Fabulous Friday Response

Dear Mrs.Welker,

Today I am going to be comparing the home reading blogs to home reading sheets. The good thing about the blogs that you have spell check to help you out with words that you might spell incorrectly. I really like to be able to comment on my friend's blogs and they can comment on mine. I think that it is amazing that I can see your comments when you make them! I can always go back and review all of my blogs and see changes that I need to make. I can compare my blogs from week one until now.

When I did the home reading sheets I did not have the freedom to express myself and be creative. There were guidelines, guidelines, and guidelines! I was not able to review and compare reading sheets in a very helpful way. I put a limit on keeping the same level of interest. I was only to make changes in my spelling if I had a dictionary or if I waited to review my work at the end. I took less chances with being creative because I thought I might overdo my work.

I found blogging to be a great ways to express myself! I have a blank page and I really begin to think about my thinking. I am ready think about reading and writing in positive ways that I have never thought of before. I ask myself questions and I challenge myself as I write my blogs. I like using the Internet and blogging is the main way that I do that.