It’s all about the links! (Assignment #2)
When you blog, links are very important. We use them to show where we got something:
The weather in Taichung tonight will be cold, between 14 to 16 degrees.
Or when we want to write what someone else wrote we also use links to show where we got it:
The elections in Pakistan are underway. Who knows if they will be fair? According to a CNN report:
SLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) — One day after a pivotal vote that will determine Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf’s political viability, early returns on Tuesday showed gains for the opposition parties of former Prime Ministers Nawaz Sharif and the slain Benazir Bhutto.
We use them also to link to something we already wrote, but want to explain again:
Last year I posted a video on how not to do Powerpoint presentations. Please look at it when you have time.
ASSIGNMENT
Find a news article about something that interests you. It can be in English or Chinese. Write a short (50 words) description of the story and link back to the page where it came from.
Creating a blog with Edublogs (Assignment #1)
Hello grade 8 students. It’s very cold! Welcome back from your holidays. Well, actually it’s pretty warm today, but when I wrote this post the first day back, it was cold–even for a Canadian like me! I hope you had a nice time and that you got lots of fat red envelopes.
Let’ get retarded started!
This year, you will be keeping an English blog at edublogs.org or eslblogs.org. This blog will be used for many things, like:
- writing assignments
- writing about your experiences
- posting photos/videos
- sharing your ideas with other classmates
- writing comments on other students’ posts
Let me show you how to start…
