Use the Class Blogs list on the right-hand side of this page to read some of your classmates' descriptive writing assignments. Prepare and post comments for at least two of the pieces of the piece you read -- if you're not able to post in the lab because of computer error, write your comments now and post them for homework.
Here are some things to notice and questions to answer as you review these pieces:
1. Notice who your classmate is writing about. Did you spot that person (or pigeon!) during our class visit to Bryant Park? If you spotted them, but didn't write about that, how does your classmate's description fit with what you saw? If you did write about the same person, how does your classmate's description resemble yours, and how does it differ from yours?
2. If possible, notice what area of the park or the block your classmate is describing. By reading several of these pieces, you should begin to get an overview of the things that were happening around you at the park that day.
3. Details: Does the piece provide enough detail for you to visualize what's being described? Does it use the five senses?
4. Organization within paragraphs: Are the details revealed in an effective or amusing order? Is there any humor or surprise in the paragraphs as a result of its organization? Does the piece use repetition, resemblance, or comparison effectively, as we saw in our sample paragraphs?
5. Organization of paragraphs: Did your classmate arrange their paragraphs in an effective or amusing order? How or why? Maybe the piece begins with one tone or feeling and moves toward another, or maybe it is consistent in tone and feeling except for a break in the middle that adds variety.
6. Tone: What tone or feeling does each paragraph convey? What tone or feeling does the overall piece convey? Is it funny, sad, lonely, strange, cute, silly--how would you describe it?
APPROVE ANY COMMENTS LEFT ON YOUR WORK
You will need to approve any comments left on your blog before they will be visible. These instructions will help you:
1. Log in to blogger.com, and click on the title of your blog from Blogger dashboard.
2. Find "Updates" in the upper right hand corner. Underneath that, you should see the words "Comments awaiting moderation" followed by a number. If that number is 1 or more, you have comments waiting for you.
3. Click on the number to see the list of pending comments.
4. Look over the comments to make sure there's no spam, then use the checkboxes on the left to select them.
5. Click on the "Publish" button. Now the comments are visible on your blog!
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