Thlog #8

It is already week 8 and I simply cannot believe it.  Lots has happened this quarter but also in this class specifically.  I have been able to see myself as a writer grow, within and outside the classroom.  When I wrote WP1, I was still getting a feel for what to write and how to do it.  When I approached WP2, I wanted my ideas to have a clearer and more concise effort.  I really tried to allow my ideas to flow and connect back to my main focus while also providing good support at the same time.  But now, with WP3, we have a whole different set of goals that we want to incorporate.  It is our final phase of learning, reading, and incorporating genres into our work.  WP3 is very different form the first two writing projects in the sense that we have much more wiggle room and space for creative freedom.  Glancing over the articles, I was very confused about what exactly we would be doing and how do we even do that exactly.  I really didn’t know how I was going to transform a scholarly article that is about writing into a completely different genre while also keeping the format and content.  After today’s class, those questions were, for the most part, answered.  What I really need to do now is take an in depth look at the article I chose and simply read it and brainstorm the main ideas, topics, layout, etc. that would be useful and helpful in creating a new genre from what it is now.  I’m excited to take a deeper look at my article and try to come up with some genres I can transform it into.  This is going to be difficult since we haven’t written like this before, but I really believe I will be able to find a genre for both old and young that I can truly transform my article into.