Dustin Anderson Reading

2. "After studying the matter, Ms. Davidson concluded, 'Online blogs directed at peers exhibit fewer typographical and factual errors, less plagiarism, and generally better, more elegant and persuasive prose than classroom assignments by the same writers.'"

        Ms. Davidson came up with a pretty eye opening conclusion. She concluded that when one types for a blog that is for peers, one has less writing errors and no plagiarism.  This is saying that when students write for a blog they feel less obligated to say the right thing and are less pressured to write correctly. This leads to fewer errors in a paper and no plagiarism.  She also states that blog posts for peers are generally more elegant than a classroom paper.  She concludes that blogs allow students to generally be better writers than a classroom assignment or paper does. 

        I think that her findings are very interesting. I think it is true to say that when you are posting to your blog you are less likely to plagiarism because usually blogs are in your own words and are your own opinions. I also think that writing a blog creates fewer errors because it is a more laid back setting.  It is not as formal as an essay for writing class.  This allows students to come up with imaginative ideas and allows them to focus more on the ideas within the writing itself rather than the structure of the writing.   Ms. Davidson also stated the blogs are more elegant, this could be because they have a stylistic touch to them, such as, voice from the writer.  Using blogs that are shown to peers seems to have a positive impact on a student’s writing in the classroom and outside the classroom.  I think that blog writing is helpful to develop one's own thoughts and eventually help with writing essays for a class.