Tuesday Writing Process

You're going pro with your blogging skills! Today's your day to choose your own topics. (See the post above this for some possibilities.) After you finish a post, edit with a partner in your group and discuss what you will post about next.
This walks us thru a "quick" version of the writing proccess:

• choose topic
• write
• edit
• publish!

At each point in the process, it's a good idea to talk about and share our writing with others!
Happy blogging!

Step 1 Monday: Edit Sunday's Post

OMLI rocks. Say it with me... You did an awesome job on your first posts. Every writer knows that writing requires some rewriting. It's fun stuff!
Before you blog about your activities on Monday, do the following: (5 min)

• Find your post in the "Edit" mode.
• Find YOUR group blog!
• Go to New Post in the upper right hand corner.
• Click on Edit Posts.
• Find your post and click on Edit.

• Look at your post and edit it with a partner. (Read it out loud with your partner!)
• Does it have your name and day in the title and labels? 
• Does the title describe the post's content? 
• Do all of your sentences begin with a capital letter and end with punctuation?
• Is your "I" capitalized? It doesn't want to be a small i. Don't hurt it's feelings.
• Is everything spelled correctly? (You can use the spell checker.) 
• Is it appropriate for your audience?  (Smiley faces, slang vs. professional.)
• Can you suggest a way for your partner to develop his/her ideas or to add details? 
• Publish your changes! 

Happy blogging!

Picture Perfect Post

•  Type a descriptive title and include your name and the day in it.
• Choose a few pictures (1-3) for your post.
• Include what you did and what you learned within most of your posts.
• Possible starter phrases: Today, I .... It felt... because... or It was (adjective)  because... I learned.....
• Describe and develop your ideas. Instead of just saying I completed the high ropes, describe how it felt, before, during, and after the experience. Explain what happened by giving details. Use descriptive words! Explain what you learned from the experience
• Use transitions to organize your writing.
• Here are some examples: First,… Next,…. Then… Finally…. In addition... Also... On the other hand..

• Use the spell checker.
• Put your name and the day in the Labels.

Have fun! Happy blogging!