thlog #5

This week in class, we learned about  “moves.”  At first, I was not able to fully understand how to relate this concept with writing, but watching the youtube videos -- the Rock’s People’s Elbow and the Michael Jordan layup highlights -- helped me understand the process.  We were to pick out each detail of their move, and put them in order of first to last.  Since we had to pick out each and every detail of the “move,” this helped me realize that there are many moves in writing that should be able to be picked apart by the reader to be analyzed.  Paying close attention to detail, which was done by watching the youtube videos and can also be done while reading, can help me in my writing process.

How to Read Like a Writer by Mike Bunn was an interesting piece that will definitely help me improve my writing by following what I learned.  Picking apart the moves in the videos helped me pay more attention to detail.  So, as I learned in the assigned reading, finding the moves while reading will help me to read like a writer.  When reading like a writer, it is useful to pull apart the moves the author makes from his or her writing choices.  From there, I can ask questions such as the purpose of that move, or if it would be more essential if another move was used in its place.  Then from finding these moves, I can question whether or not if I’d like to use that move in my own writing.  So the next time I read a text, I will read like a writer to develop my own writing skills.  This can be applied to any genre, such as online news articles or social media.  As long as I read to understand why the moves were put together, as well as to enjoy the content, writing and reading will be more intertwined and help me become a better writer.