Some news links...

Here are some sources for news. All of these are free and don't seem to require that you sign up for anything to access:
The Guardian
BBC
The Telegraph
Irish News
The Irish Times
Anphoblacht (Irish)
CBC News (Canada)
MacClean's
News.Com.AU (Australia)
New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)
Stuff(New Zealand)
New Zealand News
World News (International)
Reuters
The San Francisco Chronicle
CNN
Middle East Times
Al-Ahram
Al Jazeera
Jerusalem Post
Links to news sources by country...

Section 2505 blogs

Christine Alcala Milagros Casas Daena Casteel Jared Ellrott Veronica Fusco Misty Little Jonathan Lyons Dino Martinez Charlotte Melendrez Karen Potts Amy Rodriguez Melissa Rodriguez Philip Rodriguez Jesus Romo Jewell Tow Joseph Villanueva Michelle Walbeck

Section 1224 Blogs

This is the list of blogs for sec. 1224 so far: Crystal Amorsolo Erika Bravo Laura Chavarin Brenda Cuevas Veronica Dimas Travis Faulkner Lina Gomez Naomi Gonzalez Jason Hendershott Sheena Merilos Angelica Montemayor Bridget Nicks Lilliana Pimentel Victor Saldana Brenda Soltero Laura Stone Jon Vargas Josie Ventura Jen Yee

WELCOME! This is the place!

This blog will be used for discussions of critical thinking, current events, grammar, and writing. It can also be used for general discussions about the class. Students will be using a journal for Eng. 2. The journal will be a blog (like this one) of your response to our readings and issues in the daily news. Instructions on how to set up and use a blog will be given in class. Each week you will write in your blog and comment on the blog of one other person (a different person each week).

Follow the News

Each week I would like you to take one news story about an issue discussed in class and find two different takes on the same issue. For instance, if a story comes up on something related to the death penalty, look at the story in two different news sources (e.g. CNN and the Washington Post). Comment in your blog about the differences in these sources.