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The Room 28 Book Blog was created to give Mr. Brewer's students a place where they can review and recommend Personal Favorites and Literature Circles books they’re reading.  Each time a student finishes a book, he or she can log-in to the blog and write a short post about the book, giving a brief summary and his or her opinion of the book.

     The blog is hosted by a terrific website called Kidblog.org.  The site was specifically designed to provide free, easy-to-use blogs for elementary and middle school students.  All student accounts are password-protected, and student posts and comments are sent to Mr. Brewer for approval before they are published.  This ensures that only appropriate content is published to the blog.  No email addresses or personal information is required, and there is no advertising of any kind on the blog.  We hope you enjoy reading about what we're reading! 

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Directions for Completing the Book Blog

The room 28 Book Blog is designed as a technology based alternative to book reports. 
What to do:

1. Select a book you wish to read, record it on your reading log, and have Mr. Brewer initial it.
2. Read the book, complete the reading log, and enter a tally next to the genre associated with the book you picked. You can choose any genre you like, but you must complete one book in each of the below genres before the end of the year. You are allowed to do more than one book in a genre as long as you complete one of each by the end of the year.
3. Write a summary of the book you read. Make sure not to give away the ending of the book in your review. You should make sure that the words in your report are spelled correctly and that your summary is grammatically correct.
4. A book from each of the following Genres must be completed before choosing a book from the same category:
   1. Fantasy
   2. Realistic Fiction
   3. Mystery
   4. Traditional Literature
   5. Historical Fiction
   6. Science Fiction
   7. Informational
   8. Biography
5. If you would like more information about each of the above Genres you can click HERE to be take to an outstanding display and explanation of each Genre in detail.

The summary should be one paragraph and must include the following:

• A topic sentence that identifies the title, author, gives a verb and then completes the thought(think burrito fold concept taught in class)
• A summary of the book that includes important events, the problem, and how its solved.
• A concluding sentence that rates the book on a scale of 1-10(10 being best)
• You can begin with an interest catching statement if you like.
• You can include clip art if you like that represents the book. I might suggest going to Amazon.com and you could copy the picture of the book and add it to your blog.
  Check over your blog carefully for any errors. Submit it for teacher review and posting

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
Comments: You are also required to post at least 3 comments each month to a fellow classmates blog and submit them to the teacher for review and posting.

A special thank you goes out to mrcoley.com for directing me to this awesome resource for teachers and students.