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Slide 2: LESSON OBJECTIVES: This lesson plan aims to teach ESL students to: 2. Create a blog 3. Post a message 4. Add pictures and videos to the message 5. Edit their message 6. Post a reply to a classmate’s postings 8. Share information about their countries on their blogs
Slide 4: WHAT IS “A BLOG” AND WHY DO WE NEED TO USE IT? Watch : Blog Basics do YOU think a Blog is? 4.Who uses blogs? 5.How expensive are they? 6.What kind of blogs are there? 7.Why do people use blogs? 8.Would you like to have your own blog ? 3.What
Slide 5: CREATE YOUR OWN BLOG – 3 EASY  STEPS! Step 1. Watch the following video and follow the instructions: How_to_create_a_blog_with_blogger Step 2. Go to https://www.blogger.com/start
Slide 6: STEP 3: CREATE YOUR OWN ACCOUNT  Step 4: Post your first message!
Slide 7: YOUR FIRST 3 POSTS! Your are supposed to post at least 3 messages: 1. Hello to the world! – About Me! 2. What you didn’t know about my home country 3. My experience in USA
Slide 8: ABOUT ME – HELLO TO THE WORLD! Write about yourself, your family and your experience in USA:        Where you are from What you do What you like doing Why you came to USA What you hope to learn What you want to experience Where you want to travel
Slide 9: WHAT YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT … (THE NAME OF YOUR COUNTRY) Tell us something interesting about your country: a special place, a famous city, a beautiful natural landmark, etc. If you have a ready Power Point Presentation: 3. Go to SlideShare.Net - share your Presentations with the rest of th 4. Create an account 5. Upload your PPP 6. Share it on your Blog by clicking the “Post” button under your presentation
Slide 11: CHECK YOUR CLASSMATES BLOGS : Check on your classmates blogs  Post at least 2 comments on each blog  Write about what you liked and what you found interesting  Ask a question or require more information about a specific topic  Check your spelling before you post! 
Slide 12: MULTIPLE CHOICE VOCABULARY  GAME What is a BLOG?  A collaborative website whose content can be edited by anyone who has access to it.  A shared on-line journal where people can post diary entries about their personal experiences and hobbies A document on the World Wide Web, consisting of an HTML file and any related graphics or hyperlinks to other documents on the Web 
Slide 13: TRY AGAIN!!!
Slide 14: YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT!!!! GO TO THE NEXT ?
Slide 15: BETWEEN “TO UPLOAD” AND “TO  DOWNLOAD”? They are synonyms. refer to two actions that exclude each other. They They are opposites.
Slide 16: TRY AGAIN!!!
Slide 17: YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT!!!!
Slide 18: EVALUATE YOUR OWN BLOG! Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Is my blog well-organized? Did I post the 3 required messages? Did I add pictures and videos on my messages? Did I create a Slideshare account and uploaded my PPP ? Did I share my PPP with the rest of my class, including the teacher? Did I create relevant tags after each posting? Did I read my classmates’ blogs? Did I post at least one comment on each of my classmates’ blog?