Check out these blogs. What is their purpose and audience? Is the language formal or informal? How do you know? How does the style of the posts (including the language) match the purpose and audience?
1. http://thatshowitalk.blogspot.com/ - created by me last year for the language investigation project. Notice the links to student blogs on the left.
2. http://www.thisblogrules.com/ - strange news and unusual sights, including some interesting art.
3. http://phoebedearone.blogspot.com/ - created by me about my daughter.
4. http://teenadvice.about.com/b/ - teen advice.
5. http://agreencitygirl.com/ - created by a friend of Ms. Shakir's.
6. http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/ - music reviews.
7. http://halfshellvenus.blogspot.com/ - Molly's independent reading blog for AP Language.
8. http://music.msn.com/superfans/heavy-metal/blog/ - heavy metal fan blog.
9. http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/blog/ - CNN news blog.
10. http://purehip-hop.blogspot.com/ - hip-hop blog.
11. http://www.youthradio.org/in-other-words - Youth Radio blog with multiple authors.
12. http://advancedtheory.blogspot.com/ - created by a friend of mine about a music theory he and my husband devised when they were in college.
Are there any blogs that you read or have read? Are there any blogs on your investigation topic?
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