Welcome to our American Literature BlogPortal!
Our Classroom BlogPortal consists of two layers. This is the first layer. On our homepage students will find other student's entries as well as news and comments from the teacher. About Our Project
Students are blogging as a character given them during the third week of school. This character came to America planning to build a life, possibly to escape another, and not always by choice; some names are real and others are invented. All background stories are fictional, with some elements of truth behind them. The students are to take their character through the course of time, journaling as that character, and then their decendents as we proceed through the literature of America, and therefore its very rich history. In this way, students will connect to the literature they are surveying, and gain an understanding of how American families have made their way through this country to result in the rich cultural tapestry that each of us is a part of today.
In addition to the character blogs, students will be completing a class presentation to conclude each 5 - 6 week unit in the course. This presentation will be of their newly invented (and carefully researched) character, with an explanation of how they came to be the decendent of the previous character, their current situation, location, etc., accompanied by some sort of visual relating to that experience.
I anticipate that these projects will become quite rich as the year progresses, with some of the characters taking on a whole life of their own!
Welcome to our class blogs. Welcome to America.
Recent Posts
my last few wishes! march/19/1790
dear jurnalI just saw my baby boy. he looks just like his mother. he is 2 years old and i am 28 years old his mother is the same age as me. we were just discusing weather or not we want t...more
Peace Revived [September 3, 1783]
Dear Diary,The long awaited end has come. Finally, after 8 years, the rvolution has finally come to an end, and it has been garenteed by the Treaty of Paris.This treaty basically ended th...more
In the Middle (June 17, 1780)
Dear Diary, After reading The Crisis four years ago I was persuaded to fight in the war. And now I m 20 and stuck in the...more
Traveling without a destination - April 10, 1775
Alice and I left our home as soon as it was dark out. We went through the woods and we haven t stopped walking all throughout the night and into th...more
A New Journey about to Start with a New Family (December 12, 1776)
December 12, 1776Dear Journal,Well it is now December and the American Revolution is still going on, but Mathew and I hope that it...more
Problems with my son (November 22, 1776)
Hey journal, being with my son has been very tough so far. He has been nothing but problems, we dont ever talk and he is always mad at me. He blames me for the reason his mot...more
The Start of another New Life
This is the start of a new year. The year is 1820. We are in the romantics period and the revolutionary period between the U.S and the British. Sara was left...more
"My Downfalls Make Me Stronger" June 11, 1781
Today my father has my brothers working in the field. However, while they are working, I must stay inside and do housework. Sometimes I despise the fact that I was born a sickly child; it restri...more
Getting to know me
Hello, my name is Samuel Genkins. I am the great great great grandson of Robert Day. I am 20 years old in the year 1786. I live in boston because my ancester moved from Ipswitch to Boston to get aw...more
"Trouble", October 1650
The streak of trouble continues with me, after things between my wife and I things start to heat up with Emily and I, she has been crying about the troubles Anna and ...more
The strange women (December 05, 1650)
Well today was a sad day for us at the church of Ipswich for we have lost are leader of the church Father Thompson. Though we lost are leader a new one was picked and that leader was me. It seems a...more
My Journey of Riches December 5 1650
Today I embark on my journey to become the richest man alive. My everyday life is a boring day like everyone else. Now im tired of that life and I plan to change that.&...more
Mrs. Hopkins' American Literature
Exciting!
Hello, everyone.The blogs are starting to take shape. I am excited to see that already, some of you are owning your character. I can t wait to read them all!Mrs. Hopkin...more
