Thursday, September 15, 2016
How your presentation will be graded
2016 Blogging/ Name__________________
Blog reviewed ______________________________________________
100 points
URL ________________________________________
5 points--1. History of blog How long blogging? Why? Changes? Growth?
1 2 3 4 5
15 points--2. Facts of the blog Who is the blogger? (Age, profession, etc.)Purpose, Does it make money? Geographic location?
1 2 3 4 5
10 points--3. Statistics Followers, hits. etc.
1 2 3 4 5
10 points--4. Unique In what ways?
1 2 3 4 5
10 points--5. Strengths, weaknesses
1 2 3 4 5
10 points--6. Advice of blogger (-20 percent if not contacted)
1 2 3 4 5
10 points--7. Influence and ideas
How influence your blogging?
What ideas did you get?
5 points-- 8. Scroll through screen, illustrate
5 points-- 9. One page outline, including your name, blog name, url to class,
15 points-- 10--3-page summary paper to Clark, with name of blog, blogger and url, and post your paper on your blog, under " What I've learned ."
5 points-- 11. Overall presentation quality, time
Blog adoption guidelines
This assignment is not related to the blog essay. 100 points, 10 percent of your grade.
1. Presentation to be 15 minutes long
2. 1 page outline to every member of class
3. 3-page paper, handed in day of presentation to professor
4. Post your paper on your blog, with screenshot of blog
5. One or two items from each presentation will be discussed for final text questions. Your outline is your study guide.
1. Presentation to be 15 minutes long
2. 1 page outline to every member of class
3. 3-page paper, handed in day of presentation to professor
4. Post your paper on your blog, with screenshot of blog
5. One or two items from each presentation will be discussed for final text questions. Your outline is your study guide.
“We want a sense of what makes this blog effective, and to learn from the blogger’s experience.”
Presentations will start Nov. 1 --we set presentation schedule Oct. 19
- You must show the blog visually in your presentation, scroll through it and discuss.
- You must interview the blogger, by email or on the phone. I recommend you contact them soon to make sure they know what you're doing. Last minute, "they did not respond" doesn't cut it
- If you cannot make contact, you will need to choose a different blog.
- One page outline of main points handed to every member of class and professor (25 total) while discussing it:
- List the Name and url of the blog.
1. History of the blog—
a. How long blogging?
b. Who is the blogger? (Age, profession, etc.)
c. Purpose?
d. Geographic location?
e. Number of followers?
f. Does it make money?
g. Why do they blog?
2. What makes this blog unique?
3. What are its strengths?
4. What are its weaknesses?
5. What is the advice of the blogger?
6. What do you like and dislike?, and why
7. What did you gain that influences you and your blog?
- You will post your presentation outline on your blog, with a screenshot of the blog.
Color is important
Read this What color says
What do the colors on your blog say? Comment below, by 5 pm Monday, Sept. 19.
Monday, September 12, 2016
How readable is your blog, and your writing?
For your blog, test on this Link
For your writing, enter copy Here
and Here
For your writing, enter copy Here
and Here
| Gunning-Fog levels | |
|---|---|
| 6 | TV guides, The Bible, Mark Twain |
| 8 | Reader's Digest |
| 8 - 10 | Most popular novels |
| 10 | Time, Newsweek |
| 11 | Wall Street Journal |
| 14 | The Times, The Guardian |
| 15 - 20 | Academic papers |
| Over 20 | Only government sites can get away with this, because you can't ignore them. |
| Over 30 | The government is covering something up |
Gunning-Fog Index
The following is the algorithm to determine the Gunning-Fog index.- Calculate the average number of words you use per sentence.
- Calculate the percentage of difficult words in the sample (words with three or more syllables).
- Add the totals together, and multiply the sum by 0.4.
- Algorithm: (average_words_sentence + number_words_three_syllables_plus) * 0.4
Your blog essay begins
Needed: two possible topics!
1. After discussion, you will choose a topic and you will the following sentence and commented below.
This is an essay about (Subject) and it is interesting because ____________________. My thesis (the main point of the paper that I'm supporting with my sources) is__________________________.
2. Also: list three probable links as sources and be ready to explain them in class by 5 p.m. Monday, Sept. 26.
Potential organization (outline) :
1. Introductory paragraph, what the subject, problem, focus is. ending with your thesis statement.
(Example: "Blogging has changed the way newspapers have covered the news.")
2. Two or three paragraphs, citing sources to back up your thesis.
3. A short concluding paragraph
4. List of links for your sources
Essay will be due Oct. 18, at first of class 100 points (10 percent of grade)
What about blogs in the world interests you?
By Wednesday at 5 pm--select two possible ideas for your midterm blog essay for discussion in class Thursday. Post in comments below.
1. After discussion, you will choose a topic and you will the following sentence and commented below.
This is an essay about (Subject) and it is interesting because ____________________. My thesis (the main point of the paper that I'm supporting with my sources) is__________________________.
2. Also: list three probable links as sources and be ready to explain them in class by 5 p.m. Monday, Sept. 26.
Potential organization (outline) :
1. Introductory paragraph, what the subject, problem, focus is. ending with your thesis statement.
(Example: "Blogging has changed the way newspapers have covered the news.")
2. Two or three paragraphs, citing sources to back up your thesis.
3. A short concluding paragraph
4. List of links for your sources
Essay will be due Oct. 18, at first of class 100 points (10 percent of grade)
Going for "the drama," and Do you use "Power Words"?
Go for the drama. What does that mean?
"The three of them stood there, holding three hand made signs, protesting Trump, as a constant stream of all kinds of people flowed by, heading for the rally inside the Oklahoma City convention center yesterday.
"Two of them are students at Oklahoma City Community College, the other a student at Mid-Del High School.
I spotted them as I rounded the south side of the building, curious about the types of people and the event. No, I didn't have tickets and intended to hold up my own protest sign, hoping to find others.
"They were the only ones, there of their own volition. Two were registered Republicans, one wearing a Tea Party shirt. The other was too young to vote."
Check your last blog post. Did you use any of these?Power word list
What makes a "power" word?
"The three of them stood there, holding three hand made signs, protesting Trump, as a constant stream of all kinds of people flowed by, heading for the rally inside the Oklahoma City convention center yesterday.
"Two of them are students at Oklahoma City Community College, the other a student at Mid-Del High School.
I spotted them as I rounded the south side of the building, curious about the types of people and the event. No, I didn't have tickets and intended to hold up my own protest sign, hoping to find others.
"They were the only ones, there of their own volition. Two were registered Republicans, one wearing a Tea Party shirt. The other was too young to vote."
Check your last blog post. Did you use any of these?Power word list
What makes a "power" word?
How you can Improve your blog writing
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Know the reader
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Grab attention--go for the drama
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Make it interesting
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Short sentences, paragraphs
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Organize with reader in mind
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Write to express, not impress
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Tell a story
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Have fun
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If I wrote my story without notes, what would
it say?
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Concise structure
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Goes for drama
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Specific details
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Quotes
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Paints pictures
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Varies sentence strength
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Paragraph control
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Conversational
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If the reader took a test, what do I want him
to remember?
Every blog post should start with this sentence in your mind: "This is a blog post about_____, and it is interesting because____." If you can't write that in your head, you ar enot ready to start writing.
How does your blog writing measure up?
Read Show, Don't Tell, and comment below something you learned that will improve your writing. By 5 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14.
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