Peer Response to Article Review

After you have finished writing your article review you are to find a peer’s blog, read their article and their review, and respond to it in the form of a comment on their blog page.

Options for your peer response:

-Offer your own interpretation to the article noting similarities and differences you share.

-Add your own personal response to the article

-Ask a question of your peer.

-Respond to their quote, or choose your own quote from the article to discuss

*When responding to a peer’s article review, be sure to be polite and respectful of their ideas and their writing.

*Peer response should be approximately 1-2 paragraphs.

Due:  At the beginning of next class

Welcome.

Welcome to my blog.  This is will be a resource for you as you create your own blogs.  I will have assignments and information posted here for you to respond to.  Please "follow" this blog so it will be easy for you to find in the future.

Today's tasks:
1.
-Create your own blog and personalize however you wish
-Make sure you use your name somewhere in the blog title so I know who's it is.
-Follow this blog

2.
Begin Current Events Assignment #1:

Research an article of your choice (have it approved by me first) and complete a written response to it and post it as your first blog.  See current events unit handout for more details.

*Remember to include the link to the article somewhere in your blog.

Here is a list of sources you can use to find your articles:

http://www.studentnewsdaily.com/
http://www.livescience.com/
http://theweek.com/
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/articles