Week 9 Assignment 3/13

I learned that writing in environmental studies articles has to appeal to a broader audience than in some other disciplines since the topics they cover involve people from different backgrounds. I felt confident about my article's structure. It was fairly difficult trying to identify specific conventions that were unique to environmental studies writing since it is an interdisciplinary field and gets influence from others. I also think I had a hard time figuring out how to appeal to a student audience, and a short comic was the best I could think of since that's what I think makes a textbook more interesting to me.

I would define writing as the complex relationship between a writer and reader in which knowledge, ideas, and stories are exchanged for the sake of growth. The writer and reader are both a part of a community that holds certain values. The writer uses their knowledge of different communities and genres to contribute to their own which in turn leads to discovery and social growth. I now know that writing for different audiences requires different styles and conventions of writing for our words to be effective in their goals. I will also keep in mind when I do write that I should be writing and reading not just to teach, but to learn and make discoveries for myself as well.   

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