Interaktives Material (Komplette Einheit - Schülermaterial)

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Topics:

• Culture, different generations, education, entertainment, environment, fashion, food, growing up, hobbies, music, news, parents, politics, religion, sports, stereotypes, study, travel,…
• Different purposes: e.g. informing,  complaining, persuading your followers, sharing experiences, …

Structure:

Title:

• Catchy“ title to attract the readers’ interest (for example numbers: “four ways to…“; “The ten most important reasons for…“ or provocative questions: “Do you really believe in…?“)
• Your name, the publishing date.

Introduction:

• Try to attract the readers’ interest, for example with an intriguing opening sentence, an initial paradox, a controversy, an anecdote, an amusing story, provocative questions, …

• Make clear why your issue is important, focusing on the purpose your blog entry should serve.

Main body:

• It should capture and maintain the readers’ interests.
• It should contain a clear position and perspective and be supported by credible evidence:It should contain complete thoughts which the reader can follow easily.
  • Give well-founded arguments and convincing reasons.
  • Give examples and refer to important facts to back up your arguments.
  • Refer to counterarguments and show that you can refute them.
  • Make sure you convey your opinion in a convincing way.
• The text should be structured and divided into clear paragraphs with an organized logic (between paragraphs and within paragraphs)

Conclusion, salutation and CTA (call to action)

• Sum up your position and your main arguments. Do not, however, use the same phrases again.
• You can also give an outlook for the future, call your readers to action, or invite them to comment on your ideas, for example: Follow me. // Sign up. // Subscribe. // Learn more. //   Join us. //…; I‘d be quite interested in your opinion on the issue, post your comment!

Language:

• Formal, semi-formal or informal, depending on the purpose and audience.
• The tone (humoristic, sarcastic, etc.) depends on your audience and purpose.
• In informal blog entries use the first person to address your readers personally.
• Write clear sentences. Use linking words, but be careful with lengthy sentences:
• Unlike German, English tends to use shorter sentences.
• Follow a clear and logical structure and use paragraphs.
• Use vocabulary that is appropriate for your target group and purpose.
• Do not be rude or offensive
• Do not use slang or confusing abbreviations

Sources:

• Bildungsserver Berlin-Brandenburg (2018):

Materialien zum selbstständigen standardorientierten Lernen in der gymnasialen Oberstufe im Fach Englisch – Text production:

https://bildungsserver.berlin-brandenburg.de/fileadmin/bbb/unterricht/unterrichtsentwicklung/Individualisierung_des_Lernens/text_production_sek_II_web.pdf

• Bildungsserver Hamburg / Bildungsserver Niedersachsen / Uni Leipzig:

Hinweise für Schülerinnen und Schüler sowie Lehrkräfte zur Textsorte blog im schulischen Kontext im Aufgabenteil Sprachmittlung:

https://www.hamburg.de/contentblob/4410374/fc04a48e0d469194c9fcca20220289e6/data/musteraufgabe-5-hinweis.pdf

http://www.nibis.de/nli1/gohrgs/13_zentralabitur/zentralabitur_2016/20141017MusteraufgabenEN.pdf

https://www.philol.uni-leipzig.de/fileadmin/Fakult%C3%A4t_Philo/Anglistik/Abteilungen/Fachdidaktik/Dokumente/2014_10_Englisch_Muster.pdf

• Cornelsen:

Context (2022): S.300ff.

• Hamilton College:

https://www.hamilton.edu/academics/centers/writing/writing-resources/writing-academic-blogs

• Österreichischer Bundesverlag Schulbuch GmbH & Co. KG:

Prime Time 5 + Prime Time 6 (2017): Beiblatt.