Although my mother has absolutely
nothing to do with WP3 or Writing 2 in general she would always tell me, “The
more freedom I give you the more you get in trouble!” This of course was not
true but I believe the quote better applies to Writing 2 and that is because
with the more freedom I get in choosing a topic the more I struggle to come up
with a topic I am familiar with that I will enjoy. However, for my WP3a I came
across the article CHANGES OVER TIME IN TEENAGE
SEXUAL RELATIONSHIPS: COMPARING THE HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1950, 1975, AND 2000 and after being exposed to
the large amounts of articles and videos on teenage relationships I felt that I
really would like to work with the conventions of different genres related to
this topic.
For my WP3 I will be choosing option
1 in which I will use this article and focus on the results of the study (the
changes over time between sexual relationships) and transform them into genres
for both a younger and older audience. For the older audience I was thinking of
a couple options (1) to make a magazine article that could be found in a
magazine like Parenthood and explain the proper steps for parents on how to
give their child the “sex talk” with the ever increasing rates of teenage sex
or (2) a conversation through text messaging between the parents and their son
or daughter with prom approaching. The purpose of this conversation would be
for the son to convince his parent’s that times have changed since they went to
Prom (in 1975 one of the years studied in the scholarly article) and so he
wants an extended curfew and other liberties that did not exist before.
For the younger audience I also have
a couple options that I would enjoy constructing. The first would be a letter
in which I will pretend to be a teenage boy around the age of 16 and his happy
anniversary letter to his girlfriend. This will be a handwritten letter meant
to go along with the present that the boyfriend got the girlfriend and it will
use both the conventions of a normal letter and also include the cheesy, corny
social media posts that teenagers tend to post on their special days. Another
options would be to make a Youtube video that teaches teenage boys how to get
girls (which I am worried about considering my video editing skills and
considering the fact that to this day I still do not know girls). If I stick
with this option, the video will focus on using the conventions of a more
satirical Youtube “how to” videos rather than a serious one to better appeal to
the audience of teenage boys.
I have yet to make a choice for
which I will choose because I would like to study each new genre deeper in
order to get a feel of what conventions would better fit my writing style. Overall,
I’m excited for this assignment.
Moisis, I like the idea dawg! I thought it was really cool how you proposed multiple ideas for each translation conforming to a different audience. Also, That's a really interesting topic you have there and I think that you will be able to do a lot with it. With the younger audience, I think that including humor would be a good thing. Some teens aren't extremely comfortable with the topic of relationships and feelings, so adding in some humor could lighten it up and make the reader feel more comfortable. Also, the two perspectives you've included for for the older audience was a great idea. Instead of choosing one or the other, do you think you could create an article that incorporates both? I think it's important for a parent to understand both how to go about these "talks" with their kids, but to also know how times have changed with freedom in order to give an appropriate talk. Just something to think about! Anyways, nice job. I think you've got a great topic to write about!
ReplyDeleteCool idea! You also have a few different options which is helpful when adapting to what best fits your main points. I like the text message idea. Its unique and can be really fun. There are very distinct tones of a teen vs. a parent when texting. I have definitely had the “please let me have a later curfew” with my parents a few times (it was once 9pm). It could be interesting to show one series of texts when the teen is successful in convincing his or her parents and another in which he loses the battle. You could also show a series of different ways the teens attempt to trick or persuade their parents (saying all their friends parents are letting them stay out late, saying you're sleeping over at a friends, ect.)
ReplyDeleteI think you could totally go for the video idea. Nowadays, programs like IMovie make it so easy. I focused on Buzzfeed in my last WP. They make some cool and funny “how to” videos for some inspiration. They seem similar to the type of video you plan to make.
The title of your PB3A is awesome. I was so intrigued and had to read what your WP3 proposal was. The way you explained the way you picked a topic was a great little anecdote and I think you should really include that thought process in your self-analysis. I love the text conversation idea for the older audience genre translation. I think to make it a little more dynamic, you could add a few other text conversations from a number of perspectives. Like a teacher texting the principal, the school nurse texting a friend. It’ll be really interesting to see how you incorporate the information from the article into these texts. If you do it right, I think you could have one of the most creative WP3s! As far as your genre directed towards a younger audience, I think both of your ideas are really good. If you were to do the video option, I would suggest watching a number of other “How to” videos to get an idea of what they include and how they present their ideas. Don’t be afraid to try that out! It would be a great way to challenge yourself by doing something fun!
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ReplyDeleteThe title of your PB3A really caught my attention, and I'm very happy to have selected this blog post to read. This is SUCH a great idea, to be honest. I think that your options for both the older and younger audience are so great. I think that handwritten letters have various conventions that you can put in your own, and it makes so much sense considering that handwritten letters are "outdated" (though, they really shouldn't be) and you are comparing various generations of high school couples. I'm not sure if that was your intention, but I think it is very appropriate. As for the kind of "How To" parent guide, it'll be incredibly hilarious knowing your style and what I have read from your past projects and blogs. You have a certain style that I can distinguish, and I hope I can see this in your final WP3. I can't wait to see the results of your project because I think you have endless options for your moves!
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ReplyDeleteLet’s talk about sexy, bay-bee; let’s talk about you-and-me… wow, you went for it, huh? Picked the most interesting topic out there! ☺ All kidding aside, this sounds like a ridiculously fascinating study—sexual relationships at 25-year intervals? Wow.
I like both of your proposals for the younger audience, especially the parent/child pre-prom text convo. My q to you is: OK, why? How can a text-message-convo-as-a-genre help you bring out the big ideas or the essence of the original scholarly piece? Remember, too: these are other aspects from the scholarly source that you can pull out besides just “phones have germs.” How was the study conducted? What data did they collect, and why? What did previous researchers find? These are all possible angles for your transformation if you think they’re (1) important and (2) relevant in some way for the genre you’re transforming them into.
The satirical YouTube “how to” video is a great idea—I’d really love to see it—although it might require too much work (although, maybe not necessarily if you’re doing the text mssage convo). I don’t love the handwritten letter, only because I feel like two “personal letters/convos” would be too similar. I want you experimenting with some different genres here.
Cool topic, cool ideas. Rock it out, Molina.
Z