View the video below. This will offer perspective as an partner with The Things They Carried.

Answer the following in the space provided:

How does this video compliment TTTC?
What does the real soldier perspective do for you as a learner?
Compare coverage of war today to coverage of the Vietnam war….what similarities and differences do you notice?

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Comp:
On your blog you must have completed the following to earn a passing grade for this assignment:
*theme (your design)
*About page
*Video embedded
*Personal narrative sensory tour

Lit:
On your blog you must have completed the following to earn a passing grade for this assignment:
*theme (your design)
*About page
*inspirational video embedded with question or comment
*Independent reading novel introduction
*”Where are you going, Where have you been” repsonse

Your mission today:
1. View your peer’s inspirational videos and reply to the prompt or question attached to each.
2. Comp: Consider what you’ve eaten for fast food in the past few weeks. What have you learned from reading Fast Food Nation or how has your perspective been “enhanced?” Be prepared to share how the potato industry had changed in the last 25 years and explain exactly why the fries taste so good.

Wanna watch the trailer for inspiration again?

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Hi gang,

Well, with your first post undreway, most of you have gotten a response from little ‘ole me. Next post is to pull in those fans and readers of yours (duh, your classmates).
You mission:
Go on YouTube and find a video that a)sends a strong message b)encourages people to be better humans c)embeds an idea or perspective in your reader’s mind. In other words, you need a video that motivates in a clean, academic way. Save your favorite youtube video viewing sessions for home. Here at school we need wholesome connections to academics.
Wondering about key words? Try: motivation, inspiration, self improvement….and so on.
If you’ve got something in mind, great. If not, shop on. It is your job to be the sensor for what is posted on the blog.

Remember, this skill will help build your “digital footprint.”

Need an example? Check out my post Just When I Think My Life Is Tough

Hey Gang,

It has been a long time coming, but MOST of you have your blogs up and running (sorry Brandon).

You need to do a few things:

1. Create your ABOUT page. You can include information about yourself (who you are, what you enjoy, what you want out of this blog and what your future holds) and a picture if you have one in stock!
2. Your first POST!
If you are creating one for Lit, you need to create one about your independent reading novel.
*share title, author and give a brief summary of the story.

If you are creating one for Comp., you need to take readers on a sensory “tour” of the setting for your personal narrative that we started. Imagine that you are going on a walking tour of the location, share what readers would see first, second, third and so on. Be sure to include details about color, smells, sounds, textures and anything else that makes the setting come back to you when you are composing this personal narrative. If you are searching for a post title choose, “Sensory Tour of my Personal Narrative.”

This may seem like a bit of work, but it will be a great *first contribution to your digital footprint that is your blog!

Welcome and enjoy

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I attended a workshop this summer in which a presenter, Will Richardson, reminded me that we need to teach young people how to leave a positive “digital footprint” on the world wide web. For those of you who have a MySpace account, consider this song. My techy-teacher friend passed this along to me. I dig it.

Did you laugh? Does it make you think twice about what you post (about yourself and others) online?

Seniors,

I know you are merely starting to set up your student blogs, but I want your input. What has been easy? What has been difficult? What would you like to include in your blog first? Tell me, honestly, how you feel about creating your baby-blog.

Your biggest fan,

Mrs. Veglahn