Comments for your (colorful) classmates

Find your name in the groups below then click on the blogs of the classmates in your group.  

Step 1:

Read the person's "I am" Poem and leave a friendly comment suggesting at least 1 thing you find interesting about the writer and 1 thing you have in common. You might take a look at the comment I left on your own "I am" Poem to get an idea of what to say.

Step 2:

Read the person's Object-Inspired Piece and leave a comment with 3 specific, supportive and complimentary remarks regarding the piece and how it was written.   Nothing critical or suggesting changes at this point...

Include a greeting at the beginning of your comment (like "Hi, Taylor!) and a brief statement of encouragement at the end of your comment (like "Thanks for sharing this!" or "I look forward to seeing more of your work.")  Go beyond a short, generic comment and get specific. As in:  "You really got me with that twist at the end--I would have never guessed it was her sister stalking her all along.  Creepy!"  Or:  "Your use of dialogue was effective and pulled me into the story.  I never thought a conversation between a little boy and his baseball could sound so natural."  Don't cop out and put a rushed, generic comment like, "It was good" or "Nice job."   

Step 3:

Read the person's color-inspired poems and leave a comment naming at least 1 line you really like in each (there should be 6 poems total: 2 haikus, 1 acrostic, 1 free verse, 1 narrative, 1 collage-inspired, 1 color association).

Step 4:

Read the person's "If I Were in Charge of the World" poem naming at least one idea you find interesting or amusing or something you agree with.

Step 5:

Then copy and paste the comments you made into a New Post on your own blog so I can quickly give you credit for offering feedback.  You can title the post "Comments for Classmates."

Groups:

Aubrey
Avery
Lilli B
Kambria

Mia
Leah
Eva
Hannah

Ethan W.
Aiden
Imaney
Alexandra

Lorna
Lilly P.
Jake 
Gavin

Belita
Marcus
Kenzie W
Bella

Calder
Mackenzie W
Alex
Jacob
Ethan S

If you run out of time in class today please be sure to finish commenting on your own time before class tomorrow.