Reading Journal 9 – Olivia Ralston

What “form/format” are you going to write in?

1. I believe that I am going to do either a visual presentation/photo album or a blog post.
   
   
   

Brainstorm/Describe your potential audience.

1. The potential audience for my piece would be those in the mental health community and those who are LGBT+/allies. They mostly would get their information from social media. This context necessitates informality.
   
   
   

List out at least 3 generic conventions related to either your selected form or your potential audience.

1. Generic Conventions
   1. Visual presentation/photo album
      1. Easily Understood
      2. Conveys message
      3. Develops a purpose

Citations:

Libretexts. “3.2: Using Visual Conventions.” Humanities LibreTexts, 17 June 2020, human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Composition/Technical_Composition/Book:_Open_Technical_Writing_-_An_Open-Access_Text_for_Instruction_in_Technical_and_Professional_Writing_(Pope)/03:_Visual_Communication_and_Technical_Writing/3.02:_Using_visual_conventions.

2. Blog Post 
   1. Informal
   2. Call to Action
   3. Well researched

Citations:

Totka, Megan. “The 8 Essential Elements of a Successful Blog Post.” Forbes, 20 Apr. 2018, www.forbes.com/sites/allbusiness/2018/04/20/the-8-essential-elements-of-a-successful-blog-post.

“10 Main Characteristics and Features of a Good Blog (in 2022).” FirstSiteGuide, 5 Apr. 2018, firstsiteguide.com/characteristics-of-blog.

 Adams, Kristina. “How to Structure a Blog Post | the Writer’s Cookbook.” The Writer’s Cookbook, 13 Mar. 2020, www.writerscookbook.com/how-structure-blog-post.