Assignment for October 16th (in class)

Followings are today's activities. If you cannot finish all of them, please do the rest at home.

1. Discuss what makes a good blog in groups of 3-4 people. (10 min.)

At the end of the semester we will have an evaluation of your blog by not only your teachers but also by yourself and your classmates. We will use the results of your discussions today as a basis for deciding the criteria we will use to evaluate your blogs at the end of the semester.

* Discuss what makes a good blog in groups of 3-4 people.
* Choose one person as a group leader and she will post the result of your discussion in the comment column of this blog, “にほんごでこんにちは！” Make sure to include your names (all the names of your group-mates) with the posting so we know that you have commented.


2. Read the comments made about your own blog. (10 min.)

* Please read the comments made by others about your blog. (People who have already read these comments can skip ahead to step 3 below.)
* Please respond back to those who have commented on your blog if you haven’t done that yet.


3. Please comment on the blogs that you haven’t read before from other sections and from other universities. (Comment on at least 3 blogs). (10 min.)

* To view the blogs of students from other sections, look at the list of classmate links on the right side of the page.
* To view the blogs of Japanese Level 1 students from other countries or other universities, click on the “Lets’ make friends” link on the right-side of the page. You will see a link for (にほんごいちねんせい) and under this link is a list of other universities. If you click on each of these links you will be brought to a listing of blogs of students from other universities.
* Read the blogs and if you think you would want to be friends with the student, please comment on their blog.

4. Post your blog entry in Japanese. (rest of the class and beyond)

* Write a blog entry in Japanese about “My Fall Break (わたしのあきやすみ).” (due: Oct. 20th)