Groucho Marks said, “Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a book it’s too dark to read.” Please comment on your best friend (the book, not the dog)

We know that good readers are able to connect with their reading. In the recent short story unit, all of us read a short story with a unique narrator. Please discuss how you were able to connect with your story.

Revisit your summer reading.  Support your idea of keeping the book you read on the list or removing it.

I need your help.  You sophomores have now finished your Anthologies.  What advice would you give to next year’s class about the Anthology?  Write a letter to them here.  Be sure to react to your peers’ advice too.

Blog Rubric

The purpose of the Blog is to serve as a safe place for students in English 10 to discuss literature that we are currently reading. It really serves as a classroom discussion on line. As an educational arena, responses should be well thought out, honest and sincere. I am a “blog snob” which means that correct punctuation, grammar, spelling, capitalization, etc. are essential parts of the assessment. Please think before you blog. As the administrator of the blog site, I will approve any responses before they are published. The following is a Rubric to guide you.

95-100 – A minimum of 4 responses per quarter (with 2 appearing before the 5 week mark). Responses are clear and well developed, using ABC style paragraphs for organization with essentially no errors in conventions. The responses display serious analysis of the statement and interaction with other bloggers exhibiting tolerance of other points of view. Writing has a sense of voice and varies sentence length with stylistically sophisticated use of language.

85-94 – A minimum of 4 responses per quarter (with 2 appearing before the 5 week mark). Responses are well developed using ABC style paragraphs. Occasional errors that do not hinder comprehension. There is interaction with other bloggers. Fluent language.

75-84 – A minimum of 4 responses per quarter (with 2 appearing before the 5 week mark). Some ideas are more developed than others. Occasional errors begin to hinder comprehension. Appropriate language.

65-74 - a minimum of 4 responses per quarter (with 2 appearing before the 5 week mark).
Simple development or plot summary with basic vocabulary. Occasional/frequent errors hinder comprehension.

Below 65 – fewer than 4 responses. Minimal or no evidence of textual understanding. Responses lack development and organization. Frequent errors. Late entries