Welcome to Writing II

Hi, and welcome to English 117's web page! This blog will serve as a forum for all types of thoughts and materials relevant to our coursework this semester. On the right is a sidebar where you'll find some links to online writing resources.

Since your contributions to this blog will be weekly (sometimes as a poster, sometimes as a commenter, according to the assignment schedule) this blog really will be what you make of it. You, of course, are welcome - and encouraged! - to post as frequently as you like. We are all authors of this blog, which means that you may add information, post links, make comments, etc., as long as you treat the blog and your fellow classmates respectfully.

Before our class meeting on Friday, please take this opportunity to familiarize yourself with the look of our class blog (especially if you've never been to blogspot.com before.) See if you can navigate the site, try voting in the poll, and keep a list of blog-related questions you think of as you browse. Also, take a look at a few other blogs. What makes a blog visually appealing? How is content organized? Can you determine the intended audience of a blog based on its design/content. Jot down any suggestions you can think of for our blog. If you're completely unfamiliar with the blogosphere and have no idea where to start, choose several from the list below:

http://postsecret.blogspot.com/
http://www.designobserver.com/
http://thisisindexed.com/
http://deadspin.com/
http://laughingsquid.com/
http://huffingtonpost.com
http://thesartorialist.blogspot.com/
http://www.slashfood.com/
http://zenhabits.net/
http://www.got2begreen.com/
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/
http://lifehacker.com/
http://www.slashfilm.com/
http://theresalduncan.typepad.com/
http://www.saidthegramophone.com/


Enjoy!

- EV