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Characteristics of a Blog Post

Published on Feb 04, 2019

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Blog Post Characteristics

(Declarative Knowledge of Form, p. 47)
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Short

Contains roughly 250-1,000 words (social media

First-person POV

This generally adds intimacy to the subject.
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Links to outside resources

News items, other blog posts, or various media

Short paragraphs

Aesthetically pleasing and functional for reading

Additional text features

Images, subheadings, and bulleted lists
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Commentary

Allows for commentary from readers

Name + Timestamp

Provides permalink, author's name, timestamp
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Turner, K. H., & Hicks, T. (2017). Argument in the real world: Teaching adolescents to read and write digital texts. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.