Homework for Week 02.19.07

Due Date: 02.25.07

1) Section 01 & 10: Each of you will be assigned a blog from Fimoculous' "Best Blogs of 2006 that (Maybe) You aren't Reading." Analyze the site, asking yourself "How is this blog composed?" & "What types of conventions & components does the blog utilize?" You should consider both content & form. Afterwards, consider how the blog you were assigned differs from your own blog. How can you incorporate those differences into your own site? (Remember: 500 words & 1 hyperlink) Below are the site assignments:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/

Section 01: Algarni, Yusuf; Altman, Martha

Section 10: Acosta, Jose; Alkayam, Ronit

http://we-make-money-not-art.com

Section 01: Alwazna, Ahmad; Brake, Michelle

Section 10: Benton, Elizabeth; Bos, Nathan

http://www.futureofthebook.org/blog/
Section 01: Bui, Nancy; Chavez, Jennifer

Section 10: Deng, Aaron; Kim, David

http://www.historyofthebutton.com/

Section 01: Dominguez, Donielle; Fisher, Analisa

Section 10: Kissell, Chelsea; Le, Nga

http://blogs.citypages.com/corpus/

Section 01: Forrester, Christopher; Gebreyesus, Wogahta

Section 10: Lopez, Jordan; Marquez, Genevieve

http://blogs.usatoday.com/popcandy

Section 01: Houck, Hannah; Josette, Molly

Section 10: Moran, Ed; Mount, Amanda

http://stereogum.com/

Section 01: Krier, Rachel; Lama, Tsering

Section 10: Palissa, Anna; Ters, Anna

http://screens.blogs.nytimes.com/

Section 01: Mahmood, Sophia; Martinez, Jacqueline

Section 10: Tian, Lu; Tran, Jonathan

http://www.makezine.com/blog/

Section 01: Mohammed, Issah; Petit, Bridgette

Section 10: Tucker, Brady; Xie, Jiarui

http://starbucksgossip.typepad.com/

Section 01: Redig, Korin; Rodarte, Graciela

Section 10: Yllescas, Jackie; Jordan, Chadwick

http://web.ncf.ca/ek867/wood_s_lot.html

Section 01: Wallace, Kiah; Wang, Fu; Vogt, Breanna

2) Select an image on-line that you find interesting, unique, or aesthetically compelling. Incorporate that image into a blog post & write a fictitious 250 word caption for the image. DO NOT use any portion of an existing caption for the image. DO NOT research the image or its context. The caption you generate should derive solely from your observation of & reflection on the image itself. Click here for techniques & guidelines on writing a caption. Obviously, 250 words is longer than most traditional captions, so slavish adherence to the guidelines on the site is not mandatory.

While you may choose any image on the web you want (no pornography, please), here are some sites with images that may be helpful if you are having a difficult time selecting and image: 1, 2, 3, & 4.

3) Write 4 100 word comments on 4 other students' posts. 1 post should be for another student who evaluated the same blog as you & a second comment should be for another student's evaluation of a blog you did not write on. The other 2 comments can be for any other posts you desire.

IMPORTANT: The post below contains this week's reading assignments. Please, download & read the appropriate files if you already have not.