Technology in the Classroom

Congratulations on those who have managed to update your blogs, and add people to your blog roll.

Those of you that do not have blog yet – see me urgently!

Those that have not complleted all the tasks so far: HURRY UP you are falling behind !!!

THIS LESSONS TASK:

You are currently doing a wide reading unit of work with your regular teacher.

Choose a story, novel, article you have read over the last few weeks. Retell the story (or as much as you have read) and give comment on the type story, its style of writing, and value as a piece of literature.

IF YOU HAVE FINISHED:

Check out what your class mates wrote and post a comment !!

Welcome to your once a fortnight “blog” session.

Please click on the About  Page link on the side bar of this page — to your right as you read this.

Read the About Page, then click on the How to Get Started. link and follow the directions to create your own blog site.

When you have done that you will be ready for your first entry!

Choose one of the things below and make your first entry.

i) “It’s a great day for the Irish!” March 17th is St Patricks Day. Do a quick search and find out who St Patrick was, why the day is important, who it is important to, why people wear green, what the whole point of the day etc…. Record your findings in your blog — be carefull not to plagiarise !!!!

ii) “It’s not easy being green.” Imagine you have been turned green by some freakish accident. What is it like?

iii) The new school. Write a creative account of your first day at high school.

Email me when you have finished so I can add your site to the Blog Roll for 7 Blue, and give you a comment on your writing.

Congratulations to all those who sorted out their blogs and made posts this week. I have commented on most and will try to do so every fortnight or so.

If you have not recieved a comment from me, or created a blog and completed a post please see me before beginnng your tasks this lesson. Please remember a mark for effort and writing skills will be awarded at the end of the semester.

Today:

1) Check out the links to your class mates work in the list on the left hand side of the page. Leave comments if you like about any of the ideas or stories that appeal to you.

2) When you have logged into your own blog try adding some of your friends blogs to your links. (Hint look in the Admin site under the heading of links). Also add my site.

3) Make your next post. Choose one of these.

       i) Now that you have finished the novel write a appraisal/book review of it’s good and bad points as a piece of literature, and good story.

       ii) Write the epilogue to the novel 5 yrs on from the final chapter.

      iii) Script the interview Stanley has with a reporter after…..

       iv) “It’s a great day for the Irish!” March 17th is St Patricks Day. Do a quick search and find out who St Patrick was, why the day is important, who it is important to, why people wear green, what the whole point of the day etc…. Record your findings in your blog — be carefull not to plagiarise !!!!

If finished early — explore the fun and games page !!