How to read my blog post!

You're probably thinking "Maddy! Of course I know how to read a blog post!" But every writer is different and every blog has a different layout, so I'm writing all of this just to clarify everything. You'll see an example blog post below with me explaining what everything means.

Dictionary! *Important!

I have a dictionary at the top of my bulky posts where you get a lot of new words. A dictionary is a place where you can find out what words mean. I don't include them in all of my posts- only some. Here's an example of a dictionary:

A blog is a fun website with many articles to read.

(So the definition, "a blog" is underlined and highlighted in blue. The definition, "a fun website with many articles to read," follows afterwards. When the word is used in a paragraph, it will also be highlighted and underlined in blue. An example of the word 'blog' is in the introductory paragraph below.)

bold- when I bold a word, it looks like this. See how the writing is a little bit thicker? When a word is in bold, that means that it's extra important. Sometimes, I'm introducing a word that's not in the dictionary. Other times, I'm just saying something you should remember.

italics- when something is in italicised, it's on a slant, like this. When I use italics, that usually means that I'm talking about something confusing and I don't want you to get confused between them. You should pay extra attention when I'm using italics because when you see them, I'm talking about something complicated. For example:

Hares and rabbits are both wild bunnies. However, hares have longer ears and legs than rabbits and also make nests above ground. Rabbits are smaller and nest in underground tunnels.

Never skip the dictionary, especially if what you're reading about is new! There is so much to learn about in a dictionary; reading it helps you understand the article better.

(Be sure to click on the dictionary above)

Sometimes, I'll start my blog with a word from Earth. This covers any background knowledge you'll need to understand this blog. Earth is my blog's mascot. You might have seen him on the home page of my blog!

The next part of my blog is the introduction. It goes at the very beginning of the post. The first sentence of the introduction is called a hook. It's called that because it's supposed to get you hooked into what I'm saying and really get you thinking. That's why a lot of my posts start with questions or silly phrases. The introduction also explains what the article is going to be about and why it's important to learn. For example, reading this article is important because it will teach you how to fully understand my articles. It's kind of like you're a spy, and this article is the key that helps you decode all of my blog posts.

The next couple of paragraphs are called body paragraphs. Having three body paragraphs is standard, but I don't always follow that rule. You'll find lots of photos and diagrams in between these paragraphs because all of the new information is in these paragraphs. I've written an example of a body paragraph below:

I made this blog in 2024 because I felt like kids weren't being taught the truth about climate change. I named it 'Stay Cool With Maddy' as a pun because slowing global warming means literally, staying cool (like this kind of cool 🥶). But that can also be taken as stay cool (like this kind of cool 😎).

Last is what's called the conclusion. This sums up everything I talked about in the rest of the article and clears up what the main point is. I also end every post with a note about what you can do about climate change. Now, go on reading other articles because we can do this!