Saturday, July 16, 2011

Welcome! and Homework :)

Welcome to our newest MeneMAC class, Team 2015!

We will be using this class blog and your individual blogs to share ideas and work on our writing skills for the next two years.

Okay, here is the homework assignment. Email me if you have any questions (Lynne_Sueoka@notes.k12.hi.us):

First Part: Due before class starts on Tuesday, August 9
  1. Browse the "exemplars" linked on this class website
  2. Find 2-3 you'd like to use as models
  3. Leave a comment here and include the following
    • Your name
    • Which blogs you picked and why

Second Part: Design your own blog
  1. Design and create your own blog on www.blogger.com
    • Be sure to have a catchy title that relates to writing
    • Send mrs. s the link to your blog

  2. DEADLINE: Friday, 8/12/10
  3. Have a great weekend and I'll see you next Tuesday!

25 comments:

Eryn Yuasa said...

The blogs I picked are:
http://number12ne1fan.blogspot.com/ "Spill it all out on paper" &
http://sharmainesebastian.blogspot.com/ "Color my world with words"
I love the top image on the first one. The photoshop on that is really good, and the whole blog just has a simple clean girly theme that I really like.
The second blog also has a really nice creative top image. I like how the background on the blog is pretty, but it doesn't take away focus from the writing, and the "About Me" and the other sidebar thing look really organized but still fun.
- Eryn Yuasa Pd. 5

Maurice said...

As I was looking through each blog, the ones that caught my eye were -

http://czarinacaberto.blogspot.com/ - Czarina c/o 2013
Very simple yet eye-catching. The photoshop work was impressive, and the colors of the header flowed in with the colors on the rest of the blog.

http://inspired01.blogspot.com/ - Angela c/o 2012
Very vintage & simple - another one that caught my eye. Nice color choices - it's something that I'd like to use as a reference as I create my blog.

http://deshaswords.blogspot.com/ - Desha c/o 2012
Impressive header, nice color scheme, and simple.

- Maurice Berbano

Joy said...

The blogs that I chose are...

-http://sharmainesebastian.blogspot.com/
(Color My World by Sharmaine S c/o '13)
The first thing I noticed about this blog is the title section, and how its very colorful and makes you want to see the rest of the blog. I picked this blog for that very reason.

-http://wowzerzkc.blogspot.com/
(All the Write Words by Kevin C c/o '13)
The reason I chose this blog is because of again the title portion, and how well the photoshop was done. Also, by the choice of pictures you can see a small glimpse into his life.

-http://inspired01.blogspot.com/
(Inspired Aspirations by Angela c/o '12)
This last blog I chose because of this simpleness. The setup of all of the whole blog seems as if she worked really hard on having the setting of it all match up; it falls together nicely and keeps me entertained.

~Joy Kurosawa

lsueoka said...

Hi everyone!
Nice job so far on blog commentary. The responses are specific and contain all of the required elements (URLs, titles, reasons for selection).
Next step...construct your own!
mrs s
PS--if you've tried to contact me via email, I am on Kauai and do not have access to my Lotus Notes email until tomorrow afternoon.

Taira! :) said...

The two blogs I chose were..
~http://inspired01.blogspot.com/
(Inspired Aspirations by Angela c/o '12)
I chose this blog because I like the effect on the top image. I also like how the blog is plain and simple.

~http://number12ne1fan.blogspot.com/
(Spill It All Out on Paper by Shaneika A c/o '13)
I chose this blog because I love how she faded different pictures with each other. Another good thing about this blog is that all the colors fall into place with each other.

~Taira Guzman

Brooke said...

The blogs I picked are...
http://number12ne1fan.blogspot.com/ "Spill it all out on paper" and http://czarinacaberto.blogspot.com/ "Once Upon A Time".
One thing I liked about "Spill it all out on paper" is all of the photoshop that was done on the top image. The next reason why I liked that specific blog is because simple and original look that sometimes we need.
One reason why I chose the blog "Once Upon A Time" is because the theme matches the title. Another reason why I chose this blog is because of the cute girly girl look and really describes her.
Both of the blogs are really organized, cute, and fun looking! These blogs get me really excited to make my own soon.
~ Brooke Yoshida Pd. 5

Austin Debina said...

The blogs i picked are: All the write words and Austintatious. I picked "All the write words" because of the way the page is set up i like the layout and the categories on the page. I picked "Austintatious" because of the simple layout and the easily organized sections.

Anonymous said...

The blogs that i picked are:
http://czarinacaberto.blogspot.com/ "Once Upon A Time"
I really liked this blog model because it was very well organized. The background it very creative and relates to the theme of the blog but at the same time didn't take the attention away.

http://sharmainesebastian.blogspot.com/ "Color My World with Words"
This blog is very eye-catching. It's very colorful which catches the attention of the reader which i really like.

- Rachel Inabata pd. 5

Ryan Souza said...

the two blog i picked where Korie lum Delightful treats and Desha Marie Worda are the voice of the heart i liked theres because they had really good photoshop and alot of information about them. i also liked Kories because it was very colorful and it is so bright.I also like how Desha had hers well organize.

Katiee said...

