Share your blog

Today, you are creating your blog through the school's Google account. Follow the instructions I give you in the class. When you have finished putting your blog together, write your first post in which you introduce yourself. Remember that the whole world can see this post, so DO NOT REVEAL PERSONAL, IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF.

Bad: My name is Jeff Boyer, and I live on Wembly Road in Topeka. It's the secluded house that no one can see from the road - hardly anyone ever comes that way anyway. I'm by myself a lot - I mean A LOT - and so that's why I like to watch movies. I watch them so loud that I probably wouldn't even hear it if someone tried to break into my house.

Good: My name is Mr. Boyer. I have been watching movies for a long time. I watch many different kinds, but most often I watch superhero and action movies. Over the summer I watched over forty movies, some for fun (Avengers, The Dark Knight Rises), some to prepare for school (Gallipoli, The Prestige), and some because I'm trying to watch all of the "classic" films to better understand what they're about (The Jazz Singer, Wuthering Heights). I'm looking forward to discussing these films in greater detail with my class this semester. I hope you like what I've picked out.

After you're done writing your first introductory post, publish it and then reply to this post with a link to your blog. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU IDENTIFY YOURSELF SO THAT I CAN EASILY GIVE YOU CREDIT IN THE GRADEBOOK.

Next entry question/homework: Write a second short post (50 words or more) in which you pick a work of cinema and defend why it should be labeled a film rather than a movie.