This is the penultimate (second last) week of the Student Blogging Challenge!
This week we’re putting together all the things we’ve learned throughout the challenge to make a high-quality post!
I’d love to use some examples of high-quality student posts for an upcoming blog post on TheEdublogger.com!
Week Eight Recap
Last week we had some students publish excellent posts about the world and travel.
You can find them all here .
Let’s take a look at just some of the fantastic work we spotted last week:
- Stu used Google Tour Creator to show us around his town in the USA.
- Claire used Google Tour Builder to make a tour of North Carolina in the USA.
- Adrienne told us about her fabulous trip to Costa Rica (great use of her own photos!).
- Annelise did some research into Guatemala.
- Eshaan shared some creative poems about the French Riviera.
- “Sarah Gold” and “Jodie Bloom” worked together on a slideshow about their (separate) family trips to London.
- Hay included lots of pictures in her post about her dream destinations.
- Emily from Australia wrote an expressive post about all aspects of travel.
- You can view more great work on our 2019Â Student Blogging Challenge Flipboard.
Results Of Our Celebrations Poll
Remember two weeks ago we ran a poll to see which holidays our STUBC participants celebrate? We had 365 responses.
Here are the most popular responses in percentages. If you notice anything interesting about the data, feel free to leave a comment on this post.
Other responses included birthdays, Eid, 4th of July, Ramadan, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, and Vaisakhi.
Tip: Mrs. Morris made the chart above by entering the survey data into a free online tool called BEAM. It’s handy!
Time to begin this week’s topic…
What Makes A Quality Blog Post?
I hope you’ve learned a lot throughout the Student Blogging Challenge! Perhaps if you look back to your posts from a few weeks ago you can see that you’ve improved.
This week we’re going to try to put together everything we know about creating a quality blog post.
Let’s go over some of the essential ingredients of a quality blog post. You might have your own ideas too!
You’re welcome to add this poster to your blog.
Week Nine Tasks
This week there are just two tasks. Complete one or both depending on how much time you have.
Our graphic summarises the tasks and I will explain them in more detail below.
Task 1: Write a quality post on a free choice topic
Use the ideas in the graphic above about what makes a quality blog post (as well as your own ideas) to create a fantastic blog post.
Make sure you proofread it really well and try to make it your best post yet!
You can write about anything you like! If you’re stuck for ideas, why not try:
- A happy memory
- If you had three wishes…
- Your pet (or a pet you wish you had)
- Your hobby
- Your dreams for the future
- Things others wouldn’t know about you
Task 2: Recommend a blog
Have you come across a great blog during the Student Blogging Challenge? (Preferably from someone who isn’t in your class).
Write a post about that blog and tell us what makes it special. Include links to a couple of posts they have written.
Add a screenshot of their blog (remember a quality blog post includes a visual!).
When you’ve published your post, leave a comment on their blog to say you have written a post about them.
Examples:
Visit Others
Don’t forget to try to visit a couple of other bloggers once you’ve published your own post. Making connections is the best part of the Student Blogging Challenge!