AS Lesson Mon 23rd

Good day, Fabulousnesses! AS always, read all the instructions first to get an overview.

Please remember if you have not done your homework, you cannot stay and play. Come back and sign in late when you are done. Make sure I see you as I have to say how many minutes late you were. Also remember, lateness is factored into attendance, so we will all be in trouble with Jude and this class does not deserve that, so sort yourselves out!

Today we are going to have another chance to look at and feed back on one another's blogs. I should have blog URLs for everyone by a few minutes in.

You can work together on this under one person's log-on, if you say in any comments that it is both people feeding back, and then you can discuss it. Or you can work solo. Stay logged on on your own computer as we will be doing solo tasks later.

1) Read my post on 'style models' and write down a reminder to do the homework. Then read any posts you haven't read by a range of your classmates and pick something significant worth commenting on. Ask questions, throw ideas into the mix, consider alternatives, point out subtleties other readers may not notice, or anything else that seems useful.

I really liked the posts in character that were used in response to the 'me' texts, so anything groovy like that will be welcomed.

I will be doing 1 to 1s with people about their assessed pieces. I have judged them against work I have read this year and in the past at this stage of the course but you have all come with different levels of prior experience and grades often reflect that, rather than ability.

After about 25 mins, you will move on (you decide when and/or I will remind you).

2) Do five minutes grammar work on Grammar Bytes or similar.
3) Then log into Moodle and go to our AS Language page.

• Go to ENGB2 Creating Texts.
• Then go to Original Pieces and then Coursework Materials.
• On the left-hand bar, you will see a long list of available resources for this unit headed 'Table of Contents'.
• Read the Powerpoint later, for homework
• Instead, read the section called 'Introduction to blogs' and the example blog - you will see it is quite formal, using low-frequency lexis and complex syntax.
• Find another well-written blog of your choice elsewhere on the internet. If you are not sure where to start, think of a topic you are interested in and skim-read blogs quickly to find a clever, well-written one. Go to a blogger you know and like? Or go to a reputable host-site for blogs like The Huffington Post and see what takes your fancy. Please comment on this blog if you find/know of another good hosting site for blogs or a great blogger.
• Write a post on your blog which links to the one you are analysing and give us an extract, analysis (using quotes) and which techniques you would take from it if you were to write a blog. Are there any aspects you can see which might not work so well for the apparent target audience and why?

4) Go back to commenting on people's blogs and/or grammar when you have finished. Don't forget to read all the comments on your own blog and on other peole's posts.These are often great opportunities to learn somehting extra from the texts.