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Assignment: Critical Thinking for Analyzing Blogs
Getting Started
Is blogging a popular way of communicating information today? Absolutely! Worldwide, over 2.5 billion blog posts are published each year. If you break that down per day, it is 6,912,000 blog posts. You can see these statistics live at Internet Live Stats(new tab).
Blogging is public writing and your blogs become part of your digital footprint and that of your company or organization forever. In this activity, you will analyze a blog much like you did a scholarly article. As you consider how a blog is used, where it is posted, and who reads it, think critically about the digital footprint the blogger is leaving.
Upon successful completion of this assignment, you will be able to:
Apply a critical thinking model to analyze a blog.
Background Information
Kyle Byers, a popular blogger, provides a summary of interesting statistics regarding blogs, particularly how they are used in business. Scroll through his blog to learn more. Scroll through his blog(new tab) to learn more.
Instructions
1. Review the rubric to make sure you understand the criteria for earning your grade.
2. Read Moxleys (2021) Blogging(new tab) article in Writing Commons.
3. Locate three industry blogs related to your topic of interest. If you need help getting started, see this Industry Blogs List(Word document) for suggestions.
4. Create an APA reference for each blog and organize your analysis in a logical format for each of the three blogs.
5. Write a brief analysis of the style and design of each blog by answering the following questions:
1. What is the writing style like on the blog casual, formal, academic?
2. Regarding the blog content, what one thing did the author do well? And what one thing could they do to improve the content? Provide adequate support for your response.
3. What images and multimedia are being used?
4. How has the text been formatted to make it easier to read are there headings, bullet points, or colors?
5. What other elements of the blog design do you notice as strengths or weaknesses?
6. Write a brief analysis of the content in each blog using the Critical Thinking model outlined in The Miniature Guide to Critical Thinking Concepts and Tools. This is the model discussed in the Introduction and Elements of Thinking chapter.
7. Submit your assignment by the end of the workshop.
RUBRIC |
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Excellent Quality 95-100%
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Introduction
45-41 points The background and significance of the problem and a clear statement of the research purpose is provided. The search history is mentioned. |
Literature Support 91-84 points The background and significance of the problem and a clear statement of the research purpose is provided. The search history is mentioned. |
Methodology 58-53 points Content is well-organized with headings for each slide and bulleted lists to group related material as needed. Use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. to enhance readability and presentation content is excellent. Length requirements of 10 slides/pages or less is met. |
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Average Score 50-85% |
40-38 points More depth/detail for the background and significance is needed, or the research detail is not clear. No search history information is provided. |
83-76 points Review of relevant theoretical literature is evident, but there is little integration of studies into concepts related to problem. Review is partially focused and organized. Supporting and opposing research are included. Summary of information presented is included. Conclusion may not contain a biblical integration. |
52-49 points Content is somewhat organized, but no structure is apparent. The use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. is occasionally detracting to the presentation content. Length requirements may not be met. |
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Poor Quality 0-45% |
37-1 points The background and/or significance are missing. No search history information is provided. |
75-1 points Review of relevant theoretical literature is evident, but there is no integration of studies into concepts related to problem. Review is partially focused and organized. Supporting and opposing research are not included in the summary of information presented. Conclusion does not contain a biblical integration. |
48-1 points There is no clear or logical organizational structure. No logical sequence is apparent. The use of font, color, graphics, effects etc. is often detracting to the presentation content. Length requirements may not be met |
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Critical Thinking for Analyzing Blogs