Blogger - Create a List Post - Use Hissie's Janice Joplin Model
… So I can love, love, love him, I tell myself
Well, I'm gonna try, just a little bit harder
So I can't give, give, give, give him to nobody else.
Well, I've been waiting for such a long time…
-- Janis Joplin "Try (just a little bit harder)"
Estimados Estudiantes,
Today I ask you to add a link post to your blog.
What’s a link post?
What? You write a post that provides links to other blogs.
Why?
- You provide something interesting to your readers – they will want to come back and see what you have to say.
- Your links will help build your credibility – I mean, you know You are sharing something cool.
- Linking out will help you connect with other bloggers – You link with them. They link with you. Here is your opportunity to grow your blog!
Here is what I suggest:
I. Begin with Top Five List
* Lists look neat
* Lists are easy to read
* Lists can help you build your content
Here are some examples from my last class:
* 5 new make-up techniques
* 5 of the strongest female characters in recent film history
* 5 best Chinese restaurants in Mexicali
Here is what I would do if I was in this class:
* I would go to my Discussion Board Assignment - Research Questions and Answers
* Here you've already found interesting information that would make for a great Link Post.
* You could ask the questions; then, provide the answers. That would look great!
Below, I practiced with Janis Joplin. I started it like this:
Top Five Things You Should Know about Janis Joplin
- Janis was bullied as a teenager.
- Her music was influenced by black blues singers
- In 1967, Janis broke through with Big Brother and the Holding Company – she became known as the Queen of Psychedelic Soul.
- Janis died of a heroin overdose at age 27
- Newly released documentary “Little Girl Blue” tells the story of her life.
II. Write a brief commentary/opinion for each new item – 40 words.
For example:
- Janis was bullied as a teenager – In the fifties and sixties there was so much pressure to look the same and act the same, but Janis was different. She wore her hair longer and her clothes darker. I don’t think anyone knew what a hippie was back then, but Janis considered herself a beatnik. The “beats” rejected conformity. So did Janis. She loved to paint and sing. The other kids in her all-white school didn’t like her attitude. They hated anyone who didn’t act like they did. They called her by the N-word.
III. Insert an interesting image to begin each item on your list. Link to another blog or website at the end.
- Janis was bullied as a teenager – In the fifties and sixties there was so much pressure to look the same and act the same, but Janis was different. She wore her hair longer and her clothes darker. I don’t think anyone knew what a hippie was back then, but Janis considered herself a beatnik. The “beats” rejected conformity. So did Janis. She loved to paint and sing. The other kids in her all-white school didn’t like her attitude. They hated anyone who didn’t act like they did. They called her by the N-word.
To read more about her struggles, click on "Janice Joplin Was Haunted by Self-Doubt" Links to an external site.
2. Her music was influenced by black blues singers - In class, she often spoke up for integration of black and white children in public schools. In the sixties - before Martin Luther King - her teachers and classmates in Texas just didn't want to hear it. Music became very important for her sanity. She identified with the blues. She knew what it was like to feel sad and alone. On week-ends Janet would pile into a car with friends to hear black musicians like Bessie Smith, Odetta, and Lead Belly in Lousiana.
To find out more about black blues, click on Bessie Smith on Biography.com Links to an external site.
3. In 1967, Janis broke through with Big Brother and the Holding Company – she became known as the Queen of Psychedelic Soul. This came right about the time of the Summer of Love in San Francisco. Janis found herself right in the middle of her element. Hippies. Drugs. Music. She flew her "Freak Flag" with pride. In Big Brother and the Holding Company, she found herself a future. She had the bold voice to match the band's instrumental genius. They took the stage at the Monterey Pop Festival in June, and the world would never be the same.
To read more about Janis, Jimi, and the Grateful Dead, please click on "Summer of Love." Links to an external site.
4. Janis died of a heroin overdose at age 27 - On Youtube, you can see Janis appear with television talk-show host Dick Cavett shortly before her death She looked good, she laughed a lot, and she sang up a rock 'n' roll storm. After her death, Cavett said, "I think there were two Janises: There was the high school girl who desperately wanted acceptance and that character she created which was the tough-talking, tough drugging, drinking rock and roll star." Upon her death, she joined the famed 27 club. Janis, you left us way too soon...
To read more about Janis's overdose, please click on "The Day Janis Joplin Died." Links to an external site.
5. Newly released documentary “Little Girl Blue” tells the story of her life - We still can't get enough of her music. Her record Pearl came out after her death. It is still considered one of the greatest rock albums of all time. But, "Little Girl Blue" brings out more than the music. It shares a young woman's dream and ambition. Janis's bold, raw voice paved the way for future female rockers. She was the Love and Passion and Blues. You could hear it in every note of each heartbreaking song.
To read more about Janis's documentary, please click on "Janis: Little Girl Blue" Links to an external site.
This is going to be great. You will see.
Paz,
JL