Issues 7 and 8

Issue Seven: Rethinking Revision teaches readers how to successfully revise their academic work. If someone were to ask me to revise my work before reading this issue, I would focus heavily on correcting spelling and grammar. I would possibly remove some sentences or add some sentences here and there, but that is as far as I would go. I never thought about revising work as anything more than just making simple corrections on the surface, but this issue has taught me that this is not the case. According to Issue 7, revision is about "seeing a composition anew, with fresh eyes-- seeing your work as if you were another reader" (Losh et al).

Issue 7 goes on to discuss how Ethos, Logos, and Pathos connects to revising your writing. "Do your rhetorical choices present you as a trustworthy writer? Is your reasoning presented logically? Are you attentive to how you move the emotions of your audience?" (Losh et al). Ethos, Logos, and Pathos were a very important part of our past issues and writing in this class, and it finally ties together in this chapter. It is important to go back to these foundations of writing when revising your work, because then you can produce a more compelling and persuasive piece of writing to the audience. 

I think the most important section of this issue is rethinking revision. Writers Losh and Alexander connect revisions to every past issue in their novel. Rhetoric appeals, ideal readers, identity, argument, collaboration, and research all have very important roles when revising work, and I now know how to successfully revise my academic pieces. 

Issue Eight: Going Public discusses the steps writers can take after finishing their final drafts and putting down their pencils. Genre is a huge topic in this issue, as it is a very important part of what we write. Different genres appeal to different audiences and each genre is unique. Similarly, choosing a specific genre can help get your writing across in a stronger and more persuasive way. This is a huge part of our recasting project, where we take our final research paper and use bits and pieces of it to create a whole new type of media.

Issue 8 explains to readers that transmediation, or when one form of media is spread to many different forms of media, is a large part of entertainment today. An example of content being transmediated is the Harry Potter series. This series included many different stories and it has been adapted to many different types of media. There are now multiple Harry Potter movies, video games, clothing items, toys, websites, comics, and many more modes of entertainment. 

The final section of Issue 8 talks about publishing. I learned that publishing is not just for professional academic writers, and that anyone can publish their own works. I thought publishing was an exclusive and difficult thing to go through, but this showed me that anyone who has the passion to write and the want for their words to get out in the world can publish anything. 

Issues 7 and 8 wrapped up everything readers need to know about writing, and now I know what options I can take while moving forward with my writing. 

Henneke, et al. “5 Steps to Turn Shitty First Drafts into Shiny Content.” Enchanting Marketing, 9 Oct. 2018, www.enchantingmarketing.com/revision-process-in-writing/.

Losh, Elizabeth M., et al. Understanding Rhetoric: a Graphic Guide to Writing. Bedford/St. Martin's, 2017.

Web, Peak. “Peak Web.” The Peak, 28 May 2018, the-peak.ca/2018/05/11-things-i-learned-about-writing-at-the-student-learning-commons/.

“Why HARRY POTTER's Wizarding World and Hogwarts Are Actually Horrible Places.” Nerdist, 23 June 2017, nerdist.com/why-harry-potters-wizarding-world-and-hogwarts-are-actually-horrible-places/.