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 * [UPDATE] - 11/05/12 -** **Homework due: 15/05/12** - Research; __not re-writing part of scene!!__

===__Research__ information about //A Midsummer Night's Dream// and create a __poster__ or __Glog__ about it. Make sure you're finding out unique information and not just the first wikipedia entry you come across. Use the //references// from wikipedia if you must!!===


 * [UPDATE] -** 03/05/12 - Homework due for Wed 09/05/12 on A Midsummer Night's Dream can be found here.


 * [UPDATE] -** 30/03/12 - **Homework for over the Easter holidays**

For: Wednesday, 18th April, **TO BE DONE OVER THE EASTER HOLIDAYS**


 * Finish personal reflective piece
 * At least 5 more blog posts WITH PICTURES/IMAGES, LINKS, VIDEO ETC.
 * Comment on //at least// **two** others pupils’ blogs (I will update pupil blog of the week)


 * __Today__** - TO BE FINISHED FOR HOMEWORK IF NOT DONE IN CLASS.
 * Reflective post about how you have found the blogging experience.
 * Post on Easter holidays – What you’re doing/What you hope to do/Your dream Easter holiday.

Homework – for //Wednesday, 28/03/12//
 * [UPDATE] -** 23/03/12

1) Make sure your glog is complete and updated. 2) Make sure you’ve linked or embedded it to your blog. 3) Make sure you’ve read, followed, commented and **responded** to another blogger’s blog post, telling them what you thought of the post and adding in the address of your blog in your comments. 4) Make sure you have **written** a post, **in response** to the blog post you’ve commented on – make sure you add links to the blog post and add in **your own opinion**. 5) Add reflection section post – how far you feel you’ve developed as a blogger since the very beginning.
 * Will you continue to blog?
 * Why do you like/dislike it?
 * What have you found most challenging about the process?
 * What have you done if you’ve encountered a problem with blogging at home?
 * Has it improved your reading/writing skills? How?
 * Any other points you’d like to make (try to make three more).


 * [UPDATE]** - 17/03/12 - **Not enough of you are commenting on Pupil Blog(s) of the Week. I want each of you to //Follow// each pupil blog of the week and leave __at least one__ comment for them.**


 * [UPDATE]** - 17/03/12 - www.picmonkey.com is a brilliant site for editing photographs or images. This is ideal if you have an image that you want to use for the background of your blog (like Robbie or Cameron) but it is too bright and makes your text difficult to read. With picmonkey, you can play with the contrast to make the image dimmer (like I showed you in class) to make it easier to read text against.


 * [UPDATE]** - 17/03/12 - Your homework for __**Wednesday, 21st March**__ is as follows:
 * 1) Finish your glog (http://edu.glogster.com). Check it for spelling errors and make sure it __makes sense on first reading__. You could also Mum or Dad to also have a look to check. Make sure you save and publish it. You could also take the code from the //Embed blog//option and insert it into your blog to make it super-impressive!
 * 2) Add your blog to the Glogssection of the wiki.
 * 3) Comment on //each// Pupil Blog(s) of the Week. Try to use a //two stars and a wish//structure to your comments and make sure they are helpful to the blogger. Select to Follow them through wordpress.
 * 4) Make sure you are using categories for your blogs. Look at Adding Blog Categories(on this wiki) for more information.
 * 5) Find some more blogs to follow. **Comment on them and ask them to follow you.**
 * 6) Post some new entries. The more you post, the more there is for your audience. //They want to know what you are like and your opinions, thoughts and feelings about issues!//
 * 7) Add reflection about the past week's blogging, including the use of glogster to your blog.
 * 8) Comment on another blog!

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 * [UPDATE]** - 16/03/12 - Here is an interesting blog post on how to increase your blog audience:


 * [UPDATE] -** 04/03/12 - Please make sure that the comments you leave are **constructive** and //helpful// to the person you are leaving them for. It is also important to remember that it is **very easy to trace who has left what messages - anyone posting anything negative will be dealt with by Senior Management as this would be classed as CyberBullying.**


 * [UPDATE] -** 04/03/12 - For homework for Wednesday, you are to continue posting on your blog. You should be looking to other, relevant websites to help you post more information. It is also important that **you are thinking about your use of language and spelling/punctuation when writing.**


 * Add** in some reflection into your 'reflection section'. Reflect on the last two lessons blogging. Think about:
 * What you enjoyed.
 * What you have learnt.
 * What you are doing well.
 * What you need to develop in the coming weeks.
 * Anything else of relevance - it doesn't even have to be English related; it could be a reflection about the last week in school or something you have taken part in.

Then go to Pupil Blog(s) of the Week. You are to go onto their blogs and leave comments. This will be updated every week and part of your homework will be to comment on their blogs. Think about everything you have learnt so far about blogging when doing this.



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Welcome to your wiki! Here you will find resources and links for our unit on blogging.

The links below are all examples of blogs that you could evaluate. You could also google search them to find more. Do this in school to ensure that it is not filtered.

Once you have decided on the blog you would like to evaluate, click on //Critical Evaluations of a Blog// (left hand side) to download the evaluation form.

@http://www.soccerblog.com/ - A football blog @http://www.thefootballramble.com/blog - A football blog

@http://stylebubble.typepad.com/ - A fashion blog @http://www.highsnobiety.com/ - A fashion blog

@http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog - A music blog @http://www.nme.com/blogs - A music blog @http://pigeonsandplanes.com/ - A music blog

http://www.joystiq.com - A gaming blog http://www.kotaku.com - A gaming blog

If nothing here catches your interest, then you should have a look at a site like @http://technorati.com/. This analyses thousands of blogs and picks out the most popular. You can also search the site for blogs that you might find interesting. Alternatively, you could google whatever you're interested with the word //blog// after it.