Thlog #6

Week six of writing and we are still making movements. Moves and their relation to writing was covered this week and the overlap that it may hold with conventions. We went over how conventions as we see them are a guideline of sorts for writers while moves are their own individual choices. This separation of the two makes the most sense to me as writers do not have a say in the conventions of the genre they decide to write for. The only decision a writer can make is how stringently to follow those conventions and how they wish to express themselves.

This week’s writing tips were focused (as they typically tend to) around making our second writing project stronger. The tips were ways for us to approach the planning of our project such as looking at pictures online for inspiration. Zach has also stressed parallelism this week, with multiple activities showing what it was and how it operates. I’m not entirely sure where I will use parallelism in my WP2, but working on it in class was helpful.

Working through the example essays helped me the most. Seeing how other students approached the writing project helped me reflect on my own. I feel that it made the drafting of the essay less stressful and helped me organize my thoughts in a more efficient manner. I know that my WP2 still needs a lot of work, but working through how mixed-gender work groups operate has been interesting. I like how the different fields approach the topic the most—it’s cool to see what they like to focus on. The topic itself is also relatable as most work groups I am in are of mixed gender, with me tending to be in the minority. Maybe that’s what drew me to the topic?