Here are the URL's for the two courses I am teaching this year:
For AP English Literature and Composition (Periods 1, 3, and 6)
http://www.ap2303.blogspot.com/
For British and Western Literature (Periods 2 and 4)
http://www.bw2303.blogspot.com/
On them I provide a brief overview of the day's activities, immediate homework and often reminders about upcoming assignments, links to necessary sites and/or Google.docs for selected hand-outs, and whatever else seems essential "for the good of the order." Although I don't use the blog to announce otherwise unexpected homework (except for one first-of-the-year "check the blog" activity), I often use it to provide more specific details and to clarify questions about homework assigments mentioned in class.
The blogs are invaluable for students who are absent, but I expect all students to routinely "check the blog" every day.
Special note to parents: You are encouraged to read the blog to stay current on what your student is/should be doing in our class. Sometimes parents have mentioned that they enjoy simply knowing what literature we're reading at the moment, because it can spark some actual "book talk" across the generations.
Please be aware, however, that the tone of the blogs is somewhat informal because I'm writing primarily to and for the kids.
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