Production Report 8b

The following is my second attempt at transferring a section of my outline into a sorts of raw content. Enjoy!

Outline Item: The following is an excerpt from my content outline on the second genre example from my field, the chemical poster.

Chemical Poster Poster (example 2)

Genre: Chemical poster

Genre example: DNA and RNA Phototherapeutics 

(http://chemistry.case.edu/files/2015/06/VP2015-735122.poster.jpg)

Rhetorical concept: Logical appeals - Images 

Major piece of evidence: The visual image of the procedure of phototherapy and the images of the molecular structures of compounds.

Summary of what the evidence proves: These show how the author uses imagery to create a logical and simpleness in the complicated chemical jargon discussed in the poster. The phototherapy is displayed as a visual drawing in an order to show logic behind phototherapy. The molecular structures of the compounds provide visual evidence into what the compounds are composed of. 

Summary of why that’s important: For this genre, using imagery is key in order to help the audience  (especially those who are not well informed on the matter at hand) better visualize the procedures and structures that the processes and compounds appear to be. This will help the audience grasp terminology better from the poster.

Adaptation of Outline Item

Another genre in the field of chemistry is the personally labeled "chemical poster". Unlike academic journals, the content is presented in the form of a poster. Therefore, the information is more condensed than an academic journal and is reduced of fluff so to speak.

An example of such genre is the "DNA and RNA targeting photo-therapeutics" created by Marvin Pollum and Cesar E. Crespo Hernandez.

The chemical poster uses images as a logical appeal to the audience.  The visual image of the procedure of phototherapy and the images of the molecular structures of compounds.

: These show how the author uses imagery to create a logical and simpleness in the complicated chemical jargon discussed in the poster. The phototherapy is displayed as a visual drawing in an order to show logic behind phototherapy. The molecular structures of the compounds provide visual evidence into what the compounds are composed of.

For this genre, using imagery is key in order to help the audience  (especially those who are not well informed on the matter at hand) better visualize the procedures and structures that the processes and compounds appear to be. This will help the audience grasp terminology better from the poster.

Audience Questions

1)How did you decide to use form to present your content in the raw material you’ve shared here?

How did the conventions of your chosen genre influence your choices?

I tried to use brief and short paragraphs with a decent amount of spacing to help the viewer get a feel of this as something that could come out in a QRG.

The QRG consists of short paragraphs that are concise and well spaced out. Therefore, this is what I attempted to emulate in the following adaption that I just created.

2)How did the production of this raw material go? What kinds of any hiccups, challenges, successes, creative epiphanies, etc. occurred during the process?

It went okay. There a few bumps ideally about how to space the content out to make it look pleasing to the eyes. Apart from that, the process was pretty straightforward.

Reflection on the Production of Project 2

Here is a rough cut of my second project here. I chose to do my second project as a Quick Reference Guide. Some things to notice is I might lack some images in my Project 2 as well as the length of my project.

1)What were some of the successes (or, things that went right) during this week’s process work? Explain, with evidence.

Some of the successes were to actually get a rough draft of the project produced. To me, that is a major step towards getting the project done. Also, having an outline to work with when starting on the actual draft of the project was a big win for me.

2)What were some of the challenges (or, things that went wrong) during this week’s process work? Explain, with evidence.

I think one major thing that might have gone wrong this week was being able to go more in depth into my rough cut such as adding images to my QRG. Also, I am unsure about how many examples I used in my rough cut. I think I might have not used enough examples for each genre.

3)How do you think next week will go, based on your experiences this week?

I think next week will go better than this week as cleaning up the rough cut of the project has been the simplest of the phases of the project (based on experience from the past). Hopefully, I can do the proper editing and processing on my project to form a fun and informative project.

4)How are you feeling about the project overall at this point?

As of now, I feel pretty well about the project. I know I'm going to have to edit very critically on my rough cut to make sure I hit all the marks that the project guide has set for me. Otherwise, I'm getting good sensations about this project.

Production Schedule

Here is a table I made which states what aspects of the production I will be tackling this week in production as well as what resources I will be using and the dates and locations that each piece of production will be tackled.

Audience Question: How are you going to manage your time and get everything done next week?

Phase of Project	Initiating Date	Date Complete	Location (@ time)	Resources Required
Introduction and first genre example (chemical education paper).	03/10/16	3/10/16	SEL library (5 pm)	Laptop, genre examples, internet
2nd and 3rd genres (chemical thinking video and chemical poster).	03/11/16	03/11/16	SEL library (5 pm)	Laptop, genre examples, internet
Working on Conclusion (comparing concepts similar and different among examples within each genre).	03/11/16	03/12/16	Apartment (@ 7 pm)	Laptop, genre examples, internet
Completing Rough Draft	03/12/16	3/13/16	My home (@ 3 pm)	Laptop, genre examples, internet

Changes made after completion and why: I plan on making changes based on the vocabulary I used in my rough draft as well as how many times I used certain words so I will not sound repetitive in my rough draft.

