Differences and similarities amongst "is everyone an author"

Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Differences and similarities amongst "is everyone an author"

In the group of Anthony Heaps, Morgan Carlson, and Grace deMeurisse, there proved to be more similarities amongst our blog responses to "is everyone an author," than differences.

Some of the differences that occurred, was essentially what could be considered the same communication, in a different way. For example, as one student listed specific personal examples and comparisons of how they themselves are authors. or rather writers, another student took a more broad example of how one could be an author in their everyday life. 

Some similarities that occurred was agreement upon how everyone could potentially be an author, and the different mediums of communication. 

Writers:	Authors:
Writers are limited to written text as mediums of communication.	Authors can communicate across different media. “All writers are authors, not all authors are writers.”
Script (written artistic communication)	Director (can claim “authorship,” of films, screen writes of production as a whole, etc.).
Letters (written more towards a specific intended group of people, or one person).	Social Media Platforms (can include status updates, photos, videos that are shared to hundreds of people at once).
Personal diaries (intended for a more personal/private use)	Journals (can be published on a broad spectrum, for example scientific journals).
Notes (not traditionally intended for an audience, rather for self-reminders/reflection)	Notes (intended to communicate something to someone else including other components of communication such as art.)

*Essentially, the difference boils to intention of the audience it reaches.

  

Types of writing:	Why we enjoy it/despise it
Assigned prompts	It’s a chore. Essentially being told what to write, and we’re not naturally inspired to do so.
Essays	Structure does not flow with natural train of thought/speaking.
Journal entries/personal blogs	Something specific to your own natural creativity, inspiration. Can be done on your own time, at your own will.

Shopping list for party planning: 

- Buy invitations 

- Order food 

- Hire a party bus guide 

- Collect party supplies for me at a local drugstore. 

Poem: 

What a gift it would be for you to help me with my party 

The tasks I need help with are only 4

I promise you I'll not ask for more 

To fill our bellies we'll need food to eat

Please call a caterer. Oh what a treat!

Also help me to write

An awesome cool looking invite 

We'll need a vehicle that can hold more 

Than my car. Perhaps a party bus tour? 

Meet me at party city 

We'll spent no more than a fitty' 

Email: 

Hey! Can you please help me with ordering food, buying invitations, hiring a party bus driver, and getting some party supplies? It would be greatly appreciated, thanks so much for your help. 

The shopping list required organization such as listing tasks separately that need to get done in order for successful planning. The poem genre required an awareness of sound and rhythm. The email was very open in ways of communication

Chapter 1 and preface,( Is Everyone an Author?)



 

The preface was about how authorship has grown from a handful of elite people to anyone with a connection to the internet. Writing and authorship is now becoming a part of every day life. People can now post a picture on Facebook and write a paragraph about it without giving it a second thought.

Chapter one was about how as humans we need rhetoric to communicate to others our ideas. Then it talked about thinking rhetorically is to hear what others are saying and think about why they came to those conclusions. Thinking about others point of view makes you do some serous thinking about your own point of view. Rhetorical thinking also calls on you to think about whats been said about your topic and use that information to inform your audience about your own opinion on the subject.

Another section was about giving credit to others to make yourself seem more credible. It shows that you have done your homework. 

In conclusion it talked about listening to what others are saying, think about why they think that way, give them credit, and to put your own spin on it. Just like this post!   

 

personal story

My name is Morgan Carlson

I live on a farm with my family. I am the youngest of three brothers   We milk cows raise chickens and grow vegetables.  I also make balloons for little kids at my local farmers market. I like to ride my bike.  

Thursday, September 24, 2015

Collaborative Writing on Writing

Justin, Rhianna, Clifford, Morgan

Types of Writing:
Personal Journal, Short stories, Creative Writing, Writing for no purpose, Child's Book, Technical Writing.

Persona Shift:
Different word choice when writing towards children. Advanced diction for important writing. Varying degrees of emotion in writings, school assignments less emotional; personal more emotional. Depending on your own emotional state our writing style will change. Depending on the people and the subject you are writing about (for example a football team) we might choose different words and writing styles to better relate to them.