Raven Blogger Award: Movie Reviews

I enjoyed speaking with many of your parents during Parent-Teacher conferences. I also enjoyed meeting with you about your grades. I think we had great discussions, and hopefully you have some ideas on things to work on before the next time we conference.

I have been reading your movie review blog post, and I am honestly a bit disappointed that many of you did not complete this assignment. This is a type of persuasive writing, and something you may be asked to do often in your lifetime. Your future boss may ask you to review a new product, article, or idea and ask for your opinion about it. You need to be able to explain why it is a good or poor product. We will be reviewing more items this semester. This movie review was one practice for something yet to come (hint hint!).

Here are the winners for the Raven Blogger Award:

Navpreet had an excellent post about Avatar. Look at his intro and how it hooks the reader. Also notice his organization. Each paragraph serves its own purpose. Well done!

Baldish picked an unusual movie: The Gold Rush. I enjoyed how he talked about how his appreciation for silent movies changed after seeing this film.

An oldie but a goodie: Izaek reviewed Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls. Check out his organization and the paragraph about Jim Carrey's acting.

I also enjoyed reading Aman's post about Home Alone 3. I like how he recommended this film to kids rather than parents. Recommending something to a certain group of people is a very good reviewing technique.

Top Posts: Satire Examples

I am seeing some great examples of satire that you are either finding or creating.

One problem that I alluded to on Edmodo is that some of you did not give enough of an explanation for why it is ironic, hyperbole, etc... You just said something like, "The author is using irony." Explain why!

Also, make sure you are naming and labeling your posts correctly. We should be able to go back and see all of your POW examples grouped together. Follow the directions on my posts.

To be picked for a top post you should go "Above and Beyond" for your post. That means following directions, proofreading, thinking critically, and I can see you have put some effort into your post.

Here are a few great examples:

"Satire Example" (Christine 2nd Hour)

"Republican Satire" (Elizabeth 2nd Hour)

"POW #2: Satire" (Suri 6th Hour) - This is a cartoon Suri created himself.

"POW #2: Satire" (Nolan 6th Hour)