Welcome to Ms. Fusaro's Class Blog! I am excited to have you join in on this year-long journey of development and growth. Each year the requirements are slightly different, so please be sure to read carefully for your particular year.
Technical Requirements of the Blog
- One student per class, per day, will be responsible for blogging. Blogs are expected to be posted by 7:00am on their respective due date. (For example: John Doe is in Period 7. If his blog date is November 8th, he must have the completed blog PUBLISHED by 7:00am on November 8th. This means that John will need to get his blog to the Blog Wizard in enough time for the Blog Wizard to post the blog on November 8th, 7:00am.]
- Title of the blog should include:
- Student's full name, class period, and DUE DATE. (For example: John Doe, Period 7, 11/8/22).
- Students MUST LABEL their blog with “Modern Mythology 2023.”
- Students are responsible for keeping track of when it is their time to blog by completing the Blogger Sheet.
- Blogs will be published on the world wide web, so we must practice digital citizenship and remember that our audience is GLOBAL, so our tone is FORMAL.
- How to make sure your blog is formatted correctly.
What should the blog content include?
- Pick ONE category and respond to all of the questions related to that category. Blog categories cannot be repeated except for Literature Circle.
- Please note that these choices are all linked to our POWER STANDARDS. If you have a different idea, be sure it applies to the Learning Targets of our Power Standards.
Literacy & Learning
- Write about your thoughts regarding any of the fiction or nonfiction covered in class.
- Reflect on any new information you have learned in English class by considering how that learning influences your critical perception.
- How is what you’re learning applied to any other classes/the world around you?
Literature Circle - TWO BLOGS (2023)
- Choose one of the texts to read, partner up with other students who are also reading the book (can be across classes).
- Write two blogs - one during your reading and one after you’ve completed the novel.
- **Please speak to Ms. Fusaro about topic ideas.
Atomic Habits & Growth
- At this current point in time, what specific standards have you set for yourself?
- How and why did you come to craft these standards?
- How do you demonstrate resilience towards achieving these standards?
- How do you assess yourself? What adjustments do you make? How often?
Socio-political Consciousness
- What are your thoughts and feelings about issues of inequity, oppression, and/or power?
- How do you reflect critically on your own beliefs, assumptions, values, and experiences, and how these can influence your perception of self and others?
Creativity & Fiction
- Craft a piece of FAN fiction related to any of the reading we’ve done in class that addresses one or more of the following:
- Literary elements (i.e. structure, tone, diction, mood, irony, and figurative language) to craft a narrative.
- Structural features of drama (stage directions, character attributions/tags, dialogue, monologues, and/or soliloquies) to craft a script.
- Multidimensional characters to develop themes and create socio-political metaphors.
When Do I Blog?
Please refer to the Google Sheets Blog Date List. (This is on your syllabus.)
Sample of Excellent Blogs (They had different requirements)
- https://msfusarostudent.blogspot.com/2022/04/selina-zheng-period-1-04-01-22.html
- https://msfusarostudent.blogspot.com/2022/03/stella-vayner-period-7-32922.html
- https://msfusarostudent.blogspot.com/2022/03/talha-gondal-period-1-02282022.html
- https://msfusarostudent.blogspot.com/2022/02/nicole-duran-period-1-02162022.html
What does your blog grade mean?
- MASTERY (MAS): Great work, you nailed it! You covered an amazing multimedia summary of what happened in class using a clear, easy-to-read format. Most importantly, you absolutely included fantastic reflection which addresses all three main questions with depth beyond the classroom.
- APPROACHING (APP): Your summary got the general gist of what happened in class, but could definitely use some elaboration OR your formatting is not aesthetic OR your reflection may be basic (such as just reflecting on how it can be applied in your schooling instead of the real world).
- DEVELOPING (DEV): You probably didn’t include a reflective aspect at all or your summary was so minimal it was hard to have any idea what happened in class.
- NOT YET (NY): Incredibly basic and/or the tone was rude, offensive, or inappropriate for a school, public blog.
- M: No blog written on your assignment day.
Blog Revisions & Reflections
- Blogs will receive a mastery grade within 7 days of publication based on the rubric above.
- Blogs may be revised, edited, and updated if the student would like an opportunity to improve his/her grade. IF the student does opt for a revision, he/she MUST EMAIL ME with a direct link to the published blog to inform and notify me to check the blog again.
