Week 2 Blog Reviews

Ashley:

I really enjoyed reading your post about the differences between an online and regular course. The way that you opened up the post with a short, vivid, and very poignant anecdote was great. It really pulls the reader in and sets a good tone for the rest of the piece. The quotes from the text that you selected supported your arguments very well, and did not appear to be out of place in the least as quotes sometimes do. I thought it was very well done!

The blog pertaining to the relationship between God and morality was also an interesting read. Again, the support that you pulled from the readings was very appropriate and well placed. I thought that the conclusions that you drew from some of the readings’ information were thought probing, and they show how much time you spent actually pondering the question. If I had to pick something to critique you one there were a few very minor grammatical errors (I always have tons in mine), but they certainly did not take away from the strength of your argument. Great job!

Brittany:

The title of your post about online and regular, lecture courses was really clever. It was really nice that you put so many of your own thoughts and experiences into the post. However, I think that you could have made your argument a bit stronger if you had made references to the readings and used quotes. Your post was a little short, but you did get across a good deal of information in that smaller space. I can tell that you put a good deal of thought into your post. Well done!

You put a nice personal spin into you post about God and Morality. My only critiques are that it would have been nice to see some strong quotes from the readings in your post as well as a bit more writing. I know that it’s tough when we have such a specific question, but if you can try to switch up some of your vocabulary a bit more. It can really help jazz up a sentence. Nice job!

Deirdre:

Your blog about in-person versus online classes was a great read. I especially liked the parallel that you drew between meeting people in a class and moving to a new town, it painted a very clear picture. Alluding to Kenneth Garrett’s piece also helped illustrate you point, but it may been even more powerful if you would have used an actual quote. Drawing on your own life experiences throughout the post also helped strengthen your argument. Wonderful work!

“Good versus Bad” was well constructed as well. Your use of personal experience again gave your post a great deal of credibility. I think that it was great that you incorporated a quote from the readings into your writing, but I think that you mean to say that “The Gallup Poll showed that 81% of Americans consider themselves Christian.” Overall, your post was very well thought-out and strong.