Read & Respond week 15 – Voting!

And here’s the last part of your final read & respond! You’ll be assessing your own work, based on the material you provided me. Based on the following examples, you’ll be voting (via this Google Forms ballot) on the following categories.

NOTE: If your name doesn’t have links, you need to provide them to me!

ALSO NOTE: You’re not expected to read all these links – you’ve already read a lot of your classmates’ work during reviews and commenting – just use them for reference!

Group Blog Awards

Note: You can’t vote for your own group unless otherwise indicated!

The Groups (group-selected posts are linked):

• Almost Heaven, Almost Green (post 1, post 2, post 3)
• Arts in Appalachia (post 1, post 2, post 3)
• My Reputation (post 1, post 2, post 3)
• The Morgantown Bender (post 1, post 2, post 3)

The Categories

1. Best Post on a Group Blog (can’t vote for your own post, but can vote for a post by your group)
2. Best Group Blog Headline
3. Most Improved Group Blog
4. Best Group Blog Overall
5. Best Use of Additional Content
6. Best Social Media Presence

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Personal Blog Awards

Note: You can’t vote for yourself!

The Personal Blogs (best posts provided by you)

• Gillian Brooks
  • What Exactly is Social Media Doing for My Mental Health 
  • Buzzfeed Works Backward
• Diandra Conwell
  • Instagrams “top five”
  • Finding your consumer
• Victoria Donatelli
  • Is the Keto diet the secret to weight loss?
• Patrick Downey
  • Backlash of Missed Penalty Call in NFC Championship
  • Drama in Pittsburgh
• Holly Fry
  • Measles, Mumps, and Essential Oils 
  • Giving Life to the Things that Die in Space
• Karlee Gibson
  • Flow into the New Year with Tampax
  • A Sexualized Generation’s Ad Campaigns
• Brianna Herscher
  • Why are some minority students not feeling safe on campus?
  • And We’re Back to Black…..
• Sadie Janes
  • Could the U.S. Decriminalize Sex Work?
  • Talking Rape Culture on the Red Carpet
• Dean Marrazzo
  • Who Wears Short Shorts? College Basketball Players!
  • Break Bank Bryce (and its follow-up post)
• Lyndsey Moran
  • WV Education: The Failing Status Quo 
  • Campus Carry: Do Student Opinions Matter?
• Shana Nelson
  • Here’s Why Shrill is Revolutionary: Changing the Narrative for Body Positivity in Media
  • Why Women Weren’t Nominated for Best Director At The Oscars This Year
• Cody Nespor
  • Two new battle royales, one conventional and one unexpected, storm onto the scene
  • An all CPU tournament series has become some of the most interesting and entertaining Smash Bros. content on Youtube
• Anne Parker
  • How Emily Calandrelli And Her Children’s Book Series Are Inspiring The Next-Gen “Techettes”
  • Is Taylor Swift Unknowingly An Icon For Female Coders?
• Shyla Parsons
  • Why the debate on paying college athletes in never ending
  • Severe injury: career-ending or career starting?
• Adam Payne
  • How Did Shane Dawson Stay Relevant After a Decade on YouTube?
  • Now Streaming: Hey Kids People Have Sex!
• Robert Potesta
  • Rising innovative artists who’ll keep guitar playing alive in 2019
  • Bands keeping Rock n’ Roll alive: Cherry Glazerr
• Hailey Spicer
  • Victoria’s Secret Facing Controversy With LGBTQ+ and Plus Size Community
  • Beauty Should Not Be Defined By Your Dress Size
• Gillian Wanosky
  • Roger Waters Goes Wall-to-Wall with Donald Trump
  • Tom Petty’s New Record Shows We’ll Never (and Should Never) Get Over Him
• Alexandra White
  • Fast Fashion and the World of Knockoffs – Sneaker Edition
  • A New Era For Fashion

The Categories

1. Best Post on a Personal Blog
2. Best Personal Blog Headline
3. Most Improved Personal Blog
4. Best Personal Blog Overall

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Superlatives

Nominate another blogger for best uses of audiovisual, non-audiovisual, and social media content.

Nominate another blogger for a “Most/Best ____” category (e.g., Best use of GIFs, Most Likely to Proofread Everyone’s Work)

Nominate yourself for something at which you think you excel (e.g., Best Interviewer of Homeless Persons) or perhaps are notorious for (e.g., Most Likely to Get Caught Texting)

The usual deadline applies, but you don’t have to respond as a comment. Instead, complete the ballot on Google Forms by 11:59 p.m. Monday, April 22 UPDATE 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, April 24.