Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Blogging Instructions

You will receive a link via email once I add you as an author on our blog. Follow the link and set up a google account if you don’t already have one. You must sign in order to upload posts or comments.

Posts:
I have given you the power to post on the blog without having to go through me for approval. Please use this power responsibly. This means that you should address myself and your colleagues with the utmost respect when posting comments. You may disagree with ideas, but do not attack the person. I will be administrating the site and will remove any inappropriate posts (and you will lose credit for that post).

Posts should be between 300 and 500 words of polished prose. The writing must specifically address the prompts listed for each book. While strong voice is encouraged, the purpose of this forum is not entertainment. Always allow your insight to drive your writing. Any posts that do not meet these criteria will be deleted from the blog, and I will ask you to try again.

In order to upload an original post, click on “new post” in the upper right-had corner of the page.

When writing posts, be sure to include your first name and last initial.

Comments:
In order to upload a comment, click “# comments” at the bottom of the post that you would like to comment on. If your comments are not satisfactory, I will delete them and ask you to rewrite them.

The content of your comments should be insightful and responsive to the writer. Do not merely agree with the statements of the author of the post. Your comment should offer a new question, idea, or insight to the original text or the post author’s reading of that text. Consider comments as another way to dialogue and converse about the text and the ideas presented.

There is no word count for comments, but I’d suggest trying to write at least a couple of thoughtful sentences. You can respond to comments made in response to one of your posts if it seems appropriate.

Remember to print the page when your comments and posts appear on the blog. Bring these assembled pages to the first day of school for submission.

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