Blog Drafts

Write a blog post based on a quote, or post a comment based on a quote from a blogger. This page is listed under "templates" when you create your own page.  You can change the name following our naming protocol (W_ Code Comment). Use one comment page for all your comment drafts.

Directions for Prewriting:

Prepare:

Prewrite--Think and List:

1. Select the quote.

2. Think about the quotation.

3. Restate it in your own words.

4. List personal experiences related to the quotation.

5. Choose the experience that works best.

Dare:

Draft your response:

1. Beginning: Grab the reader’s interest and restate the quote.

2. Middle: Add details of your experience.

3. End: Explain what the quote means to you – connect the quote to the experience in the middle part

Your Turn:

Prepare

Prewriting

Blog Quote (Choose your own quote to write a blog post or a quote one from a blog to which you are posting a comment)

Blog Quote in your own words:

Your own experiences:

Check √ the experience above that works best for your post/comment.

Dare:

Draft your response:

Beginning: Grab the reader’s interest and restate the quote.

Your idea:

Middle: Add details of your experience which you choose in the previous section.

Details:

End: Explain what the quote means to you –

Connect the quote to the experience in the middle part:

Write your post/comment using your prewriting notes above:

Teacher will confer with you prior to posting.