Quality Commenting

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Hello BI think you gave some great ways on why bulling has to stop and why bullies bully other students.I have not been bullied in a really serious way but I have a few friends who get bullied and when the get home they don’t feel save and when she had the courage to tell her parents they were devasted.E

Addresses post and gives positive feedback.

Shares connection to the topic.

Has a greeting

Has a signature

Year 7 student: 11 yrs.

Hello BI think you gave some great ways on why bulling has to stop and why bullies bully other students.I have not been bullied in a really serious way but I have a few friends who get bullied and when the get home they don’t feel save and when she had the courage to tell her parents they were devasted.

Where to next? Double check

spelling and typing errors before publishing.

Clarify the second paragraph. Help your reader to understand what you are trying to say.

Mix up of pronouns

Take it one step further. Add another paragraph. Give an opinion, ask a question, share a possible solution.

Hi BreeI like your post about where tog o in Kapiti. i have never been to the Raumati gardens but I have walked past it. Also when i went to Kapiti Island it took us three hours the walk to the top! and only an hour and a half to walk down. The boat ride also takes about fifteen minutes and is really fun! When your on Kapiti Isalnd you see lots of kakas, Tuis, Wekas And pukekos. If you look carefully you can also see some kiwi burrows!!Teegan ♥♥

Greeting Positive and respectful.

Makes connections, shares own experience of topic, and details of what excited the commenter.

Leaves a signaturewithout too much information.

Year 7 student. 11 years.

Hi BreeI like your post about where tog o in Kapiti. i have never been to the Raumati gardens but I have walked past it. Also when i went to Kapiti Island it took us three hours the walk to the top! and only an hour and a half to walk down. The boat ride also takes about fifteen minutes and is really fun! When your on Kapiti Isalnd you see lots of kakas, Tuis, Wekas And pukekos. If you look carefully you can also see some kiwi burrows!!Teegan ♥♥ No need for capitals.

Proof read for spelling, spacing , punctuation and sense.

Look at how writer might paragraph the comment.

Where to next?

Are there any questions, opinions or ideas the commenter might use to expand into another paragraph?

Begin your comment with a greeting and end with a closing.

Be positive and respectful. Start with a compliment. Give details about what you agree with or like in the post.

Share your feelings, opinions, ideas and questions in relation to the topic of the post, that might make the reader of your comment think further, or connect to in some way.

Make sure you write everything so that the person reading the comment will understand what you want to communicate.

Use correct spelling, punctuation and grammar. Paragraph your comment.

Use formal language – think about your word choice, sentence fluency and paragraphing.

Double check your comment before posting – reread it. Finally ask yourself how will the person feel when they

receive your comment? Publish it. Remember to check back so that you can respond if the

person you left the comment to furthers the conversation. Save your comment into your word document, My

Commenting, so that later in the term you can reflect on your commenting. Date it.

Commenting Make 3 quality comments a week.

One on another student class blog. One on the class blog, either in

relation to a post or to answer someone who has commented.

One on a student blog or class blog not in our school.

More commenting.Of course you can do more, but make sure you record three in your My Commenting word document.

Commenting on Edmodo may not be as detailed but still needs to follow the general requirements of commenting.

Attribution:

Slides 2 to 5 are the work of Mrs Kathleen Morris and have only been very slightly changed.

Her website can be accessed here.