Why we're going to use this blog.

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As most of you have no doubt realised, Senior English, when compared with what you have experienced in Middle School and Year 10, ups the ante quite quickly in terms of what is expected of you in your classwork, homework and assessment.

To assist you in achieving at the level you desire, I will be placing a variety of homework tasks, support tasks and general suggestions and feedback on this site. You will also have a Blog of your own on which to complete tasks. By having a Blog system, it allows me to monitor your work and provide prompt, detailed feedback. It also encourages a system of peer-editing and reflection as you can comment on one another's work, providing encouragement and constructive criticism whilst at the same time drawing inspiration from one another's responses.

As Senior School students, the responsibility will lie with you to ensure that you are taking advantage of the resources that are made available and to use them in ways that assist your learning. As with any academic writing, the work that you display on your Blog must be of the highest possible standard and should adhere to the expectations we have of you in assignments. Even though the Blog allows you to show your personality, you need to realise that it is not the same forum as MySpace or Facebook and therefore, I expect to see capital letters, punctuation and spelling - among other elements - to be utilised. I also do not want to see abbreviations and acronyms - such as ROFL, etc - in either your posts or the comments that you make on other Blogs.

For those who may be concerned about the issues of plagiarism, etc. I can allay your fears. Blogger automatically records the time that posts are made and you cannot post work or comments anonymously.

Hopefully, we can utilise this tool to assist in the development of both your work and your confidence levels. You will also be able to use the Blog to reflect on how far you have come as you move through Senior English as Blogger will archive all of your posts.