Dear
GLPS 20 Writing Students,
Welcome to the Summer Camp J
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 20. 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 student’s blogs
and make comments.
Your comment should look like this:
Name: Songhee Kim
Class: 10
Blog URL: glps20.blogspot.com
Good
luck and start blogging!