Loyal readers, I write this with a heavy heart. I have really enjoyed the blogging aspect of Nonfiction Writing this year, and will kind of miss being able to express myself this way. Maybe I will even make a new blog sometimes later in life. Anyways, I'm glad I had the opportunity to be exposed to blogging, since I am fairly certain that I would not have ever tried it had I not taken this class.
In addition to being a medium through which I could express myself, the blog part of Nonfiction writing allowed me to see a different side of many of my classmates, which I really enjoyed. I feel like after reading their blogs, I understand my peers better and can potentially build better relationships with many of them.
The commenting aspect of blogging also intrigues me. I liked hearing feedback on my posts, and it was nice to have my teacher comment not to correct errors in my writing, but to share her own anecdotes and opinions on the topic of my post. This allowed me to view her and the rest of my class as more similar to me than I had previously thought.
What was perhaps my favorite part of blogging is how it introduced to me a different form of writing from any that I had previously experimented with. While still informative and under the category of "personal essay" in most cases, blogs are a much more casual form of writing than most other writing styles I have to use in school. My blog has allowed me to find a voice I like, and I don't have to always worry about being politically correct.
So yeah, the blog part of this class has been one of my favorite assignments this year (in any class!), and I think it should continue to be a part of Nonfiction Writing.
Yeah. The members of our class are completely different in their blog voices (bloices?). I really enjoyed guessing which blogs belonged to who. In this case, it wasn't too hard...
ReplyDeleteI agree. I like the informality of blog posts and how you can truly write about anything you want. It's a refreshing change from the normal english assignment.
ReplyDeleteOooh Ezra I am gonna miss your blog posts. I looked to them for inspiration in my life! I agree that I definitely will miss writing blog posts. Nice post again!
ReplyDeleteBlogging this year has been very fun. I remember when we first started and I helped pick out a name for your blog. Good times.
ReplyDeleteGreat post! Blogging has grown on me as well. It's nice to read other people's blogs and sort of get to know them, even though you may not really interact with them in school.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you enjoyed blogging! You could (theoretically) continue to do it! Have a great summer.
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