Personal Blogs

What is a blog?

• A fictional narrative

• An online journal

• A news website

• A speech

A blog is typically written in...

• First person

• Second person

• Third person objective

• Third person omniscient

Fill in the gap: Blogs are effective means to share thoughts to a _______ audience.

• Specific

• Wider

• Small

• Direct

How is a blog different to a diary?

• A blog shares personal thoughts

• A blog shares experiences

• A blog is written in first person

• A blog is shared to a large audience

Two writing styles for blogs are....

• Narrative and Journal

• Thesis and Essay

• Essay and Journal

• Narrative and Thesis

A thesis style blog focuses on....

• A series of events

• An argument and counter-argument

• Thoughts and opinions

• People and places

A narrative-drivern blog focuses on...

• Thoughts and opinions

• Debates

• Sensitive topics and issues

• A series of events written chronologically.

What does 'register' mean?

• When you take attendance at the beginning of class.

• The vocabulary that a person uses

• The way a speaker uses language differently in different circumstances.

• How a person organises their speech

Fill in the gaps: You must remember to use a tone/register appropriate to the __________ and ____________.

• Style/audience

• Subject/style

• Subject/audience

• Structure/style

You can be informal and use colloquialisms in a personal blog.

• True

• False