Blogging for a grade...

I hate blogging for a grade. My first post got 5 out of 10 points, because I didn't put the right detail into my post. I'm sorry I thought it looked pretty awesome. And isn't this class about VISUAL LITERACY! Okay, I know it has to be more than something that LOOKS nice, but I am just so frustrated! I like short and sweet and there is of course a word count. ARGGG...I didn't like it when I was required to post on this blog for a grade any better. But when I started this blog it was my first. So even though I hated the format it wasn't too difficult to conform, because I had never done anything else! Now that I have started blogging in my own, admittedly poor way, I am having a difficult time conforming to the new guidelines. I also don't think the guidelines were very specific and needed to be more structured if she's actually going to cut so many points off my grade. It's one thing to miss an element that was required and take a couple points off, but she cut me to 50% of the total...that's a failing grade! So now I am second guessing myself for all the posts after that. I've already added a couple sentences to two other posts, and I'll probably add more to at least one more. I HATE blogging for a grade, and I feel like it can become redundant when having to post discussions AND blog about similar or even the exact same topic(s). I'm just a little frustrated right now and had to blow off some steam...thanks! Better...I feel better...I WILL DO better next time...sigh...I needed that.