Where Should You Study Abroad?

I know that many of you have expressed interest in studying abroad sometime during your university career.  Take this Buzzfeed quiz Where Should You Actually Study Abroad to decide what city and country are best of you to have a study abroad experience.

After reading the results of the quiz, decide if you agree with the quiz's answer.  Do you like the city?  What do you like about the idea of the city?  What subjects would you study?  Where would you go and what would you do in your free time.  If you disagree with the results, tell me why and choose another city that you'd prefer to study abroad in. Then, tell me why you chose that city and what you'd do there in your free time and what you'd study.

Your response should be one complete paragraph (8-10 sentence).  Please regard you punctuation, sentence structure, capitalization, spelling, and vocabulary use.  Although this is creative writing, it is still academic.  This blog post is due no later than midnight tonight, Wednesday, Nov. 25th. 

Ten Thousand Dirhams

Blog Prompt:  Imagine that you woke up this morning and taped on your pillow was an envelope with a check for ten thousand dirhams.  You can go to the Credit Agricole bank downtown in Ifrane and cash it, but there is a rule.  You can not spend the 10,000 dhs on yourself.  You must either give it away to charity or spend it on someone else.  You can not be involved in using the money at all and you must spend all 10,000 dhs.

Write a paragraph (8-10) sentence, using good grammar, vocabulary, and punctuation that explains how you spent the money.  Describe why you decided to give the money to a certain charity and how that charity will use the money to help other people. OR write about who you decided to spend the money, how you spent the money on that person (or people), and why you chose to spend the money on that specific person (or people).

The deadline for this blog post is midnight tonight, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015. I will not give credit to blog posts submitted after this deadline.

Turtle Trouble

Blog Prompt:

Write your own creative  story in 1 paragraph (8-10 sentences). Start your story with, “They told me seeing a turtle on your wedding day would bring good luck” and end your story with “Now I’m doing 10-20 years in prison because of that stupid turtle.”

Your blog post is due by midnight on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015 to receive full credit. Happy Writing!

Eid Al-Adha

Blog Prompt:  For this blog, please write a paragraph (8-10 sentences) about what you enjoy most about this week's important holiday.  What do you do?  What do you eat?  What do you wear?  What family members do you see?  Are there any funny moments that your remember from past Eid Al-Adha?  I'm very interested in your experiences.  Please post a paragraph - using good grammar and punctuation, by midnight on Sunday, September 27 to receive full credit.

Welcome to the AWT1002 Fall 2015 Semester blog site! Each week, I will post a blog prompt during your MML period (every Wednesday in the Building 10 MML). You must write a response to the prompt in the "Comments" section of the blog prompt. I expect you to use your MML class period to respond to the blog prompt (although you may finish your blog post for homework). The intention of this blog site is to encourage creative writing and creative thinking. However, I still expect you to use academic writing in your post, such as correct capitalization, punctuation, and vocabulary. You blog posts should be a paragraph (8-10 sentences) minimum length.

Blog prompt:  First, click on this link and take Buzzfeed's "What's Your Spirit Animal" quiz. After to take the quiz, read the results of the quiz.

Then, write a blog post (1 paragraph, 8-10 sentences) telling me if you agree or disagree with the results of the quiz. Do you think you are like your spirit animal?  Do you think your spirit animal is something different?  Explain your reasons with your opinions or experiences. How are you like the characteristics of your spirit animal and how are you different?

Paperman

First, what this video, Paperman a short film by Pixar.  Enjoy it; it's a cute, little movie.

After you watch the video, write a paragraph (8-10 sentences). The paragraph should be a response to one of the two options below.  Please correctly use at least one semi-colon (;) in your blog post to receive full credit.

Option 1:  What was the man's life like before he met the woman at the train station?

Option:  What was the woman's life like after she discovered the man who sent her the paper plane?

This blog post is due at midnight, tonight, Wednesday, April 15. No excuses.

The Scarecrow

Blog Prompt: 

First, click on this link and watch the video The Scarecrow.  After you watch the video, compare and contrast the life of the scarecrow at the beginning of the video to his life at the end. Also, tell me why you think the filmmakers created this short animated film. Write your response in a blog post (1 paragraph, 8-10 sentences).

This blog post is due tonight at midnight.  Please use your class time wisely to avoid taking work home.

What Job Should You Have?

Blog Prompt: 

First, click on this link and take the Play Buzz "What's The Best Career Path for You Quiz."  After you take the quiz, read the results of the quiz.

Then, write a blog post (1 paragraph, 8-10 sentences) telling me if you agree or disagree with the results of the quiz.  Do you think you the suggested career(s) would be good for you? If yes, why do you agree?  If not, why do think you should be doing?   Tell me which job you think best suits your personality and the lifestyle you'd like.

This blog post is due tonight at midnight.  I suggest you work on it during class, so you don't have any homework this evening.

Valentine's Day Escape Plan

As many of you may know, Valentine's Day is an international holiday that focuses on the sharing of love and kindness to the people around you.  This holiday is coming up this weekend on February 14th. So, for this blog, the prompt will be Valentine's Day-themed.

Please write response to this blog post and submit it in the comments section of this blog.  Your response must be a short paragraph of 8-10 sentences.  Use proper capitalization, punctuation, and sentence structures, but be creative. This blog is due today, at midnight.

Prompt: Your are going on a blind date for Valentine’s Day. In case the date is a loser, you have asked your best friend wait by the phone to help you. Your friend is to call you at 9:30 PM, punctually. If the date is going well, you answer and say the phrase “I already took care of that.” If the date is going badly, you answer and claim your friend has an emergency.  Happily, the date is going well and your friend calls at 9:30 as planned. Unfortunately, there is a problem and your best friend calls with a real emergency. What is the emergency and what do you do?

Letter To A Lost Loved One

Write a letter to someone in your life that has passed away. You can tell that person the things you wish you’d said, tell that person some of the highlights of your life, whatever you want. If that’s too difficult, have one of a characters from a book or comic you like write a letter to a character he or she lost.

This blog post should be 8-10 sentences.  Please use proper punctuation, structures, and capitalization in your writing. But, most of all, BE CREATIVE!  This post is due by midnight tonight, Wednesday, January 28. 

Welcome to the AWT1002 Spring 2015 Blog Site! Each week, I will post a blog prompt during your MML period (always Wednesdays in Building 4). You must write a response to the blog prompt in the "comments" section at the bottom of the blog prompt. I expect you to complete your blog post by the end of the class period (you may finish by the end of the day for homework). The intention of this class blog site is to encourage creative writing and creative thinking. However, I still expect you to use academic writing including proper capitalization, punctuation, and vocabulary. Your blog post should be a paragraph (8-10 sentences minimum) in length.

Blog Prompt: 

First, click on this link and take the Buzzfeed "What's Your Actual Personality Quiz."  After you take the quiz, read the results of the quiz.

Then, write a blog post (1 paragraph, 8-10 sentences) telling me if you agree or disagree with the results of the quiz.  Do you think you are like that?  How are you different? Tell me about your personality and what you like about yourself and what you'd like to improve about yourself or your personality.

This blog post is due tonight at midnight.  I suggest you work on it during class, so you don't have any homework this evening.