According to Alex Reid, what are the benefits of doing an online blog for a writing class?
- From what Alex Reid said on here feelings of the benefits of having a writing blog most of the benefits come from the idea of freedom and motivation. By saying this she means that more students would enjoy to be able to write what they want. With your blog you control the subject matter and how long or short its going to be as well as choosing it to be formal or informal and when you want to post. On the other hand you have the writing assignments your Teacher will assign you. This can create problems with young writers in many ways such as, the subject not being for them or the required format of the essay and stressful due dates all adding up to create stress and lack of motivation in the Student.
What are your feelings about keeping a blog, good and bad?
2. My personal feelings on keeping a blog are mostly good. Reasons being that I find it much easier and enjoyable to write freely and about my own ideas. And the biggest reason I find it nice to blog is writing for the fun of it and not pushing through your work to make that due date and the ability to be less formal and go along making your won format. Some of bad things i’d have to say about blogging is that it could make you sloppy over time not keeping up with current standards or becoming informal. You might also become lazy as well not having anyone assigning work to you or feeling pressure of due dates to get work done.
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