Similarities                                                                                          Differences

Chloe: ·         Said it’s no longer an option to be a writer ·         Does agree that everyone is an author	·         Was focused more on “writing/writers” rather than authors ·         Discussed the qualifications a person must have to be a writer ·         Talked about personal feelings about the topic
Corben: ·         Overall agreed that everyone is an author	·         More discussed the situation that leads people to become authors, the opportunity ·         Does not think that everyone is inherently an author ·         Think that the way to become an author is by sharing your ideas, or putting them out into the world.

                As of my first look there are more differences than similarities, but I think that these differences are probably less obvious to someone if they are not actively searching for them.

Corben, Chloe, Riley

Writer                                                                                                   Author

A subgroup of “authors”	An umbrella term that contains everybody, including writers.
A person who writes	A published writer
Anyone who writes something	People who are writing for an audience other than themselves
Communicates through writing	Anyone who communicates with other people
Communication on a smaller scale	Reaches out to larger groups of people

                         Types of writing                                              Why you enjoy or dislike it

Poetry	I enjoy it because it feels more personal and intimate than other forms of writing
Research papers	I dislike them because they tend to be detached and without a voice, which in context is appropriate, but not interesting for me to read
Directions for assignments	I dislike writing these because I always feel like I could be clearer, also makes me feel responsible for the people who use the directions.
Assignments	I am neutral about this. I don’t mind it because they are always guided and don’t allow for much creativity in answers, but they do also open channels of communication.
Texting	I like texting because most of the time it is because I am talking to my friends.

What we need for the party:

Party hats, cake, presents, decorations

Genre: E-mail

Hello Crowbar,

I’m so excited to see you at the party this afternoon, but I need to ask you for a couple of favors. First of all, I totally forgot to pick-up the cake from the store, if you go to the bakery, just give them my name, it’s already paid for so it should be pretty easy to pick up. After that, I need you to go to Walmart for me and get party hats and some decorations. We need about 10 hats and a couple things of streamers. If you can’t find them at Walmart, party city would probably have them. I also completely blanked out on a present! I know what I want to get, but I wasn’t able to pick it up yet. It’s a new coat from Banana Republic. It’s grey and purple, with a hood. It should be around $43.OO, so I’ll pay you back for the coat and everything else when I see you later. Thank you so much for being willing to do all of this, you’re a life saver!

Thanks again,

Riley

            
                My genre of an E-mail, allowed for more informal/familiar language that would be commonly used between friends. This was partially contrasted though, with the common format used for E-mails. So overall, I had less freedom with the presentation of my writing, but more freedom with my language and diction.

             
                Chloe had the genre of a shopping list, and it instead turned into a note instead of a shopping list, and was more informal and easy.

                Corben had the genre of texting, he loved it because of how current you can keep the information, and how easy it is to “edit” it. You can also ignore grammar and formal words when you are texting.