📚 Middle School Reading Blog Guidelines

Welcome to our class reading blog!
This blog is a safe, respectful space to share ideas about what we read and learn from one another. Please read and follow these guidelines carefully.

🎯 Purpose of the Blog

The reading blog is used to:

Share opinions about books and articles
Practice writing and responding to others
Respect different ideas and perspectives

🤝 Be Respectful

Be kind and polite in all posts and comments
Disagree respectfully—no arguing or insults
No teasing, bullying, or rude language

👉 Think before you post: Is it respectful? Is it helpful?

✍️ Appropriate Content

Your posts and comments should:

Stay on topic (the reading assignment)
Use school-appropriate language
Focus on ideas, not people

🚫 Do not post:

Personal attacks or threats
Inappropriate language
Off-topic or unrelated content

🔒 Privacy & Safety

Use first names only or assigned usernames
Do not share:
- Last names
- Addresses
- Phone numbers
- Social media accounts

Your safety is important!

📖 Academic Honesty

Write in your own words
Put quotation marks around direct quotes
Do not copy from classmates, websites, or AI tools

📝 Quality Writing Expectations

Use complete sentences
Check spelling and punctuation
Support opinions with evidence from the text
Follow all assignment directions

💬 Commenting Guidelines

When responding to classmates:

Be positive and thoughtful
Ask questions or add ideas
Use sentence starters like:
- I agree with you because…
- I noticed that…
- Can you explain more about…?

👀 Teacher Review

Posts and comments may be reviewed by the teacher
Inappropriate content may be removed
Repeated issues may result in loss of blog privileges