Journal 5

Journal 5

I would define writing as expressing ideas, thoughts and information into a clear text version. It is created for different audiences through miscellaneous forms of technology to express a message. This enables writers to express themselves and contribute and promote their writing to audience for personal use, critique, research, etc. My personal idea of composing is one that is a creative work product, whether that includes literature, music, art, etc., there are no restrictions. This enables people to showcase their work to museums, galleries, music groups, peers, and family, just about anyone. It allows for a physical copy and exhibition of ones creative process. 

My past experiences with these terms have helped to mold and shape my idea of them because throughout my academic career, when I have been told to write about a topic or write to inform my audience, I know my clear instructions are to formulate my ideas and knowledge clearly onto paper or a writing device to demonstrate my proficiency. From prior experience I know that composing involves constructing or devising a piece of work such as writing, art, or music as mentioned before to demonstrate creativity or information. 

From practicing these two terms separately it has given me a better idea of what makes them distinct. While writing or composing many key terms come to mind to remind me of how to complete that task. Some of those include purpose- why are you creating the work? Audience- who are you creating the work for? Design- how are you going to creatively deliver your work? Theme- what is the central idea of your piece?  And lastly, content- what are you saying or what information are you providing to your audience? Can you back it up with research? Are you staying on topic and demonstrating knowledge of your topic clearly and concisely?