Friday, January 18, 2013

Beginning Novel Studies

As we start our venture into novel studies, I hope that you eventually one day feel this way about a book you read - if not the book you are CURRENTLY reading :)  (see image below).


Watching you all become inspired and enthralled by your reading (especially those of you in 6th period who were freaking out during the reading of Elsewhere... you know who you are!), I cannot wait to see this experience continue for you all both in the classroom and online.  

To find your unique blog page for your novel, please click on the tab at the top of the blog page called "Novel Studies" (if you are too scared to look away from this amazing post and can't scroll up to find it, just click here).

Today is your first Group Post blogging day.  Remember to only talk about the novel up to where you are SUPPOSED to be to ensure that there are no spoilers.  It's always a good idea to title any posts something like... "Reactions Through Chapter 5", "Discussion Over Chapter 11", "Thoughts on the novel so far (up to Chapter 4)"... you get the idea.  I'm not saying you HAVE to, but it's just a REALLY good idea... you don't want to face the wrath of someone having a tremendous meltdown because YOU forgot to warn them of spoilers. 

Be sure to follow all directions for the group post.  There is a requirement to follow called a "tie-in".  For tie-in's, see the handout of what is required.  Some good places to go for tie-ins are Pinterest, Tumblr, YouTube, fan sites, iTunes, and author websites/author Twitter pages.  Click on the image below for a larger size note sheet on blogging reminders and expectations.



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