Good morning, all. I’ll apologize at the outset for being a little tired this morning.
I’m going to have us spend some time looking at blog posts, and some time thinking about the structure of those posts, probably in pairs. Then I’ll put you in big groups before we come back to the main and turn toward a little task I’ll ask you to do between this week and next: an outline of the kind of essay you might be writing for Nov 22/29.
First, a little talk on the “basics” of blog posts. Last week we looked at titles, and this week’s are much better! So I’m going to walk you through (on the Chalkboard) some aspects of images: their purpose for readers; resources for writers; and conventions around their use.
After that, we’ll pair up to look at posts. That’ll kind of be an audible, for better or worse, so buckle up.
Then, on to big book groups for the balance of class.
Heavy posts
- “The Challenges of Early Adulthood,” by Rosalio
- “Self Worth,” by Yingrong
- “Real Change,” by Luis
- “Set Ups and Failure,” by Ashley
- “Heavy Part Two: A New Passion,”* and “Heavy Part One: Grandma’s Duty”* by Peter
- “The Reality,”** by Diana H
- “Am I a Sellout?”** by Demetrios
Ordinary Girls posts
- “The Feeling of Home is like a Boomerang,” by Megan
- “The Pride of Survival,” by Zoe
- “Invisibility,”* and “Life in Puerto Rico”* by Ashanti
Fairest posts
- “Fairest: Social Norms,” by Yaminah
- “Gender Expectations Suck,” by Kevin
As always, we’ll start with reactions: What big questions are emerging from this section of the book? What small details, phrases, and sentences help you dig into them?
* From an earlier section of the book
** Posted mostly on time but after I made the chalkboard list of blog posts last week.
