{"id":4537,"date":"2017-09-12T01:24:13","date_gmt":"2017-09-12T05:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/wrpg211\/?p=4537"},"modified":"2017-09-13T09:17:33","modified_gmt":"2017-09-13T13:17:33","slug":"what-makes-a-good-blog-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/wrpg211\/2017\/09\/12\/what-makes-a-good-blog-8\/","title":{"rendered":"what makes a good blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">What makes a good blog?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">I don<\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">\u2019<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">t believe there is a specific way or structure on how to create a good blog. All blogs should be different and have their own unique way of writing. However, I do believe that all blogs should include important things such as layout and communication with the readers.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">In one of our readings, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2013\/02\/17\/opinion\/sunday\/why-we-love-beautiful-things.html?_r=0\">Why we Love Beautiful Things<\/a>, Lance Hosey explains how readers are attracted to colors, shapes, and patterns. He says, <\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">\u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Instinctively, we reach out for attractive things; beauty literally moves us<\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">. I can relate to this because my attention is drawn when I see colors and shapes in a blog. It attracts my attention and I become motivated to continue reading. Another key point Hosey talks about in his reading is the importance of the golden rectangle in the layout of a blog. He explains <\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">\u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">how our eyes can scan an image fastest when its shape is a golden rectangle<\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">. We can see these patterns and shapes when reading a book or reading an article online.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Another key point that I want to go over is communication. The blog should allow readers to interact and to share their opinions. This is important because it allows the readers to discuss about the topic and allow growth between the community. In the article, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.digitalpedagogylab.com\/hybridped\/organic-writing-and-digital-media-seeds-and-organs\/\">Organic Writing and Digital Media: Seeds and Organs<\/a>, Pete Rorabaugh, explains how writing should connect and allow outside participation. He says, <\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">\u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Growth is determined by the encouragement and critique of the community<\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">. He also highlights the importance of free-writing. Instead of trying to write your blog in order, you can start with your body paragraphs by just coming up with ideas and writing down key quotations from research. They can be re-ordered later. And writers get feedback on their drafting as it unfolds. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What makes a good blog? I don\u2019t believe there is a specific way or structure on how to create a good blog. All blogs should be different and have their own unique way of writing. 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