TweenTribune is now an alternative means to complete your current event assignment for Mr. Benton's Science class. Read the explanation of how the web site works, then create an account by following the directions at the bottom of this page.
Blogging with Tween Tribune
Assignment:
You will read news articles on www.tweentribune.com and blog about the information you have read. Blogging is a great way to learn about current events and practice reading comprehension, writing, and communication skills. You will be receiving credit for reading articles and posting blogs.
What’s Tween Tribune?
Tween Tribune is an online newspaper. You can search an article based on a specific category that interests you. The articles on this website are appropriate for your age group and are also very high interest. There is something for everyone on this website! After you’re done reading an article, you will become part of a large community of bloggers and post an extended response.
What’s a Blog?
The term “blog” is short for “Web logs.” They are online journals or diaries. Blogs include: responses, opinions, reactions, or connections to the news articles you will read. When you blog, you’re writing for a global audience. This means that other people in the world can read and post a response to your blog.
1. You need a full paragraph (5 sentences or more) for your blog. Your first sentence should be a summary of the main point of the article. The rest of your paragraph can be predictions, comments, clarifications, or questions.
2. Make sure your use correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling. You can write your response in a Word document first to make sure there are no typos. Then, you can copy and paste it into your blog.
3. Be creative! Do not plagiarize other writers’ comments.
4. Don’t be afraid to have an opinion, but state it tactfully & tastefully or it will not be published.
5. Please be 100% positive you’re blogging on the TweenTribune.com website only!
Blog Sentence Starters
Feel free to use any of the following sentence starters in your blogs to make predictions, comments, clarifications, or raise questions.
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Make predictions · I predict that… · I bet that… · I think that… · Since this happened (fill in detail), then I bet the next thing that is going to happen is…. · Reading this makes me think that (fill in detail) will happen…. · I wonder….
Make Comments · This is good because… · This is hard to believe because… · This is confusing because… · I like the part of the article that tells…(fill in detail) because… · I don’t like the fact that (fill in detail) because… · My favorite part of this article is….(fill in detail) because… · I think that….
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Ask questions · Why did… · What I don’t understand is how… · How is this…. · What would happen if… · Why… · Who is… · What does (fill in detail) mean…. · Do you think that…. · I don’t understand how… · I don’t understand why…
Clarify something · I understand how…. · Now I see that…. · This makes sense because… · I agree with (fill in name), because… · At first I thought (fill in detail), but now I think …. · This article is really saying….
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1. Go to www.tweentribune.com
2. On the top of the page, click on “Student Sign Up” written in blue.
3. In the “NAME” box, type in your first name only with no spaces!!! Add numbers to your name if your first name is already taken.
4. In the PASSWORD box, write a password you will remember.
5. Select the following options in this order from drop down menus:
US; Washington; Bellevue; Chinook Middle School; TimBenton-(your period)
6. Choose your own security question.
7. Click create account.
How to complete your assignment:
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How to Blog Properly:
1. Select an article to read from the Science category on the right hand side of the page. 2. Click on the title of the article to read the entire article. 3. Read the article. J 4. Click on the blue text that says: “Add new Comment” 5. Type your response using guidelines. 6. Click Preview 7. Preview your response. 8. Click save. 9. Mr. Benton will preview your comment before it will appear for others to read.
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Report/comment guidelines:
1. Write a full paragraph (5 sentences or more) for your blog. 2. The first sentence should be a summary of the main point of the article. The rest of your paragraph can be predictions, comments, clarifications, or questions. 2. 3. Use correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling. You can write your response in a Word document first to make sure there are no typos. Then, you can copy and paste it into your blog. 3. 4. Do not plagiarize other writers’ comments. 4. 5. Don’t be afraid to have an opinion, but state it tactfully & tastefully or it will not be published and will not earn a passing grade. 5. Please be 100% positive you’re blogging on the TweenTribune.com website only!
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