Assignment, Friday, January 29th

Good Morning Bloggers!!

Gosh, I just love Friday, don't you???  

1.) Today, we are going to blog about perseverance. 

 Perseverance is the ability to sustain interest, effort, and commitment in and circumstances that life presents.

So, use your eleven minute essay as your blog post!  

I am so proud of you and how you persevere through these weekly blogging tasks.

2.) After you have finished this blog, I need you to go back and finish the blogs from past weeks!  After you have done all of your blogs, you can free blog and comment on others.  

Remember the rules of commenting that Miss Dominguez taught you!

Happy Blogging!

Assignment Friday, January 22nd

Good Morning!

Gosh I miss being at school with you, but I know you will have an awesome day!  You know what I expect from each and every one of you!

Finish Last Week's Blogs
Go back to last week's blog and finish the five blogs that I asked you to write.  BE SURE TO PUSH THE PUBLISH BUTTON!

11 Minute Essay Blog - Waiting
Your blog for today is to write up your 11 minute essay about waiting!  You guys did an awesome job with that writing activity!!


Don't forget to leave comments on at least three blogs!!  Miss Dominguez is going to remind you of blogging comments expectations!

Blog Assignment For Friday, January 15th

1.) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
  In this post, write about Dr. King.  You can tell about his attitude and life.  If he has inspired you, tell me about it!

  

2.) Slice of Life About Your Week!  
  In this post, you should pick one small moment out of the last week and describe it in such rich detail that you help us visualize your holiday.  It could be something that happened at home or at school.  If you need a reminder of my expectations, look at last week's blog.
  

I am looking forward to reading your blog posts!

3.) 10 Minute Essay about Pets

In this blog, you will write type your ten minute essay that we wrote in class on Wednesday.  Don't forget to press enter to go to the next line and indent!

4.) Book Recommendation

Write a blog about a book that you have finished and want to tell others to read!  It can be fiction, non-fiction, poetry...basically, anything you have read!  I look forward to finding some new books to read based on your recommendation!

5.) Free Blog 

Write a blog about anything that you would like to share with your audience.  It could be a blog about you (maybe a top ten things you like to do....or another slice of life).  You decide!


Happy Blogging!!!

Blog Assignment for Friday, January 8th

Good Morning Bloggers!!

Today, you have two blogs to complete!

1.) Slice of Life About the Winter Break!  
  In this post, you should pick one small moment out of your two week break from school and describe it in such rich detail that you help us visualize your holiday.  

Example:
We went shopping.  Then we wrapped the presents.  Finally I played some games with my family.  I love spending time with my family.

Does this sound like a slice of life?   NO!  It is a list of things that I did!  Now, if I picked one of those things, and wrote about just that one...it becomes a slice!!!

Example:
     Rushing into the store, I decided I needed to look for the perfect scarf for my sister-in-law.  Kristen is one of my favorite people, and I had to find one that would delight her eyes as she opened the present. Slowly, I pushed my way through Nordstroms to the scarves and hats. 
     There were thousands of people crowded around this one table, and I knew it must hold something special.  Easing my way between the crazy shoppers, the table came into focus.   It was piled high with amazing textiles. Everyone was grabbing, pushing, and fighting over these precious gifts. Through the chaos, a fluffy, off white, chunky scarf called to me.  
    As my fingers touched the woolen threads, I knew it was the right one.  In the blink of an eye, I snatched the scarf off of the table and turned to begin my journey to the counter.  

Does this sound like a slice of life?  YES!  I took one moment of buying one present and wrote long about it!  That is what I expect you to do!!!  

I am looking forward to reading your blog posts!

2.) Reading Goal for 2016!

In this blog, you will write about your reading goals for this year.

Think about these questions to do your blog.  You can even write about a couple of these questions.

• Is there a series you want to start?
• Is there a series you want to finish?
• Is there a series you want to reread?
• Are there any books that you haven't finished that you want to go back and try again?
• Did your friends recommend a good book that you want to read?
• How many books do you want to finish this year?
• Is there a genre that you haven't read before that you want to read?

Mrs. Nabors' Reading goals:

I have set the goal of reading 50 books this year.  I have also been challenged by a friend to read the following:

• a book published this year
• a book I can finish in a day
• a book that I have been meaning to read
• a book that Mrs. Richmond recommends
• a book I read in school
• a book that someone else chooses for me (anyone have a suggestion)
• a book published before I was born
• a book that was banned at some point
• a book I previously abandoned
• a book I own but have never read
• a book that intimidates me
• a book I have already read at least once

So, I think 2016 is going to be a busy year of reading!  I am looking forward to learning new things and adding more books to our book shelf!  

I look forward to reading your post about your reading goals!  Let me know if I can help you find a great book!