Welcome 6th Period

Dear Sixth Period,

I am so excited to introduce this new project to you all. To begin, I have never done this before, but I am thrilled to try it with your class. You probably have more experience with blogging than I do, but if you are new to this, YAY!!! We'll have a new experience together.

Here are my objectives for this project:

Students will

• Learn how to appreciate and think critically about poetry and researching Latino poets.
• Increase exposure to Latino poetry by reading about and researching Latino poets.
• Practice research skills and increase their familiarity with databases and reference materials by researching biographical and cultural information on the poet of their choice.
• Refine writing skills through the act of writing their analyses, as well as by making thoughtful comments to peers' analyses and responding to comments made to their individual analysis.
• Understand the public nature of internet communications by practicing proper blogging etiquette and safety.
• Use online blogging to extend their discussions beyond the physical school in order to communicate with a larger community.

I hope you are as excited as I am to try something new.

Sincerely,

Ms. Desmangles