ELA September Update

This is an exciting week in ELA on 8 Blue! Students worked on defining their interests and passions and they are creating their own personal blogs! Here is why students are blogging this year:

Students are blogging about things they are interested in. Some of the topics are dance,  book reviews, music, sports analysis, and more. I believe that teaching students to write for different purposes and audiences is an important skill. This unit also is teaching students about creating a positive digital footprint and gives them practice writing in the "real world."

The students are so enthusiastic about this assignment! I am so excited to see these amazing blogs as the year goes on. Ask your son or daughter to see their blogs! They should have the basic template set up, and the first post should be in progress. Posts one and two are due on Friday, September 15.