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 * 1. What do you know about blogs right now?**

Visit [|Wallwisher]to post your thoughts about what blogs are. What IS a blog?

//Things to think about: point of view, style, vocabulary//
 * 2. Look at some examples of good classroom/educational blogs. //Pay close attention to the writing style//.**

http://my-ecoach.com/blogs.php?blog=1451 http://mrcsclassblog.blogspot.com/ http://millersenglish10.blogspot.com/ http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=1337 http://www.sciencefix.com/


 * 3. Compare these blogs to the //writing style// on other websites.**

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/21/business/media/21adco.html?ref=technology http://www.girlslife.com/post/2010/09/17/secrets-of-a-first-daughter-cassidy-calloway.aspx http://auto.howstuffworks.com/fuel-efficiency/alternative-fuels/5-alternative-fuel-ideas.htm


 * 4. Let's talk about the difference.**

What differences do you notice between the writing on the blogs and the other websites? What are some examples that illustrate the differences?

Point of view: Style: Vocabulary:


 * 5. Now open up Word.**

Think about an issue that is important to you - in politics, pop culture, or your own life.

Write 3 sentences about this issue in newspaper style, keeping our discussion in mind! Now write about the same topic in blog style.