To start this thlog I would first like to thank Zack for allowing us to pick any scholarly article for the WP3. I was not looking forward to writing a paper based on writing but now that I could choose my own topic, I am more excited than I was.
A lot of class this weeks class was about thinking creatively. Whether that was a definition of a summary or finding other genres to transform a scholarly piece to, outside of the box thinking was required. As of now I started off with a brochure to change my scholarly article to, but I am starting to change my mind. I know that there are way more interesting and creative directions I could go when transforming the awesome article about aggression in sports. A warning label could work, but it may not fulfill the transformation completely. Another way I could go is transforming the article into a brochure for parents of players, but that method could also be very dry.
In class, when we were divided into groups and had to define and find examples of "moment" Chad inspired me in a new way to think about moment. At first, I thought it was obscure and abstract but I then realized that moment is basically like exigence. The reason the author or illustrator adds something to their work will always have a reason because if it didn't they would not have included it. I also found it interesting that moment related to each other device we studied. For example, when Sutherland was presenting her groups word, frame, I realized they were extremely similar. The way something is framed could also be defined by how much is included in the picture, or the moment.
With the quarter winding down, all of these writing tips and tricks we are learning seem to be flying by. I hope that the google docs will still be available in the future as I sure as hell will want to look back at them to check out all the great writing information we've been taught.
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