Welcome to the blog 305 students!

Hello to everyone-I have been working on things in the course, the first week is the toughest! We will soon get into a routine with things, and part of that routine will be your daily writing. I know that you are all busy, so I will expect a minimum of 5 days a week on your blog. What should you write about? That is up to you. It is important for you to pursue topics that interest you. You may choose to write all semester on a particular topic and explore it in detail, perhaps through various genre's or by looking closely at small pieces of a large topic. The important thing is that you develop the habits of a writer so that you can teach writing. You will begin to understand and appreciate what your students are going through because you will be experiencing the same things. It is very important that writers share their work and get feedback from others. That is why I put you into groups. You will visit your group members blogs and comment on their writing-always positively-and offer questions, ask for clarification and maybe get some inspiration yourself. Since we are an online group and can't share writing in class, I thought I'd try this blogging thing out this semester so that you can share writing with others in your group.
These blogs are open to the public by default, that means if you set one up all of your group members will be able to access it. You must send them your blog's address also-and please send yours to me. Even if you have sent it please do so again so I know I will have everyone's, so that I may visit your work and be sure that people are responding to their group member's work.
Looking forward to sharing this experience with you all-hope it works!
Holly