type or paste the URL (the link address) and press Enter or click OK.

Pretty fast huh?... here is the slow motion...

1. Select the word "here"

2. Click on the Link Button or press Ctrl+Shift+A

3. Type or paste your link address (Um... technically it is called URL) and click OK

You did it! To see what it looks like take a look at my story:

http://missangela20.blogspot.kr/2013/08/tails-from-dog.html

The minimum word count for this story is 500 words.  Get started and have fun creating your own tale and 3 different endings.

Week 3: 7 Day Photo Essay 

Photo Essay: One Picture Every Day

A photo essay tells a story using pictures.  For the next 7 days you will take a picture and then use the pictures to tell your story.  

Cesar Kuriyama has been doing a similar project called "One Second Every Day" project. You can watch it here:

So let's get started with our version of Cesar Kuriyama's idea.  Before you begin, think about these things:

Choose a topic

Theme/Story

Pictures

Captions/descriptions

As many students have a mobile phone with picture and video capabilities; here is an example of what a person can do with one video or photo a day!

You will be using descriptive writing to describe your pictures.  Use your five senses to describe the photos. 

Take out your camera and start capturing shots to share with us.  Have fun!

Take a look at Miss Angela's Photo Essay as an example of what you can do!

Week 4- Diamante Poems, Bucket List 

Diamante Poems

Diamante poems are fun to write. Below you will see a diagram which shows you the structure of a "Diamante Poem." As you can see, it is shaped like a diamond, and that's where it gets its name.

NOUN

ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE

ING-VERB ING-VERB ING-VERB

NOUN NOUN NOUN NOUN

ING-VERB ING-VERB ING-VERB

ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE

NOUN

Refer to your book for more pointers on creating your own diamante poem!

Bucket List

Have you ever heard the expression "kick the bucket"? No, well let me explain what it means.  The expression means to die.  So a bucket list is a loist of things you want to do before you die.  There is a movie called "The Bucket List" that explores this idea:

Now you may be thinking you are too young to create a bucket list but even 4 year olds are doing this.  Check out this inspiring video about a little boy in Africa:

Think of 10 things you want to experience, try or learn in your lifetime.  Write an introduction and a short paragraph about each item on your list and a conclusion.  Write this as a post and also write a list on the "Home" page.  Check out Miss Angela's list as an example. 

To do this, go to "Layout" and select "Gadget" then select "Lists" and type each item on your list.  I look forward to seeing what is on your bucket list!