Creating a Blog Answers

Talia is writing a post about why her brother’s band is the best band in town. Which multimedia feature should Talia include to convince readers of her claim?

Read Gidget’s blog.Blog: Gidget Loves GadgetsPOST:Guys, you know me, you know that there isn’t a device that I can resist. New technology! Yippee! Bring it on. But when I heard that they are soon going to bring cell-phone service to the subway tunnels I gasped. (Okay, maybe it wasn’t a gasp, but it sure was a sigh!) Are you really going to unleash at least twenty-five cell-phone calls in a crowded train at rush hour? Why can’t people just make their calls on the subway platform before they get on the train? This is one case where just because we can do it, does it really need to be done?

Kris has a baking blog, and he’s writing a post about how to decorate a birthday cake. Which would be the most helpful feature for Kris to include with his post?

Read the blog post from Ben’s Doggone Dog Blog. What’s the best way to get a pooch to behave? Reward him (or her)! Rewarding good behavior works better than punishing bad behavior (at least with dogs). Think about it. No one likes to be yelled at, and that includes canines! Dogs are a lot happier if their owner isn’t yelling, “STOP BARKING!” My dog Corky barks a lot. So what I do is this: If he stops barking when I ask him to, I make a little tiny clicking sound with a clicker (like a castanet) and give him a treat and say, “Good doggie.” This encourages him to behave.

Read the blog post from Ben’s Doggone Dog Blog. What’s the best way to get a pooch to behave? Reward him (or her)! Rewarding good behavior works better than punishing bad behavior (at least with dogs). Think about it. No one likes to be yelled at, and that includes canines! Dogs are a lot happier if their owner isn’t yelling, “STOP BARKING!” My dog Corky barks a lot. So what I do is this: If he stops barking when I ask him to, I make a little tiny clicking sound with a clicker (like a castanet) and give him a treat and say, “Good doggie.” This encourages him to behave.

Legend of Film NoirAlfred Hitchcock was one of the greatest movie directors ever. The films of today that terrify usually do so with graphic violence. Hitchcock, who made movies from the 1920s through the 1970s, made some of the darkest films ever with minimal or no violence. The key ingredient of Hitchcock’s genius was the suspense he built into each film. In this scene from Notorious, Ingrid Bergman plays Alicia, a beautiful German-born woman, who marries Sebastian, a Nazi in Brazil, in order to spy on him for the US government. In this tense scene, Sebastian hosts a party at his mansion. Alicia plans to sneak another US agent, Devlin (played by Cary Grant), into Sebastian’s wine cellar to look for top-secret information. If Sebastian and the Nazis discover her, she knows they will kill her. COMMENT:I love this movie! I agree, Hitchcock was the most brilliant director ever!

Read the blog about Sequoia Nature Preserve.Blog: Forest ForeverPOST: There’s been a lot of talk lately about cutting down the Sequoia Nature Preserve to make a neighborhood park. The space would include a playground, ball field, picnic area, and soccer field. My feeling is, what about the forest? The Sequoia Nature Preserve is one of the most beautiful places. I’ve spent my childhood exploring it. I can’t imagine the trees being cut down or life without it. The local wildlife would suffer too. Would you really want to destroy the natural habitat of so many animals all for a park? COMMENT: We need to encourage kids to get more exercise. New sports facilities would inspire kids to get outside more and get moving. I’m all for it.RESPONSE:Exercise is good, no doubt about that, but you don’t need it from sports facilities or team sports. The Sequoia Nature Preserve has miles of paths where people walk, even jog. And when kids are walking in the forest, they area also breathing cleaner air and the surroundings are peaceful—it’s a healthy environment for people to get exercise and just get away from city life.

Sofia is researching for a blog post about why people who want pets should adopt from pet shelters, and she finds a website called CaraLovesRescuePups.com. It’s run by a dog owner who writes about her experiences with the puppy she adopted from a local shelter. Is this a reliable site for Sofia’s research?

Grover is researching the safest brands of bike helmet. Which website is the most reliable source for his research?

The picture shows Felix the Cat. Read the blog that follows.Tasneem’s TalesHave you ever been confused and just didn’t know what to do?Have you ever found yourself tied in knots over a problem? Well, this blog is for you. We’ll teach you stuff you never learned but should have, such as:—how to really tie your shoelaces.—the secret to eating spaghetti.—what to do with the cat fur on your clothes.—what to not to do on your first date.

Mora is researching her claim that students benefit from eating healthy lunches. Which evidence should Mora include in her blog post?

Ben’s Doggone Dog Blog BEN: What’s the best way to get a pooch to behave? Reward him! (or her). Rewarding good behavior works better than punishing bad behavior (at least with dogs). Think about it. No one likes to be yelled at, and that includes canines! Dogs are a lot happier if their owner isn’t yelling “STOP BARKING!” My dog Yoda barks a lot. So what I do is this: If he stops barking when I ask him to, I make a little tiny clicking sound with a clicker (like a castanet) and give him a treat and say, “Good doggie.” This encourages him to behave. COMMENT:The clicking method doesn’t work in big cities. Where I live that tiny clicker would get drowned out by sirens and music blaring from cars. Also, giving dogs a lot of treats will make them gain too much weight.

Read about Nasreen.Nasreen lives in San Francisco. She is a creative fashion student who wants to start her own blog. She loves to create clothing made from recycled material.

Read the blog and the reader post.Ben’s Doggone Dog Blog BEN: What’s the best way to get a pooch to behave? Reward him (or her)! Rewarding good behavior works better than punishing bad behavior (at least with dogs). Think about it. No one likes to be yelled at, and that includes canines! Dogs are a lot happier if their owner isn’t yelling “STOP BARKING!” My dog Yoda barks a lot. So what I do is this: If he stops barking when I ask him to, I make a little tiny clicking sound with a clicker (like a castanet) and give him a treat and say, “Good doggie.” This encourages him to behave. COMMENT:The clicking method doesn’t work in big cities. Where I live that tiny clicker would get drowned out by sirens and music blaring from cars. Also, giving dogs a lot of treats will make them gain too much weight.BEN:Don’t underestimate the power of your dog’s hearing, especially when treats are involved. Dogs actually have amazing hearing and can detect sounds in the frequency range of approximately 67 to 45,000 Hz. You’re right that it isn’t healthy for dogs to eat too much, but small treats won’t make them overweight.