Today, because Dr. K is unable to attend class, I would like you to begin working on that blog project by identifying an issue you wish to more deeply investigate (either a section of the literature, an issue, or an aspect of the author’s life).
I. Now, rename your blog after the topic of your research. To do this, please follow these directions:
Sign on to your blog.
Open the Dashboard.
Go to “Settings.” (You will find it in the list on the left side, near the bottom).
Choose “General.”
After opening “General,” change the “Site Title” and “Tagline” of your blog. (This will NOT change the address.) Save changes.
II. Begin editing your blog.
On the homepage, as a “post,” you should have the introduction to your blog. Tell what your project will be about and a little about how you will organize the blog.
III. Establish some pages and subpages that have to do with your project.
These pages will consist of subtopics, and a Works Cited Page. The pages will serve as a structure for your blog project, breaking down various aspects of your topic into subtopics. As you fill in the information for these subtopics, please make sure you cite your sources in MLA style, and that you enter the sources that you cited onto the “Works Cited” page in alphabetical order.
III. Create “links” for your blog.
If you want to keep track of the pages that you are using in your blog, one easy way to do this is to create “links.”
Go to the dashboard.
Find “links.”
Click on “All Links” and delete any links you don’t want by checking the boxes next to the links then going to the top of the list to the “bulk actions” pull-down menu and choosing “delete” and then “apply.”
Now click “Link Categories” and make categories for your links. On my example lit blog, http://examplelitblog.wordpress.com I used the link category “Poet Websites” (so far . . . I’m still working! I can add more later!).
Today, because Dr. K is unable to attend class, I would like you to begin working on that blog project by identifying an issue you wish to more deeply investigate (either a section of the literature, an issue, or an aspect of the author’s life).
I. Now, rename your blog after the topic of your research. To do this, please follow these directions:
II. Begin editing your blog.
On the homepage, as a “post,” you should have the introduction to your blog. Tell what your project will be about and a little about how you will organize the blog.
III. Establish some pages and subpages that have to do with your project.
These pages will consist of subtopics, and a Works Cited Page. The pages will serve as a structure for your blog project, breaking down various aspects of your topic into subtopics. As you fill in the information for these subtopics, please make sure you cite your sources in MLA style, and that you enter the sources that you cited onto the “Works Cited” page in alphabetical order.
III. Create “links” for your blog.
If you want to keep track of the pages that you are using in your blog, one easy way to do this is to create “links.”