Linking
Links are fundamental to the nature of hypertext and the web itself. As Tim Berners-Lee asserts in Weaving the Web, "What matters is in the connections" (13). The format is:
<a href="url"> linking text </a>.
Why Should You Teach It?
The answer to this question is, of course, self-evident: if you're teaching web writing, how can you not teach links? But more profound questions surround link practice, and teaching links can even lead to a discussion of hypertext itself. As students write links, there are several topics that can be pursued:
- How many links should be created?
- Should users be retained within the site?
- Should links be obtrusive?
Citation Format:
Batschelet, Margaret. "Learning To Love the Code: HTML As a Tool in the Writing Classroom." The Writing Instructor. 2004. http://www.writinginstructor.org/files/batschelet/
(Date Accessed).
Review Process: Margaret Batschelet's
hypertext was accepted for publication following blind, peer review.