Room 613 Student Blogs - 2005/2006

Choose one topic from your “History of India Chart” and do a weblog post.

Recommended steps:

1. Choose a topic…very important! Pick something that is of interest to you.

2. Google search your topic. Visit various sites and skim (read over quickly… not word for word) to get a general idea about your topic. If you still find your topic interesting, proceed to step three. If not, go back to step one and choose another topic.

3. Collect information about your topic from one or more web sites. Take notes or make mind maps to organize your information. Remember to record the name and address of the sites used so you can reference them later. DO NOT COPY WORD FOR WORD FROM YOUR SOURCE. THIS IS PLAGERISM AND WILL BE PENALIZED.

4. Using the information gathered in step three, tell the story of your topic . This will be the main part of your blog post. Type it in a word processor before copying it into the weblog so you can spell-check prior to posting. Your goal here is to teach your reader (the rest of the 6^th grade ) about your topic. You can write in essay form, letter form or any other form that I approve.

5. After your main summary, write a short reflection about how this project added to your previous knowledge.

6. Link to your source(s). You can do so by typing in the name of your site followed by it’s http address.

7. Five extra points for using internal links (words inside your paragraph(s) linked to webpages about that topic) or related pictures and graphics.

8. You will be graded on the amount of accurate information in your post, the readability of your post, (including spelling and punctuation) and how well you “teach” your audience about your topic. You will also be awarded extra credit if you use other media (photos, movies, voice, etc) to enhance your readers learning experience.

Have fun working on this. We all look forward to learning more about India.