Chapter 3: The Moves of Argument in Web-based Text

In this chapter we deconstruct the characteristics of blog posts.

What does this type of digital argument look like in practice?
What constitutes a claim, evidence, warrant, and attention to rebuttal in this form of argument?

What is a blog?

Links to articles and resources mentioned in Chapter 3:

Hicks's Crafting Digital Writing Companion Page
Sean Mcleod's edublogger blog, Dangerously Irrelevant - Technology, Leadership, and the Future of Schools
Media Education Lab, a companion website to Hobbs' Copyright Clarity - How Fair Use Promotes Digital Learning

For more resources on teaching digital writing, please check out Troy's blog "Digital Writing, Digital Teaching" and resources on his wiki page. Additionally, check out the companion wiki for the books The Digital Writing Workshop and Crafting Digital Writing. For resources on Connected Reading, check out the companion wiki for the book Connected Reading: Teaching Adolescent Readers in a Digital World.