Research Blog Peer Groups

For the remainder of the project, when we research in class, you will be grouped with people who have a connection to your blog. Your goal is to help each other research, analyze your findings, and shape up your blog for the final presentation in two weeks.


My expectations are that you:
Work diligently and cooperatively together.
Work in a low group voice, so that only your members can hear you.
Answer any pertinent questions for each other that the research handout or blog site cannot answer.
Hyperlink to each other's blog in yours when you can, so that everyone's message can be spread!
Your blog can fit in more than one category, so do not be afraid to hyperlink to other blogs, even if they are not in your group!Connect with both blocks as we are all in a learning community.
Complete learning logs and reflective logs on your daily meetings and progress.

Media Interests:
Block 1-
Anthony
Katherine
Teresita
Block 2-
Alexander
Deantre
Justin

Technology:
Block 2-
Luis
Sierra

Legal Issues:Laws
Block 1-
Daniel
Kayla
Shawn
Caroline


Legal Issues: Humans and Animals
Block 1-
Ayeshah
Kelly
Jontecia 
Block 2-
Brett
Gabriel
Queshawn

Abuse
Block 1-
Brianna
Jewelle-Miya
Rebekah
Kayla 
Block 2-
Alisha
Cassandra
Michael
Promise

Troubled Teens
Block 2-
Juliean
Megan
Ralphie
Riley 

Health
Block 1-
Chase
Kirsten
Lauren

Careers/Sports
Block 2-
Bryen
Gabrielle
Nicholas
Sarah

Rubrics for Posts 7-15

Lesson to Assist with the Skill E21-"Using Colons Correctly"

Grammar Girl- "Colons"
*This has to be played in Mozilla Firefox.

How to Create a Works Cited Page in Microsoft 2007

How to Create a Summary in Microsoft 2007

Lesson to Assist with Skill E-18 "Uses Semicolons Correctly"

Grammar Girl- "Uses Semicolons Correctly"
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Rubrics for Blog Posts 1-4

Lessons to Assist with the Skill E5- "Avoids Sentence Fragments"

Grammar Girl- Fragments
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Lessons to Assist with the Skill E6 "Avoids Comma Splices and Run-ons"

Grammar Girl- "How to Avoid Comma Splices"
*You have to be in Mozilla Firefox for this podcast to work properly.

Lessons to Assist with the Skill E6 "Avoids Comma Splices and Run-ons"

Grammar Girl- "How to Avoid Run-on Sentences"
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Lessons to assist with Skill E18- "Uses Semicolons Correctly"

"Mr. Semicolon Song"
There was a semicolon: a comma and a dot;
he separated clauses that were independent thoughts.
An independent clause is one completed thought,
and two are separated with a comma and a dot.

Example one:
Ron hit John in the face; (semicolon)
consequently, John's face is blue and swollen.
Are you gettin' a clue?
Well, here's example two:

Ron says basketball is his favorite sport;
amazingly, he's really good for being so short.
Between the two clauses, in case you forgot,
is Mr. Semicolon; yep, a comma and a dot.
HEY!
Mr. Semicolon is also used between
a bunch of items listed that have commas in those things. 

Grammar Girl - "Using Semicolons"

*You have to be in Mozilla Firefox for this podcast to work properly.

Works Cited

 Fogarty, Mignon. "Comma Splice." Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing. 24 June 2010. Quick and Dirty Tips Network.  9 March 2011. <http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/comma-splice.aspx>.

Fogarty, Mignon. "How to Use Semicolons." Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing. 22 Septemeber 2009. Quick and Dirty Tips Network.  9 March 2011. <http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/sentence-fragments-grammar.aspx>.

Fogarty, Mignon. "Run-on Sentences." Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing. 26 August 2010. Quick and Dirty Tips Network.  9 March 2011. <http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/sentence-fragments-grammar.aspx>

Fogarty, Mignon. "Sentence Fragments." Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing. 15 December 2006. Quick and Dirty Tips Network.  9 March 2011. <http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/sentence-fragments-grammar.aspx>.