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Creating a blog

This semester you will be developing writing blogs as a place to test drive your public voice.

What is your public voice? Why, that is how you write for a public audience. Remember we discussed audience and purpose? We talked about how the Rhetor chooses Rhetoric, or language to persuade? Well, that is what you are going to do with the blog - persuade. Out in the open. Not hiding in a dropbox!

Creating a blog for English class can be fun and frustrating at the same time. For adventurous students who love a challenge and are willing to "dive in" and explore new ideas, blogging is fun. On the other hand, for students who like to "know-where-they-are-going", blogging can sometimes seem confusing. Don't worry, regardless of where you fall on the adventure spectrum, we will hold your hand and help you find your public voice.

You may choose which blog engines to use for your blog, but one of the easiest for beginners is Google's "Blogger". To get started, …

16 Rules of Blog Writing.

Source: Sue Anne Dunlevie

"All newspapers make sure their content is easy to read by constraining the width of their columns and that’s what their readers expect.
Blog writers need to do the same and format their blog posts so they’re easy to read. Long narrow newspaper columns mean your eye can easily jump from the end of one line to the beginning of the next without losing its place.
If the column’s too wide readers will keep getting lost, unless they enlist their finger to help them keep track. Even if they do that they’ll get frustrated and won’t enjoy the reading experience." To read more detailed a detailed explanation for these go to: The 16 Rules for Blog Writing web page.

For more tips on layout, fonts, and "chunking" text go to:16 Rules for Blog Writers

Optional Blog Post for Extra Credit!

Those of you who may need a few extra points have the option of creating a blog post for tomorrow night's 3rd and final Presidential Debate. For this post follow the same instructions as for the 1st Presidential Debate.

Note: Your individual blog post grades have been updated. To date you have had 5 assigned blog post assignments: 1. Violence in media 2. Sweatshop rhetorical analysis 3. Presidential Debate analysis - Instructions on Blogshop 4. Opposing Viewpoints - See Lesson 7 5. Interest in Argument Topic - see Lesson 8 checklist for instructions Optional blog posts will receive extra credit at the end of the semester. WARNING: Some of you have not posted anything. You have received 0 for each blog post not completed.

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