Reflection on the blogging this semester.

This semester in our English Composition 122, we had to write blogs throughout the entire semester. The blogs were essentially stepping stones, where we applied ideas and concepts in a small way to what we were working on in our class. Each blog had something to do with a larger writing assignment, and they were equally helpful in applying the idea or concept. At first, I found the blogs to be ‘busy work’, but as I moved through the semester, I found them to be helpful, like they were a pseudo first draft. Personally, I hate writing multiple drafts, so I edit constantly as I write any assignment. Having to write these blogs has made me think deeper about the topic/idea/theme, and has helped increase the effectiveness of my writing.         

            When I went to write my final paper, I was able to pull not only from my previous three papers, but I was also able to pull from each of my blogs. In fact, I used some of the sources that I referenced in my blogs, and put those into my paper, because I felt like it added value to the message that I was trying to convey. I think that the best blog that I wrote was my blog on evaluating editorial articles. Previously, I hadn’t thought about editorial articles as a different branch of writing, but after learning about it, I might even consider that as something that I might like to do for a living. They are very brief, but also informative. In the ‘instant- gratification’ society that we live in today, getting a message across quickly is imperative, otherwise you run the risk of losing a bigger audience. The editorial article that I found was great, in fact I referenced it in my paper, and used it as a source.

            I would say that I probably wouldn’t want to add my BlogSpot to my resume, because I feel like it is almost too informal. If I wanted to display my work, I would probably choose some of my other research and argumentative papers to display my capabilities. I think that the blogs were a good idea, and I would recommend others to try and do the same when they are attempting to write papers for school or something similar. They help with brainstorming, especially when someone like myself doesn’t like to write multiple drafts.