The Blogs that I have chose were:

http://czarinacaberto.blogspot.com/ (Czarina c/o 2013 "Once Upon A Time")
This blog was very vibrant, where it had caught my eye. I really like this one because it showed that girlie nature look, which I love. Also, the wordings of the entire blog all matched the theme. Another reason is that the background is different, but matches as well.

http://ayemella-la.blogspot.com/
(Creating Myself by Melissa P c/o'14)
This blog really shows how she "Creates" herself, for example the photo shopping of the different pictures of what she does/likes to do shows how she does what she does. So this whole blog has a good topic/theme that all comes together. This is why I like this blog.

http://deshaswords.blogspot.com/
(Words Are the Voice of the Heart by Desha G c/o '12)
I really like this blog because it showed this simple look. Also, the theme matches the picture. This gives the meaning that you should listen to your heart in whatever happens, because if you do then everything will fall into place.

* Kaitlyn Dacoscos Pd. 5

Lina Nguyen said...

http://czarinacaberto.blogspot.com/
("Once upon a time" by Czarina c/of 2013)
I like this blog because of it's artistic theme. It really shows the author's personality and how creative she is. The way her blog is made is very eye-catching which makes me want to browse her blog even more.
http://miyaleahsato.blogspot.com/
("Writing Between the Lines" by Leah M c/o '14)
I like this bog because I just adore the way she designed the top image and the font. Everything in her blog matches it's theme and I really like the background she choose.
http://wowzerzkc.blogspot.com/
("All the Write Words" by Kevin C c/o '13)
I just loveee the design and the theme of this blog. Especially the way he created the top image. It is so creative and unique . His choice of pictures for his top image really shows a little background of his life.

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dior! said...

These are the blogs i picked:
http://number12nefan.blogspot.com/- spill it all out on paper
I chose this blog because it has cool effects. Also i liked that the theme was very girly. Lastly is because the colors match well together.

http://czarinacaberto.blogspot.com/-once upon a time
I chose this blog because this blog just caught my eye! I loved the colors on it.

-dior motas pd.5

branden said...

The blogs I picked are:
1)Spill It All Out on Paper by Shaneika A c/o '13
2)Delightful Treats by Korie L c/o '13

The first blog I've seen was a very creative and piece of art.I really thought this was amazing because of the images, layering, and photoshop.All the components really came through.

The second blog I chose was eye catching and elusive.It was very out there, and easy to comprehend. Once the reader looks at her blog it will be very hard not to stay bored on what she has to offer.


-Branden Pascual PD.5

Skylar Manuel said...

The blogs that were interesting to me were:

http://number12ne1fan.blogspot.com/"Spill it all out on paper"
It had good photoshop skills, and the blog was clean and neat.

http://isabellesmiles.blogspot.com/"Triple Threats Express Best"
This blog was simple, but still very creative. The photoshop of the header made it really interesting.

- Skylar Manuel Pd.5

Adara Pineda said...

The blogs I chose are:
1. http://inspired01.blogspot.com/
"Inspired Aspirations"
2. http://ina5bata.blogspot.com/
"Austintatious"

1. I chose "Inspired Aspirations" because I liked how artistic, simple, and mellow it is. It's nice to look at, especially if you're going to be reading what that person wrote.

2. I also chose "Austintatious"because of how very plain it is, with a touch of color. It is also nice to look at. As you can see I like simple, plain things that catch my eyes.

-Adara Pineda Pd. 5

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taylor takahashi said...

One blog I liked was,
http://ayemella-la.blogspot.com/
I liked this because all the different effects and pictures caught my attention. Also, on the top banner, it was interesting how she photoshopped all her different hobbies and interests.
Another blog I liked was,
http://wowzerzkc.blogspot.com/
I liked this one because once you click the link for his blog, this big picture shows up. It's attractive and the background matches.

Joshjv said...

Blogs:
http://wowzerzkc.blogspot.com/
All the write words
http://inspired01.blogspot.com/
Inspired Aspirations

The first one i chose because its organized in a bunch of links and the title picture is very interesting and backround matches everything else
The second one i chose is almost the same reason for the first blog i picked but has a really nice title picture; has the perfect angle and lighting and then the photoshop kinda brings out the personality of the person that created the blog and then the backround matches everything else

Alexandra (: said...

The 2 blogs I picked are.

1: http://miyaleahsato.blogspot.com/(Writing Between the Lines by Leah M c/o '14): Because I like the layout & the colors. Both of those things combined just makes the whole blog eye catching.

2: http://ayemella-la.blogspot.com/ (Creating Myself by Melissa P c/o '14): The reason why I chose this blog is because I like how everything is in the middle, it's simple yet it's still eye catching.

-Alexandra Brown Pd. 5

Christian said...

The two blogs I chose were All the right words and Delightful treats. I chose all the right words because i liked how the page was composed and how its organized. Delightful treats caught my attention with the bright colors, and i like jelly beans.

k a i t l y n m . said...

The two blogs I thought were pretty great were
http://sharmainesebastian.blogspot.com/ "Color My World With Words"
which was shown with a nice decorative theme to it. for the backround she used soft colors and flowers. the backround didn't overpower the text too much, which i thought was really good.
and
http://wowzerzkc.blogspot.com/ "All The Write Words" which has an attractive color theme. His layout is clean and simple and his font is easy to read. i thought his image at the top was nice and showed parts of his personality.
- Kaitlyn Matsuda
Period 5

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Dkpalea said...

The blog that immediately caught my eye was titled "Writing Between the Lines". This blog caught my eye right away because of the main picture where Leah was in front of the image. I really appreciated that because I know how much work it is to do that.

Writing Between the Lines

The other blog that also caught my eye was titled "Inspired Aspirations". I enjoyed viewing this blog because of the color desaturation. This not on added a dramatic effect, but it also made the overall blog more pleasing to view.

Inspired Aspirations

- Dustin Palea