Saturday, December 31, 2011

Happy New Year!


Hi, all!

I know the past week has been frustrating, tiring and tedious. Now that all the blogs are up and runnning, hopefully we can breathe and relax and start blogging.

The first blog entry you will be posting is called Descriptive Essay. Please remember to focus on describing a person, place, thing, or event. Keep in mind the basic structure that we have talked about in classs -- Introductory paragraph, Body paragraphs and Conclusion. Some key elements to consider: organisation (your essay has to be cohesive; ideas need to be related and relevant), style (grammar and vocabulary), message (the focus of your essay). Don't forget to create a hook in your introduction to draw your readers in.

Hyebin and I look forward to reading your blog entries! Have a great weekend and Happy New Year!!!

Saturday, December 24, 2011

A warm welcome to the GLPS XVII winter camp blog site! My name is Ms. Karen Palomo and I will be your teacher for this camp. I would like you to feel comfortable exploring the site and use it as a tool to communicate your thoughts, feelings, and ideas. For this project, I would like to start you off with understanding the purpose of writing. As well, I hope that you will enjoy the idea of writing and not be scared of it.
This blog is meant for you to delve into a world unknown to you, swim in a sea of adventure that could take you to places you have never been, meet people you've never encountered, imagine stories you never thought conceivable...and well...the possibilities are endless!

So, go ahead. Explore. Imagine. Lead. Soar. Jump in!