Ah, personal narratives ... aren't they going to be fun?! All that focus on YOU: What YOU think, how YOU feel, how YOU've grown and changed! What would YOU think if I said we were going to share them with the class? Excited? Nervous? Remember, we are a Classroom Community!! We are here to share with each other, support each other, encourage each other, and celebrate with each other!! Seriously, it is going to be fun and each one of you has an AMAZING story to share: The Story of YOU!! For this week, to practice sharing a story from your life let's start with something easy: Write a journal entry describing one event from your summer break. It can be your funniest story, your best summer moment, your worst summer moment, your boringest (Is that a word? No? Fine, your most boring or dullest) experience, your most challenging event, ANYTHING!! Pick one quick story about YOU and tell us all about it. Remember, an online journal entry MUST be at least a good paragraph long.
One more thing, if your Display name gives away ANY part of your first or last name, YOU NEED TO PICK A NEW ONE!! Anonymous, people; it means a name that does NOT identify you in any way. Work with me here. If your display name does not fit this description, go to your dashboard (top right corner or to blogger.com) and choose EDIT PROFILE. Scroll down to DISPLAY NAME and pick something that cannot be traced back to you. I was lenient the first week; this week I will not publish anything with your name (or last name, or part of your name, or nickname) in it. And be sure to tell me what you choose--that is, after all, how you receive your grade for these! :)
