Why a Blog?

Ossabaw Island road

My inspiration for undertaking this blog assignment is inspired by a recent experience I had in Savannah, Georgia.  I was selected to participate in a National Endowment for the Humanities Landmarks Workshop there. We discussed the history of slavery in the area of the Sea Islands, and we we were able to meet the descendants of slaves who still live on Sapelo Island. Because of what I was able to learn about this summer, we will be reading and thinking about the issues these islanders face today. My fellow faculty members from across the country were so inspired that we decided to create a blog project where our students could share their work written about the history of Sapelo and Ossabaw Island with one another. It is called the Sapelo and Ossabaw Islands Writing Project . Because we have this technology, students from all over the country can now learn together, which is a wonderful opportunity.

Tabby structure built by slaves on Sapelo Island

Your second blog post this semester will be a collaborative blog post that you will both present to our class and post on this national blog. Your work will have to be polished and representative of the quality of work Cedar Crest students are capable of.

Marsh at Sapelo Island