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Here's What You Need to Know To Write Your First Real Blog--
Subject: Background Information
Purpose: To explain the basics about your topic clearly-- the history of the issue, why it's of concern or interest, who's involved and why, etc.
Audience: The other students in class
Vocab: Uses at least two of your vocab words
Sources: List your two sources at the end in correct MLA format- use easybib.com OR "The OWL at Purdue" to review MLA formatting if necessary
Other Requirements: At least one page in length (type in Word and copy and paste), spell checked, correct conventions
Please Note--
Blogs turned in past the week's due date will not receive a grade. HOWEVER, in order for the next blog(s) to count, you must make up the missed blog. In other words, if you don't complete this blog on time then you must complete it before next weeks will count.
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Monday, September 13, 2010
"Blog" comes from two words: web log
Get it?
The purpose of your blog is to inform each other. This is important: your audience is the other students in this class. You need to carefully select information and present it in interesting ways that will help other students to understand and make decisions about their world-- don't waste their time!
If you have a Google account (think iGoogle, Google Docs) you can sign in right now. If you don't have a Google account, you'll have to create one now-- either way, the link should be in the upper right hand corner of this screen.
Once you sign in, you will "create a new blog." It's pretty self-explanatory, and by the time you click through you'll be in a box ready to type your first blog! Woohoo!
So, what should you write in your first blog? An introduction! Not about you, but about your topic-- tell us: the background information you know about this topic, your reasons for choosing this topic, and then give 3-5 BIG questions you hope to explore and maybe answer during your research this semester. Remember that a BIG question does not have an easy yes or no or factual answer. A BIG questions makes you think and really have to dig in to figure it out.
When you're done with your 1st blog post create your user profile, play with your settings and layout, view your blog, help your friends, leave a comment on one of the other students' blogs.
Get it?
The purpose of your blog is to inform each other. This is important: your audience is the other students in this class. You need to carefully select information and present it in interesting ways that will help other students to understand and make decisions about their world-- don't waste their time!
If you have a Google account (think iGoogle, Google Docs) you can sign in right now. If you don't have a Google account, you'll have to create one now-- either way, the link should be in the upper right hand corner of this screen.
Once you sign in, you will "create a new blog." It's pretty self-explanatory, and by the time you click through you'll be in a box ready to type your first blog! Woohoo!
So, what should you write in your first blog? An introduction! Not about you, but about your topic-- tell us: the background information you know about this topic, your reasons for choosing this topic, and then give 3-5 BIG questions you hope to explore and maybe answer during your research this semester. Remember that a BIG question does not have an easy yes or no or factual answer. A BIG questions makes you think and really have to dig in to figure it out.
When you're done with your 1st blog post create your user profile, play with your settings and layout, view your blog, help your friends, leave a comment on one of the other students' blogs.
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