Dear
GLPS 19 Writing Students,
Welcome
to KMLA! The winter camp has commenced and we are going to be busy preparing for
the first week and setting up our own personal blogspot.
The
first step in our writing adventure is to set up your very own blogspot. I feel
your blog is an effective tool to share your writing with your teacher, other
students as well as your parents and friends. Anyone can read your blog and
also leave comments for you which will, in turn, help improve your writing
skills and give you feedback along the way.
Here are
some tips to help you on your way to becoming a "Blogging
Idol":
Your parents are
going to see it. Keep this in mind when you are writing and take pride in
your work.
Blog anytime,
anywhere. You can write anything you want when you have a chance. This is
a great opportunity to practice your writing so use your skills to share your
experiences at camp, tell people about yourself, share your speeches, keep your
parents in the loop about what you are learning or anything else you can think
of.
Think about
presentation! You want your blog to be interesting for people to see and
read. Experiment with fonts, pictures, videos and your layout. Remember to
keep your blog neat and clean and try to avoid cluttering it with too many
distracting gadgets.
GLPS will award
the "Blogging Idol" for the best bloggers at the end of camp. Strive for
the best! It is wonderful to get recognition for a job well-done so try to do
your best and good luck. I will also be doing "Shoutouts" each week to the best
bloggers.
The blog you create here
will be a network connecting you to your classmates here at GLPS 18. Through
our blogs we can get to know each other and share our thoughts and creativity
with each other. And the best thing is that you can continue to blog even after we say goodbye to each other at the end of camp, and I hope you
do!
From now on, use this blog as
often as you can. Write about your experiences and share ideas and thoughts
with myself and your fellow classmates. Read each other's work and give
feedback through comments. I look forward to reading all of your work
throughout the camp.
After you
have setup your blog, please leave a comment under this post. I will add a link
to your blog on my page so you will be able to visit other students blogs and
make comments.
Your comment should
look like this:
Name: Songhee Kim
Class:
10
Blog URL: glps18.blogspot.com
Good luck and start blogging!
