Tips for Student Blogs
Ideas
- Include more research.
- Share more details/thoughts.
- Be respectful, responsible, and safe in everything you post.
- Put two spaces after every period at the end of sentences.
- Put one space after commas.
- End sentences with periods, question marks, or exclamation points, not commas.
- Use commas to show pauses, including after interjections and introductory clauses.
- Capitalize the pronoun “I” (alone, or in I’m, I’ll, I’ve, and I’d).
- Capitalize holidays and names of specific people and places, including cities.
- Start sentences with capital letters.
- Use quality grammar.
- Avoid overusing same words.
- Use “or” to show choice, “but” to show contrast, or “and” to join.
- Choose precise language.
- Develop an introduction sentence to catch the reader’s attention.
- Wrap up the writing with a quality concluding sentence.