Week 1 Facebook Updates

Post your first week's Facebook-style update here.  Remember, it must be submitted for approval by 11:59pm on Saturday, 1/12/13.  Late posts will not be approved and you will forfeit your homework grade for that week for this assignment.

Remember to change the posting log in to "anonymous" (you can find this option directly under the text box where you will post your character update.

Email me with any questions - dgrandits@stameliaschool.org.

Happy blogging!

Character Assignments

When reading The Outsiders, pay particular attention to your character's interactions and emotions.  You should post one status update per week.  You may also post a comment on someone else's status update if that character has something to do with your character.

Obviously, there are duplicate assignments but please be creative and original (aka - no copying someone else's work!).

Updates are due by 11:59pm Saturday - late posts will not be accepted.

Assignment

Hello, everyone.  Here are the directions for our The Outsiders characters Facebook-style blog.

I have assigned you a character to follow closely throughout the novel.  Once per week, you should either post a status update that your character would likely post if Facebook were around in the 1960s or comment back to another character.

To make a new comment, go to the blog's homepage and click "New Comment".  To respond to another classmates' post, click on "respond" at the bottom of the comment.

Feel free to use Facebook "lingo" but be extremely mindful of "netiquette".  As with all internet-based communications, you should NEVER post anything that would get you in trouble.  If in doubt, DON'T SAY IT!  If you chose to post something inappropriate, your comment will be removed and you will receive a "0" for that week's posts.

Your posts are due by Saturday night at 11:59pm so that you have a full week to read.

  Please comment only up to the assigned reading.  

If you post something that happens beyond that, your classmates will be confused because they may not have read that far.  

Happy reading and happy bringing-the-gang-to-the-21st-century fun!