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Blog 3 - Creative Writing

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This blog is a creative writing blog.  Write a  narrative , a story, using 3 of the 4 pictures (or all 4) below.  Have fun with this!  This is not an essay.  It is a story- like a movie script. Post your story before class on Thursday, 7/13.

Blog 2: Proverbs

I really enjoyed reading your blogs and comments last week!  Keep up the good work. Read the proverbs below (from the grammar book  Focus on Grammar 4 ).  Respond to them in any way you'd like to.  You might comment on one or more that are meaningful to you.  Do you have life experience that matches these proverbs?  Do you have similar proverbs in your culture?  How do they compare?  Write 2-3 good paragraphs. 1. Rome wasn't built in a day. 2. He ran away from the rain and was caught in a hailstorm. 3. Silence was never written down. 4. Never promise a fish until it's caught. 5. Stars are not seen by sunshine. 6. Write the bad things that are done to you in sand, but write the good things that happen to you on a piece of marble. 7. Skillful sailors aren't made by smooth seas. 8. A good year is known by its spring. 9. Knowledge is like a garden: if it is not cultivated, it cannot be harvested. 10. Great trees are envied by the win...
Blog #1 Tell us  about yourself! Who are you? What are some things that interest you? Why did you decide to come to the U.S. to study? What are some of your hobbies?  Please write 2-3 short paragraphs.  Also, think of some interesting things to tell us! Write your blog on YOUR page. I will link it to my page. Please title it Blog #1. Blog #1 due Thursday, 6/15  before  class.