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Rookie, Karlye, & UWSP Pointer (Photo by author)
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[Note: Before you begin, review the blogging guidelines posted on D2L.]
Align your journal text to the left. Begin your post by giving the reader enough information to follow your thoughts. Be sure to include the title of the reading/video that you are responding to, the author of the work (if known), and a hyperlink to the
original online source. Don't summarize the whole article; just give a brief one or two sentence summary of the topic and main points of the article. If the reader wants more information, they can follow the hyperlink to the article itself.
Double-space between paragraphs. Compose a thoughtful, well-written response to the reading/video. If the topic and approach aren't already assigned, see the blogging guidelines for suggestions. Once you've finished sharing your thoughts, invite your readers to join the conversation. You might do this by posting specific questions that you're interested in discussing or you might just invite them to check out the article and ask them to share their opinions.
Tip: Own your ideas. Don't be timid. At the very least, as the great German dramatist and polymath Goethe might put it, "if it were possible . . . speak a few reasonable words."
Add labels, then preview your post before you publish it. Look for errors in spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Whether you think it's fair or not, readers often judge your credibility on a subject or the validity of your ideas by how well you present them. Don't undermine the effectiveness of your writing with obvious errors in standard written English. Proofread!
Corrections made? Publish! That's it. Your insights are now there for the world -- or at least your classmates and me -- to see. Good luck!
