Mr Benn's Fifth Grade Classes
Students will have a new blog every half month to complete. This is what I will be looking for when grading:
1. Proper flow of paragraph. 3 pts.
2.The blog is to follow the correct paragraph structure with an opening sentence, three detail sentences and three supports, and a closing sentence.8 pts.
3. For each grammar or spelling mistake a point will be taken off. 4 pts.
Total possible points-15 pts.
1. Open “Word” or any type of word processing application.
2. Type your blog article.
3. You may ONLY change the size of the font. Don’t mess with the font, or any of the little buttons anywhere else on the top of the window.
4. Fix spelling and grammar as you go.
* Only 1 space at a time
* One space after a period (no spaces before the period)
* Don’t hit “return” too many times. Let the computer decide when to go to the next line.
* Tab to indent at the beginning of a new paragraph.
* When it automatically underlines something, that means that your spelling or grammar is probably wrong. Right click to see choices for
spelling. -You may have to look it up in the dictionary to fix it.
5. Save your document. Name it with your first name, and another word or two to identify what you wrote about.
6. Save the document.
7. Select all of your blog article in Word. Go to the Edit menu and select “Copy”.
8. In Safari, Internet Explorer, or Foxfire, go to "Our Class Blog" located on my web page on the right side and open page.
9.On the right side of the Blog Talk page, click on your pseudonym.
10. On the top of your page, login with your pseudonym and password (Clicker Number).
11. Click on “Articles”
12. Type a “Title” for your blog article (just a couple of words)
13. In the “Article” window, paste your blog article (go to the Edit menu and select “Paste”).
14. Click “Request Publishing”, then “Save”. Do this ONCE, even though the screen will not change.
15. Look at the bottom of the screen. You should now see the title of your new article listed. Make sure there is a ? under the publishing column. If there isn't, go back to 14 and redo.
16. You are now finished. I will then read it and if satisfied approve your blog for publication. If not, I will comment on it and send it back for revision.