Blog Post Assignment and Semester Exam Preparation

Happy New Year!

Please follow these directions for your final blog post of the semester.  You need to complete this well-developed paragraph by midnight on Wednesday, January 9.  Include the following three points:

1.  Select your most well-written blog post.  Give the title of that post and discuss how it qualifies as your best piece of writing.

2.  Select your most interesting blog post (different from choice #1).  Give the title of that post and discuss why you see it as your most interesting piece of writing.

3.  Select a favorite comment that a peer posted to one of your entries.  Paraphrase the comment, give it some context, and respond to that comment.


For your Semester Exam, you will present some points of interest to the class.  Feel free to prepare notes for this day.  You will sit in the "hot seat" for about four minutes.  Address the following:

1.  Choose ONE of the above three items to share with the class.

2.  Share your #1 goal for your blog entries as we head into Semester Two.  Discuss why you have made this your primary goal and how you plan to achieve it.

3.  Share your #1 goal for AP English 12 Semester Two.  Discuss why you have made this your primary goal and how you plan to achieve it.

4.  Answer any questions from me or your peers as time permits.

I expect that your choices will reflect serious thought and inquiry in terms of self-reflection about your blog work as well as your work in AP English as a whole.  I would like to see each student present comfortably, with your own personality, and with a scholarly air.  In other words, your classmates and I want to gain a sense of your accomplishments and goals via your authentic voice, not the voice of a nervous robot.