::: SJS Blog Project :::

Some time this week (you still have lots of time!), go to the blog sites of six (6) of your classmates. Read their entries and comment on AT LEAST (you can comment on more) one entry for each of those six classmates. Since each of you will receive a comment from your classmates, you have to comment back on those comments, thanking them appropriately for leaving you a message.

Some time this week (you have a lot of time!) have your parent/s, teacher/s, guardian/s, older sibling/s, or relative/s read your blog. Ask them to comment on a few of your blog posts. What do they think about your blog? Do they have a blog on their own? If they don’t, invite them to create one. They can go to www.wordpress.com to do this. The blog is FREE. Check your blog and approve the comments if they are okay for you.

What do you think is the significance of celebrating the different animals attached to the years in the Chinese Zodiac? What do you think of the description of the year of the dog? If you know someone who was born in the year of the dog, does the description on the website fit the personality of this person you know?

Write about the lion dance you saw today at the gym. How did you like the dance? Who performed the lion dance for us? What do you think the lion dance is for? What do you think the significance of the lion dance is for Chinese folk or for those who celebrate the Chinese New Year? What do you think is the importance of celebrating one’s heritage?