At the beginning of this unit I was beginning to work very well with having a conversation with the sources on which my topic was on. I began to really think about what I was researching into, and found that I was asking questions and wanted to branch out and dig in deeper to my research on early child education programs to low-income families. I ended up running into a bit of a snag, however. I came to a point where I felt all the sources I was reading were conveying the same message. They seemed to agree on their position to early child education programming. There wasn’t a lot of new information I felt I could bring to the table, or any bright new thoughts I could express in my website.
Reading Writing Analytically helped move me to my new thesis. In chapter eight it discussed 1 on 10 and 10 on 1. It made me really delve into thought about how a thesis is supported by many ideas and different ideas. Then chapter seven discusses various types of evidence, and it made the wheels in my mind turn. Evidence is used in multitudes and can be used to support different ideas. This led me to take an opposite stance on my topic. Instead of arguing that need for early child education programs by specifically focusing on the parent’s role, I argued that there is not such a great need for these programs as advertised. It made me have to really think about how to support my topic by providing back up. It was a little tricky to propose my argument, because there were times I felt I was supporting not having these programs at all- which was not the point of my website.
Actually forming my website and delivering my argument in a way I felt would be accurately understood by my audience was difficult for me. I went back and forth so many times on how to break up my argument into different tabs. And Writing in the Late Age of Print actually complicated my process of constructing my website. When I read the article I found it extremely interesting. The fact that the shape of a letter could communicate so much with just a twist of the end really blew my mind. I wanted to choose the best font that would help me project a serious but fun tone with my website. However, I ran into many difficulties trying to set it up. In the end it was not quite what I wanted, but I made it work.
Choosing the page design was a whole other playing field. Color and structure were two huge aspect I could not decide on. I wanted a light background, but I wanted some sort of bright color to intrigue my readers. Writing for a Web Audience really made me think about what aesthetic aspects influence readers to like your page and really take focus on your issues. A standard lay out may bore them, but an outrageous, extemporaneous one may frighten them away. Also, the use of media and web art is very important, and again, I was worried about appeasing my audience as I learned to do in this article.
Overall I learned great amounts about how the ways you present the content of your argument can turn your audience on or off to your information. The context display your evidence has great effects on if experts or high school students will most adhere to what you are saying.
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