Guide to Blogging

Bog posts should be a substantive 500 – 600 words. No less than 500 words.

Each entry should be thoughtful, focus on the film(s) screened in class and integrate readings/class discussions (by citing the readings on Canvas or lecture). Be representative of the topics for each week. Essentially this is your film journal for the semester.

Blog posts are due Fridays by 9pm each week.

You’re writing for a blog, which is a specific style of writing. Remember that you’re writing in public. Your primary audience is your classmates, but also any member of the public that might like to participate in the discussion. Be sure to use paragraphs, proper grammar, spelling, etc.

Give the post an interesting, descriptive title. Invite us into your post. The most successful posts will include links to related materials, interactive links, videos, gifs, images, marketing material, etc. – that’s what the web is all about!

HOW-TO

Once you’ve accepted the author invitation for the blog, you’ll be able to post. Go to WORDPRESS LOGIN (https://wordpress.com/log-in/) and log in. Once inside, you should see the “My Sites” link in the top left corner. Choose our blog, click “Posts” and “Add New” in the left hand side bar. That’s it. Start posting 🙂

Each blog is worth a maximum of 3 points.

Here is a tutorial to familiarize yourself with the BLOCK EDITOR which is HOW you will compose your posts.