Almost vacation time. Woo, hoo.
Write your regular blog today.

One additional assignment : Email me today one suggestion for our next blog project.
If you have an idea you think would be appropriate let me know. wmullig@schools.nyc.gov

After the break we will be blogging about sports and then we will spend some classroom time on the history of the newspaper in the early days of America and the evolution of print news.

Last day! Blog project 33 through 37 due by the EOP.

TAKE MY POLL TO THE RIGHT> ONLY HALF OF YOU TOOK IT YESTERDAY!>>>

Continue to use our list of blog site and descriptions to explore the blogs of your classmates.
Read their blogs, steal their ideas, comment on them if the site allows it.

#'s 33 through 37 due.
Catch up today and be sure the project is handed in no later than tomorrow in class. No excuses.
TAKE THE POLL I'VE POSTED. (LOOK 2 DA RITE.)
If you are done write your daily blog and visit the sites of your bloglicious classmates.

#37
Last of 5 blog postings which together will count as a major test grade. #'s 33 through 37
Printed copy of this project is due to me Thursday by the end of class.
NO excuses for late papers. You have three days to ensure that you can have access to a printer.

Posts 33 through 37 due Thursday. No excuses. This is why you have the extra day.
Give me a printed copy.
Write # 36 today.

#34

Keep blogging.
Check yesterday's blog if you're not sure of the assignments and due dates.
We will not meet tomorrow because of the half day. #35 is assigned for tomorrow. Hope to see your moms and dads tonight or tomorrow.

#'s 33 -37 (Read all of this)

Over the next week you are to blog daily about the topic of your choice.
Keep discovering your "VOICE" as a writer/blogger.

Many of you have blogs which have evolved and changed and you did a nice job of relating this through yesterday's writing assignment.

Next Thursday all five blogs, #'s 33-37 will be printed out and given to me.
This is a test grade and will allow me to see how your blog is coming along.

Final poll results for most popular blogs in the class:

#1- Tauhidul (Tom) Ovik (7 votes)
#2- TIE Venetia Persaud and Chuck Obunse (6 votes)
#3- TIE Afeerah Shamid, Eniola Adeniyi, Nickisha Bryan, Jash Mathuria (5 votes)

You will receive a new updated list tomorrow with a description of every blog in the class as well as the address so you can go visit them.

#32

Restate your blog's "theme" today. This means...
Write a full description of what your blog is and what you attempt to give your readers each day.

Give me a printed copy of this by the EOP. Include your exact blog address on the page.

Tomorrow I will have the results of our most popular blog poll! IS IT YOU? OR YOU? OR EVEN YOU!

Peace out, y'all

Be sure you have given me by email:
Chile vs. Haiti #25
Celebrity Obsession #29
#31 You will give me a hard copy of "Your three favs when it comes to blogs in this class."

Write your Monday blog.

#32
The next assignment you will email to me will relate to the current theme of your blog.
Begin considering what you would say in a statement when asked what your blog has been about. Consider your best and worst work and your hopes for your blog in the future.
Not due yet. More to follow tomorrow.

#31 continued

Gimme a hard copy of yesterday's blog by the EOP. Try the other printer ports if one doesn't work.

Then write your daily blog.

#31

Write a post today in which you recommend to your readers three blogs they should visit.

Explain why, providing enough detail to allow them to decide if this would be a blog they'd be interested in or not.

One paragraph minimum for each is required.

If possible, leave a comment letting the person know you recommended their blog to others. If you can't leave a comment email them or tell them in person.

#30

Return to your roots today. Blog your little hearts out about the topic of your choice.

Then, you are required to make a visit or two or three to blogs you've been following in the class.
We will do a follow up on this tomorrow.

#29 continued

Look at my posting from yesterday if you are unclear about the assignment.

Be sure to analyze the various aspects of celebrity in America, looking at both the positive and negative sides of celebrity.

Email to me no later than 9:00 AM on Wednesday morning, March 10th. wmullig@schools.nyc.gov

#29

Continue to number assignments and put your name on what you email to me.

Topic: What does America's obsession with celebrities tell us about American culture?

Write a post for you blog which you will also email to me at wmullig@schools.nyc.gov.

Blog should be a minimum of four paragraphs, written in conventional English and include references to specific events involving celebrities. Show evidence of research by citing your sources.

Due no later than Wednesday at 9:00 AM.

#28

Bon jour! Use spell-check. It's right above this sentence. ^^^^

Finishing up week with today's post which will be a free post about the celebrity of your choice.
When finished visit classmates' blogs.

REMINDER: WHEN YOU EMAIL ME ASSIGNMENTS PUT YOUR REAL NAME ON IT SOMEWHERE. I DON'T KNOW WHO STUDMUFFIN32@YAMOO.COM IS.

#27


We are venturing into the entertainment world today!

Research super model Naomi Campbell's latest incident.

Blog about this but extend your blog into a larger thematic issue: the role of celebrity in our society. Consider why we are a celebrity-obsessed society and why we dedicate so much news coverage to celebrities.

#26

Be sure all late work has been submitted.

Today's assignment is to write your daily blog and then visit three other blogs in the class. Leave comments for your classmates on their blogs.

Today finish #25 about the Chilean earthquake vs. the Haitian earthquake. Email it to me.



Also email me the posting you wrote about the school district that was accused of spying on its students. wmullig@schools.nyc.gov. This was the assignment posted on my blog on 2-22-10.

TCB!

#25

Be sure you have completed all assignments. Scroll through my old postings on the right hand side of this page to double check.

Today post a blog about the earthquake in Chile. The earthquake in Haiti has received massive world-wide attention and press coverage. There have been fundraising efforts and the assistance of high-profile celebrities.

Is the earthquake in Chile receiving the same attention? Research the recent press coverage and write a blog detailing what you have discovered. You have two days to complete this. Cite at least three sources you have used to write your blog. Post it AND email it to me by Tuesday afternoon at wmullig@schools.nyc.gov.