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Welcome to our class blog!

The word "blog" comes from the words "web log." A log is a kind of diary or journal where a person records, or writes down, information. Blogs go further -- they allow lots of people to share opinions, ideas, and informatation with each other online.


The purpose of our class blog is to improve our thinking, writing and overall communication skills. In order to participate in our class blog, you must either be a member of our class (former members of our class are welcome too) or a family member of a student. We have a "secure" blog, which means that you need a password to read and post information on our blog.

This is a place where I will ask for your ideas and opinions about different topics. You will post on this page and your classmates and I will respond to your posts. As with everything else in life, there are rules. You are expected to be a responsible participant in the "great online conversation!"
Click here to read the Blogging Rules.


  1. Is Cursive Writing Still Important to Learn?
  2. Time's Up!
  3. Going for the Gold!
  4. Should Soda Be Taxed?
  5. Haiti
  6. Martin Luther King, Jr.
  7. SOMS Period 5 Writing
  8. Do You Agree with Benjamin Franklin?
  9. New Year's Resolutions
  10. Holiday Recess
  11. Write Your Own Story
  12. Where Should We Go on a Field Trip?
  13. Homework Holiday
  14. Alex H.'s Music Picks for the Week
  15. What is More Important: Family or Friends?
  16. Do Clothes Make the Man (or Woman)?
  17. Chewing Gum Rules - Fair or Unfair?
  18. The Ant & the Grasshopper (La Fourmi et La Cigale)
  19. The 3R Challenge
  20. Bonus Book Blog!
  21. What's On Your Mind? Open Topic
  22. Post Your Opinions about "Wolf" by Jack London
  23. Music Reviews By You!
  24. Costa Rica Connection
  25. What's On Your Mind?




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