Text Type: Blog (Entry) : Blogs
Text Type: Blog (Entry) : Blogs
Text Type: Blog (Entry) : Blogs
Wide Web; they are updated frequently and everybody can contribute to them by posting an entry,
commenting on previous entries, …
Function: to express one’s own opinion/thoughts on a topic, a newspaper article, a book, film, TV
show, …
STRUCTURE LANGUAGE TO BE AVOIDED
Depends largely on the input text and The aim is to write a clear and Do not
the task; comprehensible text which is • be rude or
but the text should interesting and conversational offensive
• be written with a specific audience Dos: • use swear words
in mind • Use first and second person • post texts which
• be informative and clear in pronouns (“I, you”) to make the are unkind or
language and content entry personal uncomplimentary;
• contain complete thoughts which • Use conjunctions to improve the be especially
the reader can follow easily flow of statements and make careful with topics
• be structured and divided into reading more interesting like sex, age, race,
clear paragraphs with a topic religion, nationality
sentence in each paragraph • Use vivid words, expressions,
modifiers (and images) • use jargon or
• begin with the most important
thought or idea the blogger wants Register: varies depending on confusing
to present his audience the input text and the task ; abbreviations
• capture and maintain the readers’ frequently informal/colloquial • bend grammar
interest and attention throughout and/or punctuation
the entry rules so that the
• end with a conclusion that invites entry is insulting or
further comments or reactions hard to follow
from other bloggers • switch tenses
without good
reason
• overload the text
with complex
structures; clauses
involving
participles with
their own subject1
and non-defining
relative clauses,
for example should
be used sparingly
• waffle
• copy from the input
text or include
lengthy and
unnecessary
quotes (plagiarise)
1
e.g. “The weather being rather wet, we decided to stay at home.” It might be better to write “We
decided to stay at home because the weather was wet.”