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Blogging Time

As I said before, blog posts will take an important part of our English programme. They can be a very good way to improve your writing skills and have fun as you apply everything you learn to real-life and meaningful contexts. So expand your horizons to more challenging material and start this journey by creating your own blogs.

STEPS TO MAKE A BLOG (Tip 1)

  1. go to: http://www.blogger.com/ 
  2. click: create your blog now 
  3. if you have a google account: sign in first 
  4. If you don’t have a google account: create a google account(step 1) 
  5. (step 2) name your blog 
  6. choose any template you like 
  7. start posting (dashboard)

And now you’re ready to start posting!

INCLUDE LINKS ON YOUR BLOG (Tip 2)

Follow these simple steps to include links on your blog:

  1. as editor, visit your blog dashboard 
  2. click: design 
  3. click: add a gadget 
  4. select: link list 
  5. add links info 
  6. save

ADD IMAGES TO YOUR POSTS (Tip 3) 

  1. dashboard > click: image (add image) 
  2. examine 
  3. choose layout/image size 
  4. upload an image/click on " I accept terms of service" 
  5. save & publish

MARKING

There is a specific assessment framework for blogs with 2 basic forms of evaluation:
  1. Simple form: Done / Not done (10 posts) 
  2. With Writing Rubric (only 2 posts)

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