Our classroom blog is a place for us to share our hard work and to continue discussions that we have started in class. Writing comments is an important part of that process. Be mindful of what you post to the Internet. With that in mind, here are a few guidelines I would like you to follow:

1. When you write on the blog, use your first name only. You should never use your full name.
2. Do not post your address, phone number, or email address on the blog.
3. Never post comments that may hurt someone’s feelings or offend someone.
4. Remember that blogging is about reading, thinking, and responding.

To write a great comment there are a few things that you should keep in mind:

1. Your comment should be set up in letter form. You should include a greeting like, “Dear Mrs. Brown,” or “Dear Mrs. Brown’s class.”
2. Your comment should be on topic! If the post talks about the theme of The Tale of Despereaux, please don’t write about how delicious chocolate is. We all agree that chocolate is delicious, but that is not an appropriate place for that discussion. Please talk about the theme of The Tale of Despereaux.
3. Write in complete sentences. You shouldn’t be saying things like, “Hi guys! Bye!”
4. Use proper spelling, punctuation, and grammar. Remember that you only need one exclamation mark. You will get your point across when you say, “You did an amazing job!” You DO NOT need to say, “You did an amazing job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” You would not do this in class, please do not write it this way on the blog.

Remember, this blog represents our class, so make sure you always give your best effort to share great writing!