Blog Evaluation Categories

1. Language

Grammatically correct

Lot more Japanese than English
Both english and japanese in posts

2. Content

Informative,

Interesting, entertaining, fun,

Variety, diverse,

Unique (general awesomeness), shows your personality,

Wavy

Attractive titles, attention catching

discussion of culture (both pop culture and non japanese pop-culture references)

introduce new words or culture references in blog posts
Quality over quantity

3. Layout/Presentation

Multimedia (pictures and text balanced well), Video/ audio/ songs & Japanese emoji, visually/informationally engaging & applealing, intersting photos (e.g. cute girls Travel photos, Nice profile picture like Sato Sensei.)

Put the most important things in the beginning

4. Communication

Responds to comments

Talks to visitors who comment.

Interactive with readers

5. Consideration

Format is easy to read

Not too long/ reader-friendly fonts

6. Frequency

Often updated

にほんのがっき(musical instruments)

琴（こと）
尺八（しゃくはち）





三味線（しゃみせん）

Classroom Activities on １０がつ１３にち

Discuss what makes a good blog in groups of 3-4 people.

At the end of the semester not only teachers but also your classmates will select the best blog. We will use the results of your discussions today as a basis for deciding the criteria that we will use to select the best blog at the end of the semester.

1. Discuss what makes a good blog in groups of 3-4 people.
2. Post the result of your discussion in the comment column of the blog. Make sure to include your names or initials with the posting so we know that you have commented.

さとうせんせいのかようび

かようびはあさ６じはんにおきます。うちであさごはんをたべません。

７じはんにオフィスにきます。オフィスであさごはんをたべます。いつもコーヒーものみます。スモールワールドのカフェラテがすきです。あさごはんはたいていバナナとスコーンをたべます。

９じにフリストでじゅぎょうがあります。にほんごのクラスです。

１じはんごろオフィスでひるごはんをたべます。そして、７じごろうちにかえります。それから、ジムにいきます。

ばんごはんはごはんをたべます。ときどきパスタもたべます。それから、まいにちおふろにはいります。おふろがだいすきです！おふろでよくにほんのテレビドラマをみます。「はなさきまい」はおもしろいですよ。

よるは１１じごろねます。みなさんはまいにちなんじごろねますか？

ぼくはくま

１０がつなのかのしゅくだい(assignment)

1. Check your previous posts in Japanese and make corrections on errors (spelling, tense, particles, etc.) if necessary.

2. Comment on the blogs of students from your blog comment group (one for each blog)