Q Discussion Questions: After reading the instructions for the final essay for this class--a blog article about the topic you've been researching all quarter-- answer the following questions to begin a discussion about what blogging is and why academics find it useful! • What is a blog? • Why do people write blogs? • Who reads blogs? Why do they read them? • What makes a blog different from an academic essay? • Why do academics write both academic essays and blogs? • What do you think will be most challenging aspect of this assignment? In your responses to classmates, add more information to their answers to these questions OR offer help for how to succeed at the challenges they mention for this assignment.