I promised I'd write, and I have admittedly been lax about that. Chances are that this blog reaches no one, but perhaps my loyal band of followers will take a peek.
Truthfully, I have been using blogs--for my classes. My English 9 classes have a blog that I've been trying to incorporate into the curriculum, and the students have been using it to compose original poems. Their poetry solely reflects their understanding of poetic devices; I suggested that since their peers will be reading and commenting on their poetry, they should exercise discretion when choosing to "bare their souls" online. So far, I'm happy with the poetry. You can view the blog (consisting of entries from two English 9 classes) here: english9cooper.blogspot.com
I have also set up a class blog for the Cambrige Pre-U Global Perspectives and Research course. Students blog weekly about current events of a global scale. These entries can be found here:
gprvalhalla.blogspot.com
Of course, the blogs are strictly protected; only members of the blog may post or comment on posts.
I plan to maintain this blog frequently. Next time, I'll present a book review on George Orwell's 1984.