Reflection on Pre-Production

I present to you my reflection on the pre-production of this project so far. Compared to last project's pre-production phase, this time around seems to a bit more enjoyable mainly because I got to interview folks (and that was fun for me...maybe I should major in Radio). Enjoy!

Audience Questions

1)What were some of the successes (or, things that went right) during this week’s process work? Explain, with evidence.
 

Some of the successes involved obtaining my interviews from my interviewees Dr. Talanquer and Dr. Aspinwall. They helped find useful resources for examples in their field such as PubMed, an academic journal database and Talanquer's home research page.

2)What were some of the challenges (or, things that went wrong) during this week’s process work? Explain, with evidence.

Some challenges for this week was being able to identify different genres in the field of chemistry. We needed at least 3 examples and well most of the professional chemical content out there is published as an academic journal (or text). I managed however, to find a source of chemical education videos as a different genre in Chemistry.

3)How do you think next week will go, based on your experiences this week?

Next week, I think next week will go somewhat well. My only concern is that I might not be able to get a response from professor Bottai during spring break quick enough (since we'll be on break). Other than that, I think I'm in the best position right now for next week.

4)How are you feeling about the project overall at this point?

At this point, I feel like I have a pretty good understanding of what the project is needing me to do and how to do it. Thanks to the class lectures, I now know how to tackle the genres of my field and understand what things to analyze such as rhetorical strategies and evidences to support the strategies identified from the examples.

Content Online

Here is a snippet of how my project will be structured out from the inside. This is like the vertebrae of the project if you will. 


Audience Question: How are you going to organize your project?

I.    Opening

The field being put under the spotlight for this project is Chemistry. Possibly provide brief background info on  interviewees and brief descriptions of the genres in question. (possibly identify the genres selected to analyze). This project could most likely be for people who are interested in the field of Chemistry or novice chemistry writers hoping to learn some techniques used in the writing of their profession. I can possibly grab reader's attention with either a quote from one of my interviewees or ask a question.

II. Body

A.   Chemical Education Journal (example 1)

Genre: Chemical Education Journal

Genre example:
Mapping Students’ Modes of Reasoning When Thinking About Chemical Reactions Used to Make a Desired Product

(https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnx0YWxhbnF1ZXJjaGVtZWR8Z3g6N2Q0NDI3ODA4YjE0MDcxOA)

Rhetorical concept: Logical appeals - Tables (from the bulleted list in SG)

Major piece of evidence: The "Main modes of reasoning expressed by study participants" and "Table 1" tables.

Summary of what the evidence proves: The author uses the The Table 1  to use analytical questioning when asking students about certain answers to particular chemical equations. The "Main modes of reasoning.." table is used to display percentages to the numerous responses the participants of their questionings were giving to the author.

Summary of why that’s important: For this genre, the display of tables and even stats as referenced in these tables are important because in science since in order for the audience to interpret the points the author is trying to make, they need to understand how, and what kinds of information was being recorded by the author from the students. That is, the chemical questions posed to the students as well to the responses these students were giving and the frequency they were being given at.

 B.       Chemical Poster Poster (example 2)

Genre: Chemical poster

Genre example: DNA and RNA Phototherapeutics 

(http://chemistry.case.edu/files/2015/06/VP2015-735122.poster.jpg)

Rhetorical concept: Logical appeals - Images (from the bulleted list in SG)

Major piece of evidence: The visual image of the procedure of phototherapy and the images of the molecular structures of compounds.

Summary of what the evidence proves: These show how the author uses imagery to create a logical and simpleness in the complicated chemical jargon discussed in the poster. The phototherapy is displayed as a visual drawing in an order to show logic behind phototherapy. The molecular structures of the compounds provide visual evidence into what the compounds are composed of. 

Summary of why that’s important: For this genre, using imagery is key in order to help the audience  (especially those who are not well informed on the matter at hand) better visualize the procedures and structures that the processes and compounds appear to be. This will help the audience grasp terminology better from the poster.

C. Chemical Educational Video

Genre: Chemical Educational Video

Genre example: Enthalpy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTILBNL2JJc

Rhetorical concept: Logical appeals - Calculations and Tables 

Major piece of evidence: The video demonstrates calculations used to determine the enthalpy of certain chemical reactions as well as tables of data to use for such calculations.

Summary of what the evidence proves: These show how the author uses mathematics and tables to prove to the audience on how to resolve certain problems correlating around enthalpy of reactions. 

Summary of why that’s important: For this genre, the calculations and tables are used to support the claims the author of the video is making in terms of resolving chemical issues involving enthalpy. They back the author's claims up and also help the audience grab a better understanding of how the calculations and tables are handled.

III.     Conclusion

A.     Recap similarities and differences spotted in each genre example in terms of the rhetorical situation.

B.   Recap similarities and differences in each genre in terms of the rhetorical strategies.

The significance of all these chemical genres are important as they help solve everyday problems in the world (since Chemistry is happening everywhere) and it helps explain to people what reactions occur around them using Chemistry.