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Clean Copies of Memoirs on Monday

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Side note: Does anyone know what type of figurative language I used in the title of this post?  

Clean Copies of Memoirs on Monday

Memoir Reflections

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Phase two of blogging

Young Writers,

In the first 5 days since you were given your blogs, you have amassed 50% of the number of posts by students last year! That is amazing. As we discussed in class on Thursday (Mrs. Quam's classes) and Friday (my classes), quantity is not the only goal when using blogging as a writing tool. Since we decided to turn on the approval process for posts, the quality has skyrocketed and the quantity has dipped. This is just fine. We want you to continue writing, and also to continue choosing the right tool for the job.

To recap:

• As Ralph Fletcher says, "Writers react. And writers need a place to record those reactions. That's what a writer's notebook is for."
• As Mr. Goerend says, "Writers edit, revise, discuss, and revise again. And writers need a place to publish that revised material. That's what blogs can be used for."

So keep writing. Keep collecting those notes in your writer's notebooks. Keep revising, editing, discussing, re-revising, re-editing, and publishing!

Mr. G

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