YEAR 9 STUDENT BLOGGERS

HOMEWORK – TERM 2

This term your homework will be done on the Class Blog. It will take the form of a weekly post and will be marked on a point system with a maximum of 90 points available by the end of term. Your marks will be merged with your Term 1 written library and blog work and changed into a grade for the Writing Strand for your Semester 1 report.

Your weekly homework task is as follows:

• Each week you will write at least one post on your student blog. You can choose what you want to write about or use one from the list of suggestions below. You can also find some good ideas on sites like Pinterest. Check out – https://www.bloglovin.com/blogs/a-girl-obsessed-12137609/50-more-blog-post-ideas-4352034925 and http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/category/student-opinion/?_r=2
• It is definitely worth your while to check out other blogs for ideas.
• Aim for around 300 words in your posts. (Photographs are good but make sure you have a writing component accompanying it.) Longer posts have a danger of becoming a bit tedious. Pay attention to spelling, grammar and capital letters. Each post is worth up to 8 points.
• You will also comment on one of your classmate’s posts – a different student each week. Comments should be constructive and polite. For example, “I particularly liked…….. about your post because………”. or “Have you thought about……… ?”
• Each comment is worth up to 2 points. (You can comment as much as you like but you will receive points for just the one).

Suggestions for posts –

• Autobiography – introduce us to who you are. Share your hobbies, interests, family background, and anything else you want others to know about the real you.*

• Goals – share in a post three goals that you have set for yourself. One goal for this week, one goal for this month, and one goal for this school year. Describe how you plan on making sure you accomplish these goals.

• Holiday – share what you did on a recent holiday. Include photos or videos if you have any.

• Hero/Mentor – write about someone that is a hero or mentor to you. What is it about this person that makes them so special?

• Guest Author – pretend you are a famous person that is blogging about a significant event on your blog. It could be a well-known surfer, horse-rider, author etc.

• Share a day in your life, starting from when you first wake up to when you go to bed – what’s your routine?

• Write a letter to your younger self, and share some things you wish you had known back then.

• Who has inspired you throughout your life?

• What are some things you’ve learned from a recent class, course, or book?

• What’s the best & worst advice you’ve ever received?

• What do you know about your family history? Do you have old photographs at home? Have you heard stories about yourself when you were young or your parents/grandparents when they were young?

• Write about your weekend particularly if you did something special or something you really enjoyed.

• Write a review about a book you have read, a film you have watched or an online game you have played.

• Write about your pen pal. Tell us about his/her interests, school and where he/she lives.

DON’T KNOW WHAT 300 WORDS LOOKS LIKE? THE ABOVE SUGGESTED POSTS (TYPED IN BOLD) TOTAL 300 WORDS EXACTLY!

• This is your About me page.

Make sure you talk to me if you are unsure about anything or need help with the blog. This is a good time to experiment.  You will learn more about blogging by trying things or checking out other people’s blogs and online bogging tutorials.