Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Welcome to English 9!

In years past, this site has been my main web page for class.  This year I'm gonna try something different.  You can still find useful class-related links in the menu bar at the top of the page.
The big change is that each of you will be a key contributor to many online discussions, right here on this page!  Here are the rules:

1. Be respectful, responsible, and sincere. If you wouldn't say it during class with the principal and your grandmother watching, don't post it here.  Sarcasm is not appreciated here.
2. Write in complete sentences.
3. Reply to the topic you're talking about. If you're responding to someone's comment, reply to their comment, NOT to the original post.
4. Try to reply to my post BEFORE reading anybody else's comments. Just because someone posted an idea first doesn't mean they stole it from you, nor that you copied them.
5. Each Post will tell you how many sentences to write by a certain due date.  If a meaningful discussion is still going on past the due date, please keep talking! I might even give extra credit points.

You will find other directions for your writing prompt in POSTS like this one.  Your job will be to reply as a COMMENT.  You can comment on the original post or on another student's (or your own) comments

For starters, let's keep it simple.  I will write four Comments replying to this Post.  You need to reply to at least three of the four. Do NOT reply to this post; only reply to my comments and each other's.