Thlog #5- Making moves

 While looking ahead at the WP2 instructions a few days ago, I remember coming across the word "moves" a lot. I hoped that it wouldn't be some super complex writing concept that would be extremely difficult topic to write about. I am glad that it is an extension of what we have been doing in analyzing conventions. It also seems interesting to analyze the viewpoint of a writer and why they make the decisions they do which will impact their reader.

So far, I haven't thought much about what I will write about in my PB2B, but I know that moves will be made. It is an interesting point of view to think about when discussing why the writer decided to write something. For example, why am I writing the way I'm writing?

Hopefully by analyzing different writers I will be able to copy some of their moves and use them in my own writing(it is the goal of the whole assignment). For example, changing the tone of my writing can achieve different goals, like making a casual and conversational relationship with the reader, or making a didactic and informative relationship with the reader, all depending on my word choice. Just like I did when I was a kid watching youtube videos of college lacrosse players to copy their moves on the field, I will now do the same when reading to enhance my own writing. Although I won't be able to mimic the exact Michael Jordan floating layup in my writing, hopefully I'll be able to perform some sort of layup of my own. 

I was especially inspired by Josue's example in class about his roommate's signature move, the "There's plenty of time" response to being late. This stuck in my mind because something so simple like those four words contain such a large impact. His specific move not only impacted Josue, but also impacted our class. Writers can achieve this same effect by using rhetorical features like tone, word choice, and ethos/pathos/logos. I will strive to achieve multiple signature "moves" in my next piece of writing to enhance it and achieve the goal of that specific move. Whether it be scoring two points like Michael Jordan, or connecting better to college-age students like Bunn.

This thlog marks the midway point of this class, so I will discuss how I feel the class has gone so far, and what I could do to enhance my experience in the class. I feel that the class has been beneficial to my writing and I can only hope it continues to improve. The only way to do this is to use the writing tips we learned in class and to be as specific as possible. Also, a focus on each topic to make the best product of writing possible is a very important notion that would also greatly enhance my writing. I have written before that specificity was one of my weak points in writing, and I think it only continues to improve.