W5Thog

This week, we went more in-depth about writer's moves and their functions. Learning about these moves is really cool, because it opens up new perspectives on the way I read and write. When I read, I'm able to look for moves that not only affect the rhetoric of the piece, but more-so give me an idea of what the authors intentions are and what kind of audience the piece is directed toward. All in all, this ties in to being more aware and less likely to be mislead or spun. From a writing perspective, learning how author's use moves is extremely beneficial because I can apply the good moves to the way I write and learn from the ones that I think are not so effective. By gaining more experience with moves and observing them or using them myself, they seem to become easier to identify and I end up using them without even thinking. They can take the form of both content and structure, which is also really cool. By analyzing structural moves, I've derived a better idea of how to structure my writing to achieve the clearest format that makes the most sense to the reader. I've had a bit more trouble identifying all of the content-based moves because they aren't as explicit as structure, but with time and practice, I believe they will become more clear and more second-nature. I really like the things we are learning. It's cool stuff!