Blog Reflection

Using a blog to channel my ELA writing has been a blissful experience for me this year. I personally believe that doing assignments online is much more efficient and helpful than traditional techniques. I also believe that I learn and perform better online. This steams from my generation's dependency to technology that some people view as harmful but in my opinion is vital to the growth and improvement of our society. For instance, writing online is much quicker and efficient than scribbling thoughts in a notebook. When you write online, you also have the rest of the world right at your fingertips that can improve your writing, including important tools such as a dictionary or an online encyclopedia. However, writing online can also have negative effects on your quality of writing. For instance, your computer or tab can suddenly/accidentally close and cause you to lose your work. This has happened many times to me before for assignments varying from blogging to typing lab reports. Also, you can get more distracted writing online. Just as an online dictionary can be available a click away, so can distractions like Facebook and tumblr. can. However, in spite of these downfalls, I still strongly believe that online writing is much better than traditional assignments. To add on, blogging for ELA has inspired me to start my own tumblr. blog. I hope to write about many social problems involving women like misogyny and reproductive rights on it to raise more awareness and bring justice to these issues.

Keeping a blog for writing in the 8th grade has improved my literary and computing skills in many great ways. It has also helped me learn from my peers and evaluate their writing as well. I hope to have more assignments like this in the future and eventually grow into an even better writer, a critic, a thinker.