Third Quarter Blogging

Quarter 3 Blogging Assignment

During third quarter, we will continue the online blog work that you started at the beginning of the school year. You will continue to complete two blog posts per week—one by Wednesday, and another over the weekend.

For third quarter, we’d like you to find texts to read and write about that address a specific question. Each week, we’ll give you a question and/or topic, and your job will be to find a text that addresses that question or deals with that topic. Remember that “text” refers to print and non-print materials—books, articles, websites, blogs, films, TV shows, newspapers, etc. If you choose to read a book and it applies to the weekly question, you’re encouraged to use it!


Blog #1: Find a text about natural disasters. It may be about the natural disaster itself, or the ways in which people are affected by it. Due Sunday, February 1

Blog #2: Find a text about someone overcoming struggle or facing a difficulty. Due Wednesday, February 4

Blog #3: Find a text about a culture different from your own. It could address any aspect of culture. Due Sunday, February 8

Blog #4: Find a text about gender and gender roles. It may be specific to one gender, or address both. Due Wednesday, February 11

Blog #5: Find a text about religion/spirituality/belief/non-belief. Due Sunday, February 15

Blog #6: Find a text about hope. Due Wednesday, February 18

Blog #7: Find a text about change—any kind of change. Due Sunday, February 22

Blog #8: Find a text that addresses culture—this could be food, clothes, traditions, religion, etc. Due Wednesday, February 25

Blog #9: Find a text about Bollywood. Due Sunday, March 1

Blog #10: Find a text about holidays—national or religious. Due Wednesday, March 4

Blog #11: Find a text about a global issue. Due Sunday, March 8

Blog #12: Find a text about imperialism or colonization. Due Wednesday, March 11

Blog #13: Find a text about war. Due Sunday, March 15

Blog #14: Find a text about love. Due Wednesday, March 18

Blog #15: Find a text about someone overcoming odds. Due Sunday, March 22

The Blogging
You must post TWICE a week (by Wednesday and by Sunday). I've explained below what should go in the post. Remember that posts are due by 11:59 p.m. (i.e. before bedtime).

Your Responses
For each post, you should construct a thoughtful response to the text of approximately 150 words. You MAY NOT SIMPLY SUMMARIZE WHAT YOU READ. You should engage with the text by making text-to-text connections. Compare the text you read to another text. Compare and contrast it. Analyze it. Write a critique of it. But no matter what, DO NOT SUMMARIZE IT.

You also MUST include an MLA citation for your text and a weblink to any online texts that you use or write about.


GRADING OF BLOG POSTS: Here's how the grading will work out of 75 points.

A - You have all of the posts.You have always posted on time.Your response was always highly thoughtful and reflective. You used correct mechanics almost all of the time.

B - You have all of the posts.You mostly posted on time.Your responses were mostly thoughtful and reflective. You used correct mechanics most of the time, but there are some glaring errors.

C - You have 7-10 of the posts.You sometimes posted on time.You responded to the book.
You have several errors in mechanics.

D - You have about 4-7 posts total.You rarely posted on time.You somewhat responded to the book. Your responses do not make an attempt to use proper mechanics.

F - You have 0-3 posts.You did not do what was asked of you in the post. Your responses do not make an attempt to use proper mechanics.