Timed Writing for Project Three

Project three completed in this analytical and persuasive writing class was a combination of many different writing tools. It took a theme established in a previous topic and transformed and developed the theme into literary work that could be accessed, read, and understood by a broader range of individuals including but not limited to peers, children, adults and any other individuals that happened to interact or find interest in the theme. In accordance with the guidelines detailed above, my topic or theme for project three was focused around wind energy, with my main objective developing around the concept of increasing public awareness to the necessity of using wind energy, as well as promoting the use of wind energy by exemplifying its positive impacts on the environment.

In general project three had three specific mediums from which each student was asked to mold and manipulate their topic in order to reach their target audience. The first of these mediums was an Internet blog in which not only peers could view and comment on each individuals topic, but also where the student could potentially draw outside interest. By using an internet blog, the student was able to get their topic exposed to a wider range of readers (other than the instructor) in hope that they could help shift attitudes or create a deeper understanding of their specific topic to more people. The blog also allowed the student to get feedback on ideas and drafts at a faster pace then would generally occur using the traditional paper system. The second medium used in project three was letter writing. Letter writing allowed the individual freedom to take a stand on their specific topic with attempt to provoke change at a higher level. Most letters, and in my specific case were written to government officials or organizations that have an impact on my topic (wind energy), so by writing to these people and organizations it was just another way for the individual to express their thoughts and get their ideas heard, while increasing knowledge of a more formal style of writing. As with my letters, I wasn’t necessarily attempting to create change, but instead receive more information about a area within my topic with which I had some concern. The third medium found in project three was the writing of a fable in which the idea and concepts of the topic were directed towards a younger audience. My hopes with the fable was to express in the need to look towards wind energy for children so that they could start take a more critical look at how the environment is changing around them and how they can become involved in helping to preserve the environment for not only themselves but other generations after them.

Of the three sections of project three, I feel as though each individual medium played an important role in facilitating the message of my topic (promoting the use of wind energy). I feel that each medium reached a different audience, and that each medium played upon different features of the topic that could be addressed by the different audiences. In most cases when an individual wants to create change, it is important to not necessarily focus on one specific audience but rather a boarder range of audiences if you want to get the real change generated.