Final Blog Reflection

The blog that I'll be reflecting upon is one of my recent blog posts I uploaded. (Here)

The quote I chose for my blog is one of the points FitzGerald made about the education. It was "it takes the joy and passion out of teaching and education." I used this quote for my post because it's one of the many points he made to convince others while he was giving out his speech. Using a short quote utilizes the reader to be further engaged in my post keeps them from getting bored. The use of a short quote also provides first-hand experience with the article and the whole conversation. Using a quote allowed a more thoughtful analysis for the writer and a more engaging read for the audience because it brings together the text and the post in one. Short quotes provide a more engaging read for the reader by providing straight from the article so that way, the reader knows what's going on.

The diction and syntax I used were medium sentences and anaphora. Diction and syntax help improve my posts because it gives much more of an educated vibe in my posts. Using diction and syntax also provides a more engaging read for the reader. An example of a medium sentence I used is "Democratic Ed FitzGerald thinks that standardized tests is what holds the students from going into the next grade. He doesn't want to cancel the tests, but only delay them for students to be more prepared for such a high-stake test." This pair of medium sentences helps me get my information through to the readers. The sentence isn't too short but it also isn't too long so that the reader would be bored. An example of anaphora I used is " Summer is approaching, tests need to be taken, last minute work needs to get done. These are some of the things that can be prevented if children are more prepared with their learning. Summer is approaching and for the most part, kids are procrastinating. Summer is approaching and all kids want to do is get out of school." This use of anaphora stresses that the end of the school year is where it all happens.

The specific technology I used was to utilize an article from the Cincinnati Enquirer's website. Instead of using a book, I talk about a topic that's actually happening. I'm using a modern-day event to capture the moment of what's happening outside of school. The benefit of finding my sources online is that it saves time from looking in a book and you can just look up stuff and get the answers to it in about 30 seconds. This technology helps involve further thought to the reader because the reader is brought upon a connection with technology from the Cincinnati Enquirer.