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Start-Up Activity
To introduce this chapter, display some sample emails and blog posts. Ask students about their experiences with these two forms and how they might use them in school and in other situations. Then read and discuss page 113.
Encourage students to write email messages to you whenever they have questions or concerns about their coursework. Also, if you don't have one already, consider starting your own classroom blog. Blogging is a great way to inspire a passion for writing, as it provides students with an immediate, interactive, and authentic audience.
Think About It
“Blogging is, in many ways, writing out loud.”
—Andrew Sullivan
