What we did
Today Ms. Lees went over the expectations for blog posting. When posting on a blog use formal and not language used for texting or facebook.
Be sure to comment other member's post, giving suggestions, and helpful reminders for the poster.
We also went over how to post, and what to do if there is technical difficulties. If you do face some technical difficulties be sure to still do the post on paper or email Ms. Lees.
After going over the blog expectations we then got into our previous blog groups and discussed the order and days for blog posting.
Ms. Lees handed out a geography landform questions sheet, for the South America Landform map (pg 70 in the geography unit).
The rest of the class time was given to work on the landform question sheet and the map.
Why we did it
The purpose of going over blogs is knowing how a blog works in general.
Writing in a blog will make you conscious about what you write, because anyone can view it.
It can also give experience in formal writing, since you will not be using texting language.
The landform map questions are instructions on what to do on the landform map. They are in the form of a question, so that you would think about the answer. That way you would put more thought into the map.
The reason for doing the landform map is to recognize types of landforms, and to learn to follow instructions.
Reflections & Connections
I found that going over how to do the blog was useful because those without a lot of experience will generally know how to work a blog. In the future knowing how to make a blog will be useful for businesses, or sharing of general news, and information. The experience from writing in formal language will also assist in in writing essays.
It is important to follow instructions because in order to do something right you have to follow instructions carefully and diligently. If you are a baker, then you have to do the steps in order, otherwise you will end up with a uneatable cake.
Homework
Landform map: Tuesday
Landform map questions: Tuesday
Tips
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Upcoming events
Class spelling bee on Friday, December 9 2011.
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This is a late comment but I think this was great. You put alot of detils and you organised it well so that we can read it easilly. Great job!
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