Hello! I'm Mrs. Gilman and I teach Honors English 9 and Creative Writing at Olympia High School. I love reading and writing and spending time outdoors. I also love swimming in saltwater and growing flowers. I have two daughters in high school, an almost 9-year-old golden retriever, and an 18-month-old sourdough starter. My husband and a gray cat live with me, too. This year I hope to get out of my house more and reconnect with my friends and help make school fun for all of my students. A big goal I have for myself this year is to participate in NaNoWriMo (November novel writing month) and write at least 20,000 words in the month of November.
This year you'll be creating your own blog as a requirement for Honors English 9. The purpose of this blog will be to write about topics that relate to what we're studying, discussing, or thinking about in class in a less formal way. The writing you post in your blog will be less about analysis and more about exploring your thoughts.
Each week, I'll put a writing prompt on my blog and you'll come up with your own response to post to your blog. Blog posts will generally be two paragraphs in length and allow for some creative freedom in how you respond. I'll update my blog with the prompt every Monday (by the end of the school day) and your weekly blog posts will be due on Friday at 11:59 pm.
For your first blog post, write two paragraphs.
1. Your first paragraph should serve as an introduction to yourself. Tell a little about yourself and what you hope to accomplish this year. What goals do you have for yourself academically, socially, and personally? Consider the first paragraph of this post as an example.
2. Your second paragraph should discuss how things are going for you in high school so far. What's it like being back to school as a high school freshman after such a weird last year and a half of middle school? How do you like OHS so far? What are some of the challenges and rewards you're experiencing so far?
Your first blog post is due Friday, September 17.
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