Mar 06 2008
Blogging Day
It’s Blogging Day – a national holiday in some obscure Asian 
countries (at least, that’s what I read in the newspaper – or was that on some guy’s MySpace? I can’t remember), and we’re going to celebrate by spending the class writing on our blogs.
You can write whatever you want and respond to whatever you want, but to help you in case you’re stuck, I thought I’d share three writing prompts here. You may use one if you want, and if you don’t like any of them, feel free to tell whatever story, write whatever poem, or go off on whatever rant that suits you this morning.
To make your blog article good, I would recommend at least 250 words.
Topic 1: Politicians’ Web Sites
Visit the websites for the three remaining candidates for President (here are some links: Hillary, Obama, and McCain). Examine these sites. What do you notice that is interesting? Whose is best? Why? Tell us the story of your exploration – it’ll make it especially interesting.
Topic 2: Early Release
Explain your state of mind this week and your thoughts on getting out of school early due to the girls’ basketball games. Should we be getting out? What will you be doing? Who’s going to win?
Topic 3: Reacting to a quote
I’m going to list a set of interesting quotations. Choose one and react. Explain why you react the way you do.
I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish humble tasks as though they were great and noble.
- Helen Keller
The only reason for being alive is being fully alive.
- D.H. Lawrence
Man’s greatness lies in his power of thought.
- Blaise Pascal
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
The greatness of art is not to find what is common but what is unique.”
- Isaac Bashevis, Singer
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Original image: ‘Veerle’s Blog at Starbucks‘ by: David Joyce
