Section 1: Which parts where helpful?
- The thesis statement section of this reading was unneeded, however, if you apply the same guidelines to the title/ headline that you need in blogging, then it becomes relevant. The reading says that your "thesis" should be specific and purposeful, which is what your title should be, and also interesting or no one will want to read it.
- The PIE section is very helpful. PIE stands for Point, Illustration, Explanation. This is how you should structure your paragraphs and it is especially true with blogging. People want information fast and then can read in if they want more.
- People click on blogs in order to get information, and so if you promise information and don't deliver, you won't get many more viewers. So meeting the expectations of the audience, like the audience expects and the reading highlights, is huge.
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Section 2: Which parts are useless?
- The use of a traditional thesis statement is unneeded and infant doesn't really ever come up in blogging. So you do not need to pay attention because your purpose is delivering information, not creating an argument.
- The amount of content per page is subjective. If the particular topic you are covering can be summarized quickly, then do that. It makes it a lot more reader friendly.
- The revision section of the reading is so driven towards essays that it is hard to find a strategy to apply to blogging. For example, scrambling up your paragraphs doesn't work in blogging, especially in QRG's because your paragraphs are already scrambled. So this is an unhelpful part.
Reflection:
I read Nick and Morgan's blogs and here is what I noticed. The main difference between our views is that they both considered the PIE format to be un-helpful and I considered it to be helpful. I though it was a good idea because of the way it gets information across quickly. However they argued that it was unhelpful and you could get information across better. Everyone has their own opinion I guess
Dylan, I agree with your view that a QRG should contain information and not much else. To inform readers on a subject rather than getting into much depth about opinions. The only thing I do not agree with is use of the PIE format; I do not find this format very useful for a QRG in that for many topics within a subject, a point may or may not be given, while an illustration is also never needed unless the topic is that confusing, and of course almost always an explanation is needed (what would a QRG be without one). Overall, I see your standpoint on what our textbook says and agree for the most part about what you've stated. Great Job.
ReplyDeleteDylan, I agree with your view that a QRG should contain information and not much else. To inform readers on a subject rather than getting into much depth about opinions. The only thing I do not agree with is use of the PIE format; I do not find this format very useful for a QRG in that for many topics within a subject, a point may or may not be given, while an illustration is also never needed unless the topic is that confusing, and of course almost always an explanation is needed (what would a QRG be without one). Overall, I see your standpoint on what our textbook says and agree for the most part about what you've stated. Great Job.
ReplyDeleteHi Dylan!
ReplyDeleteReading your post was very interesting to me because I feel as if we have completely different ideas. I actually though the thesis was one of the most important parts of the reading because it could be universally applied. I also thought the PIE was not as important. Your post was definitely nice to see how people view things differently!