I loved the freedom we were given in this week’s PB. When I
first learned that the PB would still be about genres and conventions, I was a
bit hesitant because I was unsure about how much more we could write about. We
had already approached the topic of genres and conventions from so many
different angles, I did not know if there would be another approach. But,
behold! There was. I chose a research article on the effects of MDMA on social
behaviors. While examining the conventions of this scholarly article and
comparing it to SCIgen was the purpose for this writing class, I was also able
to kill two birds with one stone and learn about the research/experiment
itself. I also loved reading other students’ PBs, as it gave me insight on what
each student is interested in.
The class activity we did on the five facts about a murder
was really interesting. I liked how each approach was given to two groups of
students in the class because we were able to compare the differences in
approaches within a genre. The genre I found most interesting was the Facebook
post. It was interesting to see one group take the role of the parent of the
deceased and another group assume the role of a casual friend of the person who
passed away. I did not previously realized there could be such a difference in
tone within the same genre.
The free-write about defining what “move” meant was a bit
difficult at first. I knew what it meant but I realized I didn’t know how to
word it. I found it difficult to elaborate on the word, but I guess that’s what
the journals are for! The journal is definitely something that is going to be
helpful in the long-run.
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