Lesson 3 – Student Blogs

RF
We began again with Reading Fluency (RF) practice with Reading 16: Castles. Could you reduce your reading time? 

Quizlet
After your enter your scores in your logs, immediately go to Quizlet and study from the NAWL list on our class page. You can do this on your smartphone or your computer, whichever is convenient for you.


Blog Set Up
Set up your blog for our class, follow these steps:

1. Log in to Blogger . Use your Google Drive login and password.
2. Click on the New Blog button at the top left of the page.
3. In the Title cell, write, "(your full name's) RW2 Blog" (ex. Keiko Sato's RW2 Blog).
4. In the Address cell, write, "(your full name without spaces) + RW2" (ex. KeikoSatoRW2).
5. Choose a Template from the Simple group. Don't worry, you can change the template at any time.
6. Click on Create Blog. This should take you to your Blogger Dashboard.
7. Follow the steps below (from step 2) to send me the link to your blog.

Submit Blog Link
Everyone should send me the link to your blog. Follow these steps:

1. Go to Blogger and log in. This should take you to your Blogger Dashboard.
2. Click on the View Blog button.
3. Copy the URL to your blog.
4. Send it to me by email with "RW2" as your email subject.

Extensive Reading (ER)
You must read 60,000 words by the end of the semester. Be sure to take a quiz soon after you finish a book.


Homework

• Write a blog post introducing yourself to your classmates. Give it the title, My Personal Introduction. Include information about your family or friends, your hometown, and your interests/hobbies. Include at least one photograph. Due 10/15 23:59.
• Read and study The English Language Program Policy for Plagiarism and Cheating on p. 1 of Becoming a Better Writer. There will be a quiz next week.
• Study on Quizlet.
• Read from your graded reader.