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- 1. Whats a Blog?ENR4 Writing Project
- 2. Whats a blog? Blogs in Plain English
- 3. Defining Blog A blog or web log is a log of thoughts and
writing posted publicly on the World Wide Web (Sullivan). Blog
journal Blog news article
- 4. What does a diary look like? Diary (journal) Audience = self
Topics = private, your life Purpose = to record, vent, contemplate
Contains personal details Words may be accompanied by pictures No
peer review Not published!
- 5. What does a news story looklike? News story Audience =
paying subscribers Topics = universal Purpose = inform, entertain,
educate, evaluate, analyze, produce conversation NO personal
details Words are supported by pictures (and videos &links if
online) Competes with other news sources (may link to other sources
if online) Peer edited Published by news company
- 6. What does a blog look like? Blog Audience = others,
specifically your peers Topics = universal Purpose = to respond,
entertain, educate, evaluate, judge, produce conversation Avoids
personal details unless they serve a greater purpose Words are
supported by pictures, videos, &links Interacts (through links,
discussion) with the digital world No peer review Published by
author
- 7. Your turn Whats the difference between a news story and
blog? Why would it be a bad idea to rely on blogs for information?
What do blogs do very well? (Better than newspapers?)
- 8. Go Pro A blog is NOT a digital essay: Have a goal: What are
you trying to accomplish? What do you want your audience to do as a
result of reading your blog? Make it universal Link, link, link to
other relevant information that you reader might want to check out
Include visuals Cite your sources
- 9. Broadcast AlertWell return to the previously scheduled
program after this important announcement
- 10. What is Plagiarism?
http://www.commoncraft.com/video/plagiarism
http://edforum.adventist.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Plagiarism.gif
- 11. Academic Integrity Be honest and responsible: Use your own
words. Cite those ideas and words you utilize to support your own.
Do not use one paper for two (or more) assignments.
http://www.pyrczak.com/antiplagiarism/images/Roomie.gif
- 12. We now return to our regularly scheduled lesson
- 13. Grading Standards 100 = Youve met the expectations. 85 =
Youve met most of the expectations, but are still working toward
complete mastery of the writing task. 65 = Two days late / sloppy
writing 0 = Incomplete blog that does not fulfill assignment
requirements / blog that is more than two days late. ? = Mrs.
Skotnicki reserves the right to assign other grades.
- 14. Your Assignment Write a blog post about satire! Establish a
purpose. Decide what you want your audience to do as a result of
reading your blog. Write a post that expresses your unique
perspective, but also reflects the wider discussion of your topic.
Choose your sources wisely; the Web is host to A LOT of
misinformation. Use peer reviewed sources. Make it look like a
blog. Include links, images, videos and cite your sources.
- 15. Works Cited LeFever, Lee. "Blogs in Plain English."
YouTube. YouTube, 29 Nov. 2007. Web. 12 Nov. 2012. . LeFever, Lee.
"Plagiarism." Commoncraft.com. Common Craft. Web. 19 Jan. 2012. .
Sullivan, Andrew. "Why I Blog." The Atlantic TheAtlantic.com. The
Atlantic, Nov. 2008. Web. 19 Jan. 2012. . Warlick, David. Classroom
Blogging: A Teachers Guide to Blogs, Wikis, & Other Tools That
Are Shaping a New Information Landscape. Raleigh, NC: Landmark
Project, 2007. Print.