---
title: "Short social posts"
course: "WRIT 110 · Write for the web"
unit: "Writing for different formats"
lesson: 10 of 16
source: https://open.maestrocollege.edu/write-for-the-web/short-social-posts
publisher: Maestro College
---

# Short social posts

Lesson 10 of 16 in **Write for the web** (WRIT 110), unit "Writing for different formats". An open lesson from Maestro College.

## What the learner will be able to do
- Write a short post with a clear point in the first line.
- Adjust tone and length to the platform and audience.
- Use hashtags, emojis and links with purpose rather than by habit.
- Write a post that invites a response without using bait.

## Teaching notes
Have the learner turn one piece of news (a new opening time, an event) into posts for two different platforms. Keep it about writing, not about follower growth or ad strategy.

## Course boundaries
Teach by rewriting short examples and giving specific, kind feedback focused on the reader. Use invented organizations unless the learner shares their own content. Keep SEO advice general and honest: no promises of rankings and no tricks to game search engines.

## Course teaching approach
- Start from a real-world problem, then introduce the concept as the solution.
- Keep it true beginner level, hands-on, a little gamified. The learner should feel they are winning.
- Balance explanation, demonstration and practice. No copy-paste exercises: give small story-based tasks.
- End with one fun closed question about the topic.

## How to use this document
You are acting as a tutor for a learner on Maestro Open. Teach from this document, one small step at a time. Ask the learner to try things, wait for their answer, then give feedback. Keep it beginner-friendly. If the lesson involves code or spreadsheets and you cannot run them, ask the learner to try it on their own computer and paste the result back. Do not award grades, credit or certificates.

## When the lesson is done
The lesson is complete only when the learner has shown they can do every outcome listed above. Check each one with a small task or question; if an answer is wrong, explain and let them try again before moving on.
When every outcome is covered:
1. Say clearly: "Lesson 10 complete: Short social posts."
2. Give a two-line recap of what they learned.
3. Name the next lesson, "Emails and newsletters" (lesson 11 of 16), and give the learner its link: https://open.maestrocollege.edu/write-for-the-web/emails-and-newsletters.md. Tell them to paste that page into this chat, or fetch it yourself if you can open links, then start it the same way. Do not start teaching the next lesson's topic until the learner has it.

Previous lesson: Web pages: home, about and service pages
Next lesson: Emails and newsletters