Groups 1 and 2's blogs--WRIT1 and WRINT--feedback!

Hello.
I'm not too happy to see what you WRIT1 students have done so far--namely, very little. Please check my comments, if you have even given me a blog to see. Those who have not even done that are in more trouble than those who have one but haven't posted yet, but not much--grade wise, that is. Review the instructions and follow them all please.

For the WRINT students, similarly some have done little or nothing so far, and that has hurt their grades. Please do follow the instructions and also keep up with the schedule: three posts every week in English.

Please all students if you use Chinese in your blog too, please please. . . make a label for your Writing class posts that is the name of your class, WRIT1 or WRINT so I can easily find your English blog entries without hunting for them. The "labels" of this particular post are "Grumbling, Feedback, Instructions" as you can see below.
Also very important, show your posts on the page, don't force me to click

"more..."

every time I want to read what you have written. I asked you to avoid Yam and Wretch and those other Chinese-centered blog centers as they are not congenial to English writing, and I am upset to see that so many have used these anyway. Please consider a move to something that supports your new lives as ENGLISH MAJORS. Minimize your daily Chinese. . .this is the only time in your life when you can really focus on your major; don't throw the opportunity away!
Some people's blog addresses seem to have no current blogs attached. . ."404" is the refrain. For some, like Candice's, I cannot find any way to comment, so I can't give feedback. But I am sure there's no such word as "returing". Having a Chinese-only blog host makes trouble for you in this class!
PLEASE remember to spellcheck and grammar check BEFORE you post, guys.

I guess that at least half of the people from Groups 1 and 2 (both classes) got a zero this time; that is no good for your grades, my friends. And most of you who wrote something did not keep up and so still failed. Many have not even given me a current blog address yet. Well, if the weather hasn't alerted you, let me assure you that summer vacation is OVER. Get writing and reading, or reconsider your major.
For those few who have actually kept a regular journal this semester, I want to say THANK YOU!
Chris O'Brien

Behind-the-story Information from Harry Potter Author

There is some revealing information about the backstory behind the Hogwarts characters you may know fairly well available for readers who click here. But is this considered canon? In other words, can we accept her statements if they never appear in the books? Many schools of literary criticism maintain that only until the book is published can the author have any control over his or her text; after that it's in the mind of the reader that truth can be made. What do you think?
Let me know if you want by commenting on this post, please, for some bonus points.
Thanks to the Leaky Cauldron!

Shhh! Secret homework for all WRIT1 and WRINT students

I am sure that by now you know you ought to visit the "Writers' Block" blog--this one--once every week. So if you are reading this before week 6 you're doing right. Thank you.
Show me that you ARE indeed doing right. . .by sending me a link to the most interesting website you know that is available in English. It could be a specific web page, or a site in general (in other words, it could be something like www.yuntech.edu.tw/~oshuhua/keenlinks.html or something more general like www.yuntech.edu/).
Or if you really have something great to share with us all in Chinese, you can include that ALSO. This is not really extra credit; it is homework. If you don't do it you'll get a grade of zero. Please let your friends find it by themselves; they are responsible for their own grades in college classes, not you. The link should be posted, as before, as a comment to THIS POST. Don't send me email about it.

Take care and have a good week. If anybody still has not posted their blog address in a comment to July 9th's post, please do so before your class in Week Six; that is a grade for you too. 100% or 0%--your choice!
Please remember to keep to the schedule of 3 posts or more every week, all on different days. That is important to your grade. Also remember that you must do your own writing; don't copy from a book or the Web.
Chris O'Brien