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Homework for Block H (Tuesday 29 August)

August 29th, 2006 · 15 Comments
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You have 2 assignments to complete. Both postings must be typed on your OWN blog. Remember, we will not meet again as a class until Tuesday, 6 September (due to ITBS testing).

ASSIGNMENT NUMBER 1

Your task is to:

Now that you have had a chance to read through our Sample Current Events Posting we would like you to practice writing a “Response Posting” on your OWN blog.

Your task is to:

1. Read the sample current events posting again.

2. Find an article for one of the statements below:

a. Find another article about the same event and describe what new information has emerged.

OR

b. Find a similar event and write about how they are connected.

3. Include a link to the article that you found (by copying and pasting the URL into the your post — make sure to leave a space before and after the URL).

4. Answer both of the questions below:

a. What did you find interesting about this topic?

b. What did you like about the initial blog posting?

5. Post your answer on YOUR BLOG.
NOTE: To post your blog, log in at Learnerblogs.org and go to the “write, post” tab.

ASSIGNMENT NUMBER 2

1. Re-read the assignment from: Homework for Block H 23 August

2. Find your comment.

3. Think about our discussion in class today. What can you do to improve your comment?

4. Re-write your comment to include everything we discussed in class today.

5. Log in to YOUR blog. Go to “write post”.

NOTE: Make sure to copy and paste into your post the 2 links that relate to this post: (1) the URL for Homework for Block H 23 August and (2) the URL for your current events article that you are writing about.

5. Post your new comment on your blog. Make sure to spell check, grammar check, read out loud, and format with paragraph spacing before you click publish.

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