Academic Blog Sites

Beginning in grade 4 and continuing through grade 12, RPC students are asked to write a weekly essay for each of their classes in the humanities and social sciences. Generally, this is three essays a week.

They are asked to post these essays on their own academic blogs. We recommend WordPress.com because it is free.

One advantage of having a blog is that it can be used to demonstrate the student's ability to write. When submitting a college application, the student can provide links to specific essays related to what the student wants to major in.

Screening committees are not going to read a lot of essays, but they may read one or two in order to find out if the student is capable of writing at the college level. A student who has been writing weekly essays ever since the fourth grade is capable of writing at the upper division level.

Maybe your students are ready to start an essay blog. It's a great way to learn how to write.