Lesson 3.8- Creating a Blog

Which blog is most likely intended to inform readers?

• a blog asking people to volunteer at a school fundraiser

• a blog explaining how to build a skateboard ramp

• a blog arguing for a new community theater

• a blog describing the funny actions of a pet parrot

Community members, friends, and neighbors, please mark your calendars. This Saturday at 8:00 p.m., city council members are holding an open meeting in the high school auditorium to discuss plans for a new sports park. The park will be built on the west side of town, facing Bass Lake. This area is a popular nesting ground for the Lucy’s warbler, a threatened bird species. Removing trees and changing the landscape of this area will destroy the warblers’ habitat. We must make our voices heard and do what we can to protect these lovely, rare birds.

What is the primary purpose of this blog?

• to inform people about the new sports park

• to entertain people with details about the warbler

• to persuade people to protect the warbler

• to convince people to support the city council

Community members, friends, and neighbors, please mark your calendars. This Saturday at 8:00 p.m., city council members are holding an open meeting in the high school auditorium to discuss plans for a new sports park. The park will be built on the west side of town, facing Bass Lake. This area is a popular nesting ground for the Lucy’s warbler, a threatened bird species. Removing trees and changing the landscape of this area will destroy the warblers’ habitat. We must make our voices heard and do what we can to protect these lovely, rare birds.

Which statement about this blog is true?

• Its primary purpose is to inform; its secondary purpose is to persuade.

• Its primary purpose is to entertain; its secondary purpose is to inform.

• Its primary purpose it to entertain; its secondary purpose is to persuade.

• Its primary purpose is to persuade; its secondary purpose is to inform.

A reader can tell that a blog’s purpose is to support a viewpoint if it includes

• a claim and a counterclaim.

• information about a topic.

• directions for doing something.

• funny and interesting stories.

Which website most likely provides reliable information about climate change?

• http://www.climatestudies.com/

• http://www.earthchanges.org/

• http://www.climatechange.wiki/

• http://www.careforearth.blog.com/

Which website is least likely to provide reliable information about rainforests in Costa Rica?

• http://www.rainstudies.edu/

• http://www.CRforest.org/

• http://www.rainforests.com/

• http://www.costarica.gov/

Which source is least likely to provide reliable information about rainforests in Costa Rica?

• an Internet article written by a college professor

• an entry included in an online encyclopedia

• a web page created by a government agency

• a message board included in a personal blog

Which source is most likely to provide reliable information about climate change?

• an online article from The Washington Post

  
  

• an online article from Nancy’s Blog

• a student essay from a middle school website

• a comments page on a university library website

Which source for research about water pollution is least likely to contain reliable information?

• a government website

• a personal website

• a newspaper website

• a university website

Someone who wants to write a blog about water pollution should research

• information from other people’s blogs.

• quiz and poll results from a personal website.

• facts and statistics from as state's website.

• online comments about a newspaper article.