Homework for Weds.

In preparation for our last paper, which will be a blog essay on your topic, it seems prudent to have you guys go out there and look around to determine what a blog essay might look like.

So here's what you need to do.

1. Go online and find a blog that looks promising- could be political, affiliated with a newspaper, etc. - they're everywhere, just give it a look
2. Find an entry posted in one that's a good, solid 4-5 paragraphs MINIMUM, and give favor to posts that are responding to one particular thing- say, a news article, broadcast, something specific
3. Read it! And then post the link to your blog so you can share that essay
4. Answer the following questions in your blog:
- What is the blogger responding to?
- What is their opinion on the topic? Do they agree/disagree with whatever view they're discussing?
- What are they trying to persuade their reader of? How are they doing it?
- How does this seem to be different from an essay in a book, or something you might read in class?
5. Copy and paste a hard copy of the homework to turn in to me on Weds.


One other note: ATTENDANCE- I know I won't fail you guys straight out for attendance, and I know it's beautiful weather and early mornings and spring quarter to boot, but you really need to come to class and be on time. You lose a lot of points in homework and in-class work, not to mention off of the attendance and participation grade, even beyond the percentage points docked from the final grade. Don't fail a class because you didn't want to wake up, gang.