Reflection

Thank you for taking Blogging! It was my pleasure to have you in class!

I would like to know what you think about the class. Please answer these questions in a blog post:
1) What blogging activity did you like the best? Why?
2) What blogging activity did you like the least? Why?
3) What activities would you like to do? Give one (1) suggestion for an activity for future ELI-Blogging classes to do.
4) What is one (1) new skill that you learned in this class? How will you this skill in the future?

After you have published your post, go to this website: www.wordle.net.
Click 'Create'. Copy your reflection from your blog and past it into the text box. Click 'Go'.
You have created a word cloud! Edit it to your liking. You can change the font, colours and style. Once you have created a cloud that you like, press the 'Print Screen' button on your keyboard, then open up the 'Paint' application under Start, then click paste. Cut out your cloud and save it as a jpg or gif file. Put the picture into a new post.

BA #6 - Stories from Pictures

Open the URL I have posted on your blog. Look at the picture. It is a famous painting from an American or European artist.

Examine the scene in the painting and write a short, creative story about what took place before the scene and what may happen after.

Don't forget to include a picture of the painting in your blog post as well as the URL for the painting.

Here are links to all the pictures. You can see all these paintings in real-life when you visit the Art Institute (artic.edu) in Chicago. It is one of the greatest art museums in the world!

Picasso's "The Old Guitarist" http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/28067
Wood's "American Gothic" http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/6565
Cassatt's "The Child's Bath" http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/111442
Toulouse-Lautrec's "At the Moulin Rouge" http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/61128
Seurat's "A Sunday on La Grande Jatte" http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/27992
Van Gogh's "The Bedroom" http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/28560
Hopper's "Nighthawks" http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/111628

BA #5 - Part 1: If I were a Superhero

Go to this website to create your own superhero:
http://www.ugo.com/channels/comics/heroMachine2/heromachine2.asp

Once you have completed your superhero, do the following:
1) Press the PRINT SCREEN button on your keyboard
2) Open the Microsoft Paint Program (Start > All Programs > Accessories > PAINT)
3) Select paste (Edit > Paste)
4) Select your image
5) Right click, select cut
6) Open a new Paint window
7) Select paste (Edit > Paste)
8) Make sure that this is the image you want to save
9) Save image as a JPG or GIF file (File > Save As)

Then, sign in to your blog. Create a new post which includes your superhero avatar/image and a the following written description:
If I were a superhero, I would (describe what you would do, use action words/verbs)
If I were a superhero, my superpowers would be (describe superpowers)
As a superhero I could (describe what you could do for your society)
As a superhero I would (describe your responsibilities as a superhero)

Enjoy!

BA #3 - Critique/Opinion

For this blog activity, you need to post a critique (your opinion of your favourite film or song).

Follow these steps:
1. Think about your favourite film or song
2. Find a clip from youtube.com that features your favourite film or song.
3. Post the clip to your blog (copy the information from Embed box and paste directly into blog post).
4. Then, critique your favourite film following these questions:

a. Give a brief description of the film/song (summary).
b. When did you first watch/listen to this film/song?
c. Where were you when you first watched/listened to the film/song?
d. How does the film/song make you feel?
e. Why is this your favourite film/song?
f. What is your favourite part/aspect of this film/song?
g. Would you recommend this film/song to a friend? Why?

For example:

Kristina's Favourite TV Show: The Simpsons



My favourite TV show is the Simpsons. When I was a child, my parents would not let my sister and I watch this TV show. But when we visited my Grandparents, my Grandpa would let us watch it. This clip is from the episode entitlted "2 Dozen and 1 Greyhounds". In this episode, Mr. Burns (the evil man) steals the Simpsons' greyhound puppies and wants to make a suit out of their skins. This episode is a parody of the movie "101 Dalmations" and the song itself, "See My Vest" is a parody of a song from the movie "Beauty and Beast" - "Be our Guest".

Here is the original song:


I don't remember exactly when and where I watched this episode for the first time. It may have been at my Grandparents' house or at a friend's house. But my sister and I really enjoy this episode. We like this episode because the song is silly, but very clever. It makes us laugh and we know all the words to it and like to sing along. This song is my favourite from the Simpsons because it is so catchy! My favourite part is when he puts on his hat made from a poodle's head. It's so ridiculous!

I would recommend the Simpsons to everybody! The show is a very good allegory for Americans and life in America. There are many issues that the show discusses in a humerous way, which makes it very interesting to watch. I also like that you have to know a lot about popular culture to get the references made in the show. Even if you don't know a lot about popular culture you will still be entertained!

Example of Newspaper

Sorry! You cannot copy and paste the image into your blog. Instead, you need to:

1. Click "Generate!"
2. Then click "Download your image"
3. Save your image on the desk top
4. Then create a new post for your blog
5. Select the Picture icon to upload the picture you saved on the computer
6. Format the picture and post it!

Explanatory Writing

Use what you have learned about Explanatory Writing (Who, What, Where, When, Why, How) to write a creative short story!

Your short story should contain the following elements:

Who: Your friend
What: Went somewhere, then something happened
Where: In a city in America
When: Within the past week
Why: Because they thought that they would get to meet their favourite celebrity
How: You decide!

Can can write your story in Word, then cut and paste it into this Newspaper Headline Creator:
http://www.fodey.com/generators/newspaper/snippet.asp

When you have created your newspaper headline, copy and paste your newspaper into your blog.

Good luck!