Year 10 Travel Blogging

Hi All,

Here is a copy of some resources we have covered in class to help you along with your blog writing.

Getting serious about travel blogging

Come back again soon for more updates and resources.

Mrs P

Year10/11 English Bullying infographics

Hi All,

Here is a copy of some infographics on bullying and cyberbullying. Click on the images to enlarge.

Be cyber smart.

Mrs P

Apology

Hi everyone,

I wanted to apologize for the lack of content this year so far. It appears that a lot of posts haven't been published on the web, which must be a fault at my end. I will rectify this as soon as possible  and be posting content you need very soon. In the meantime, check on the school 'Get Work' drive for worksheets and task sheets you may need.

Thanks.

Miss F

Welcome to the 2013 Academic Year

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. And whilst everything in society seems to be winding down, we are only just beginning.

If you aren't already familiar with this site, here is a chance for you to get acquainted. This is the place that you can come to seek information for those times that we are not in the classroom. I will be making sporadic posts throughout the upcoming year, relating to the content and tasks covered.

You will notice the navigation bar above you in which a specific page has been created for your class. This page will give you details about what is being covered throughout the upcoming weeks, and information relating to assessments. I will also be posting links to websites and YouTube vids that I feel are important for you to view. Here is the link to MissJFitton's YouTube Channel

I encourage you to comment on as many posts as you wish, and I will be setting "Blog exclusive" tasks now and again to make sure you're checking back regularly.

Good luck and happy studying.

Miss F.

Week 7 & 8 Recap - Yr12

Over the past two weeks we have been investigating the structure and language use within a variety of different blogs. This is to build up to the next assessment task in which students are required to create a variety of blog post with the same overarching theme.

The Task:

Students are to create 7 different blog posts which share the same overarching theme.

• 3 posts must be written blogs that are a minimum of 2 pages in length
• 3 post are to be picture/image blogs with a minimum of 5 pictures per post
• 1 Vlog of approximately 4 mins in length.

Planning and research:

Written blogs
Students have studied these extensively prior to their examinations for the first part of the assessment task.
All written blogs have a post title as well as a blog title (the blog title may be used throughout all 7 posts.)
Blogs use tags to easily categorise what a blog is about.
When writing their blog posts, students will need to be aware of their audience and ensure what they write engages them.

Picture/Image blogs
In class we investigated the social imaging networks of Instagram and Pinterest. These social media sites allow users to blog images surrounding certain subject matter, interests and/or themes. Students should be aware of visual language conventions and the aesthetics of their images to ensure a strong point of view is being conveyed.

Vlogging:

In class, we investigated some of the most popular Vlogs and Vloggers on YouTube. We also investigated the conventions and stylistic devices used within Vlogs. The vids can be found on my YouTube channel for this class.

Glove and Boots Vlog on blogging.

Students should note:

• must be aware of audience at all times
• blogs should be created with purpose
• the overarching theme should be explicit
• language should be appropriate
• correct conventions should be used
• BLOGS ARE NOT TO BE LIVE BLOGS

Happy blogging!! :)

Blogging Task Part A

Hi All,

Here are the questions in relation to you blog study for class.

1. What is the blog/page title?
2. Does the title suit the topic/content of the blog/
3. What is the post title?
4. Does the post title suit the topic/content of the blog post?
5. What is the subject matter/theme/topic of the blog?
6. What is the subject matter/theme/topic of the post?
7. What other structural features are used in the post?
8. What style of language is used?
9. What # or # tags are used in the post?
10. What other # or @ tags could be used in the post?
11. What images are used within the blog post?
12. Are any links used in the blog post?
13. How effective is the blog in conveying its POV? Why?
14. What segment of the blog post interests you, and what would/could you link in your personal microblog?

Make sure you check out my post below, and add your comment if you haven't done so already.

Check back here regularly for more content to help you along.

Miss F