Throughout this year, in English, we have been writing on our blogs a few times a month with different prompts, usually pertaining to things we are doing in class. I think this has been one of my favorite English assignments, for a few reasons. First of all, blogs don't require extensive research, the need to form complex theses, or making flashcards. They are not extremely time-consuming or tedious, and are usually very enjoyable to write. This is because blogs are like personal diary entries (with a theme of course). Within reason, one can write about whatever they need to vent, advocate, rage, elaborate or think about. Blogs are one assignment that comes with few restrictions and offer a lot of creative freedom. That's why they are enjoyable for us to write, and I think worthwhile for Mr. Allen to read: because they are a true insight into our minds, without stuffy things like paragraph structure or strict organization (not that those things don't have a good time and place . . . somewhere out there). I liked my thinking during my blogs as the years progressed; I believe I began to appreciate the overall effect of blogging and the importance of seeing the thoughts of others, and my own ideas really bloomed and flourished through the year.
My blog has allowed me to gain more understanding and knowledge about English class in general. Specifically, the Blogging Around prompt encourages us to take a peek into the heads of our fellow classmates. Even though we only are required to comment on two blogs, at least for me, this prompt usually causes me to explore more and read many Academite's blogs. Other blog prompts, such as Connection, Dialectics and 360 Degrees, are interesting because they lead to new ideas as well as looking at accepted things in different ways. The Best of Day/Week blogs help me recap important themes and ideas from our class discussions, and many others advocate creative thinking and expression. I think the blogs this year have really been a great, informal outlet for creativity and exploration outside of the classroom, and have been effective in deepening our experiences in our English class this year.
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Jenna!
I really enjoyed reading your post about blogging this year because it put a lot of my feelings about blogging into words. I agree with a lot of what you said about the care-free writing style and the freedom that we were able to experience while writing blog posts. As I was reading your post, it reminded me of my own metacognition about blogging this year because I talked about a few of the same things as you did, such as blogging around and how I found it really interesting to read other peoples' blogs as well as my own blogs from earlier in the year. Great post :]
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