Process+Journal+Ciambrone



__**Final Reflections:**__

__**A.**__ In my Academic Journal I had to gear my essay about Senna's tragic accident towards a motorsports researcher. An average race fan would not read a scholarly would like this is, so it has to be applied to those that would enjoy readying it. It provides an in-depth analysis of the accident which researchers appreciate. The purpose of writing the piece is to explain to those in the field how accidents can be prevented if proper safety is put in place. This gives a look of meaning to the work instead of staying with a plain style that has no goals. Learning and composing a genres for a specific audience and purpose made me more aware of how I need to convey information to others, depending on the situation and process of displaying the information.


 * __B.__** For this goal, I chose to use my Interview as an example. In my Interview, it focused on Niki Lauda, a 3-time Formula One World Champion. To make sure I had his style of speaking correct I had to do a lot of research about interviews he was part of and that involved other racers. Looking at the interview examples from other people, it shows the style of ways to make an interview look professional. This is important because I needed to make sure that the genre looked appropriate and not thrown together. This expanded my learning because it led me to display the personal aspect of an interview, and make sure I used that properly throughout the piece.

__**C.**__ Before I began to research for my project, I believed that the HANS device did not really do much. After doing much research on the topic, I was proven wrong. The device actually helps a driver in case of an accident by reducing head movement more so then I thought. This changed the way I looked at other safety aspects to really take a critical eye on how they can be improved and what they do well. It makes me want to also look at automotive safety in the car industry to see if companies can learn from race teams on how to improve their vehicle safety to better help others. This class gave me the opportunity to learn how to think critically and make arguments that I otherwise would not have been able to make.

__**D.**__ Composing in non-print genres was something that I always had trouble with. I was never much of an artist so I tended to stick with academic papers. I jumped out side of my box and decided to create a magazine cover for Motorsports Safety. After receiving feedback from my peers I was able to really formulate better about how to be artistic. I ended up deciding to do my project in a magzine style, so this helped me realize I can be creative. It really opened my eyes up to how much I can accomplish if I set my mind to it.

__**E.**__ On Peer Reviews, this was seen to its fullest potential. I was able to look at other, and review other genres from other people. This helped me realize what I was doing wrong, and what could be improved if we all worked together. it helped me because I used to not be able to give proper criticism to other people. Now I know how to make sure people know what they can improve their genre by. This all should lead me to becoming a better teacher in the future because I can really make use of knowing how to give input to my future students. The use of class time, helped me be able to discuss and apply it properly, because I now can focus my thoughts and ideas for specific critiques instead of making general comments.

For my topic I chose Motorsport Safety. I decided upon this as my topic because I have always been a very avid racing enthusiast, but never really took a serious look at safety precautions. After researching in depth about different aspects, I found that there is so much more to the safety then what we see on the weekends. Numerous driver deaths have lead to the procedures and designs of safety we have today. This is quite the unfortunate aspect of Motorsport Safety. Instead of trying to get ahead of the curve on the latest safety designs, usually a driver has to die in a racing accident for things to become in motion. For example, seatbelts were not fully mandating in Formula One until Gilles Villenueve was tossed from his vehicle during an accident. Another example would be when NASCAR first instituted the mandate of wearing full-faced helmets and the HANS device usage after Dale Earnhardt's tragic crash in the 2001 Daytona 500. I was suprised that actions were not taken sooner, to prevent these types of accidents from even occuring in the first place.

I have learned many processes of writing throughout this multigenre project. For instance, I discovered that I can become a creative individual when it comes to graphic design. I always thought of myself as a sort of academic scholar, and much for focused on writing. I learned that I can be creative and be artistic as well. As far as the writing side of the course goes, I learned how to gear certain writings towards certain audiences. This give the paper or genre you are writing a real connection with the audience. For example, my Academic Journal would not be read by the average motorsports fan, so there was no reason to write it so they could easily understand. Instead, writing it towards a motorsports researcher audience, who are looking for the latests and greatest ways to improve helmets, fire suits, and car protections, because they will find much more information and enjoyment out of reading it. Writing for a purpose also makes the writing become much more real and understanding to that audience. The multigenre project taught me how to drastically improve my writing.

The teaching aspect of the course I thoroughly enjoyed. In out Literary Circles, I was shown how I can come up with questions that can be the lead of a huge discussion. I will use this tactic almost every day as a teacher so doing and practicing it in a non-pressure environment, I can really succeed in the future. Also when discussing about our projects I noticed that as you give critique to a piece or work, make sure to mention that there is some good in it as well. The person receiving the critique will not become distressed if you do so. I would use the multigenre project as a teacher at some point. I think it is a really great aspect of learning that I was not shown before. I plan on becoming a middle school science teacher and think this project will work great. I will have my future students research an endangered species and compose 5 genres for that species. At the end of the project, the students will all give a presentation of their species and pass around to the class their genres so that they can all see each others work. I think this will add a lot of depth to my class, because knowledge will be applied from outside of just the science classroom on how to compose such different genres. I absolutely loved the multigenre project idea, because it provided openness to freely do whatever you want as long as you meet certain criteria.