Making Comments on Blogs

I want you to read other students' blogs and make comments on the posts they make. This is an important part of the course. To write a good comment you should:

1. be polite
2. say something worth reading (e.g: give an opinion with reasons)
3. add a question (to create some dialogue with the blog writer)


To make a comment on another student's blog you must take the following steps:

1. read the student's post on their blog (see the list of blog addresses on the teacher's blog).
2. Make sure you are logged on
3. click on the COMMENT button at the bottom of the post
4. write your comment in the box where it says, "leave your comment"
5. type the characters in the WORD VERIFICATION box
6. choose your blogger identity so that I know who is making the comment (your handle name) - if you are logged on, then this is simpler.
6. preview your comment
7. publish your comment

To reply to comments on your blog, you should make your reply clear. For example, you could use this style:

To Shiho:
I agree with your comment. I believe it is really difficult to .....

To Ryoko:
It was really interesting to read your ideas about ....

Writing Clinic 1 - adjectives and adverbs

Do you get confused between adjectives and adverbs?

If so, try this quiz.

Now try this one.

A lot of people make mistakes when using interesting or interested (or similar words). Try this quiz to see if you are confused!