Welcome back. Today we will briefly look at the main parts of a blog entry (a post).
First, there is an opening or introduction. This has three parts: the attention grabber, a lesson (optional), and a quick overview of what’s coming.
The attention grabber is the first thing that people will read. It should, therefore, be something that will grab the reader's attention.
Examples of the attention grabber are:
“Alberto Fuguet is back.”
“Jesus was just a man”
“For those of you who thought Santiago was boring…think again”
“Now that I’m over 21, I can go crazy in Spain!”
“Jerusalem is the place with the most history in the world, that’s where I want to be”
“Who cares about castles and old military buildings, England is where the music is!”
A couple of bad examples of an attention grabber:
"I don't know why I'm writing this, but......"
"I hate this topic, but I'll write anyways..."
A lesson, meanwhile, is the "angle" of your blog entry. In other words, something that you can include that explicitly makes reference to what you want the reader to be aware of when they read your blog entry.
Examples of a lesson are:
“Life is not just about organized glory and fame, life is a sloppy adventure!
“Sometimes when you’re older and have more experience, you can enjoy new experiences all the more intensely”
“It doesn’t matter how much money you have or whether you’ve called the right tour company…. Discover the right places and you’ll have the time of your life in Santiago.”
“Your experience travelling to a new place will be determined by your interests, don’t just go with the crowd, find what you love.”
The lesson can go either at the beginning or at the end, it's up to you.
The overview or summary also goes in the introduction and this is basically all about giving the reader a glimpse of what your blog will include. It might be smart to include four main points here, points that you will expand later in the body of the blog entry.
Examples of the overview or the summary of the blog entry are:
“As a swimmer, I travelled all over the world, but I didn’t have any time to relax and to see the different sites, now I just might get a chance, of course, if they extend the semester, my dream might get crushed”
and….
“Everyone goes to England because they want to see castles and old junk. That’s not for me. I love England for its music. The best hard rock band in the world is from England and for a person who plays in seven bands, I need to visit this mecca. In England I would buy music and perhaps maybe even a guitar, or an amp. One day I hope my dream comes true.”
Second, there is the body of the blog entry. What does the body contain? Well, the body has four main points that are the heart of your blog entry. Notice that in the first example of the overview above there are clearly four main points:
a. I travelled all over the world as a swimmer.
b. I didn’t have time to relax.
c. Now I might get the chance after a finish the semester.
d. But if they extend the semester, maybe not.
So, you take these four main points and you expand them into sentences that hopefully are connected in a fluid way!
Third, there is a conclusion. Here you will say something that sums everything up and leaves the reader with a nice taste in their mouth. Here is an example:
“I’ve always hated castles and old junk, but I’ve always loved the music that comes out of England. That’s why I want to go there. Hopefully, my dream will come true and I can find all the things I don’t have access to here in Chile”
That’s it. Have fun.
Today’s blog topic has to do with the miners who were rescued yesterday from a mine near Copiapó.
Topic:
Now that the miners are free, what do you think they will do in the next couple of months?
Will they travel around the world, will they appear on television, will they get married?
What do you think they SHOULD do?
Also: focus on one miner in particular and mention something about what this miner will do and why?
First fill out the parts of the prep sheet as indicated, you will turn this in at the end of the period, then work on your blog. Good luck.
