Relfection on Project 1 Draft

I peer edited Clay and Scott's drafts of QRG.

Piolle, Guillame. "Loch Alsh" 01/05/2010 via wikimedia.org Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported

Audience- 

• This Quick Reference Guide will be read by my instructor and my classmates. I am trying to instruct my classmates and instructor about time crystals.
• They are expecting to read about a subject they know nothing about and by the end of the QRG be more informed about the my particular subject. Through a mixture of words and images I hope to convey enough context and subject material about time crystals and the controversy surrounding them to my readers.
• I provide some background on the major players and how Frank Wilczek came up with his theorem but not too much as it is a confusing topic full of theoretical physics. I do give quite a bit of information on Patrick Bruno's reservations about Wilczek's theorem and how researchers are trying to create time crystals. This is easier to follow that the high brow theoretical work it is trying to prove.
• For my audience the use of semi-formal language is suitable because it is more relatable and since this topic is not sad, or too terribly important a fun tone to the QRG will keep the writing light and engaging.
• Taking a tone of curiosity and lightheartedness will keep the reader engaged as they read about this machine that is straight of science fiction. Keeping that sense of wonder in my tone will definitely be a good route to take as I move from rough draft to final draft.

Context- 

• The QRG needs to follow the conventions of a QRG. Identifiable subheading, images, hyperlinks for further reading and a few other conventions are what make up a QRG. I have a majority of these but I am still working on finding good images to fill my QRG with. 
• My QRG needs to provide context for my controversy. Which means I need to know who is a part of the controversy, the different sides and how people are reacting to the controversy. I have all of this information in my rough draft and the sources to back it up. 
• The draft does contain a lot of knowledge I have learned in class. The conventions of QRG for example is something I learned in class. I have yet to add my true voice to my draft but when I do it will be a piece of writing that is reflective of me and what I have learned.
• I have not yet addressed any grammatical issues my peers have identified in my rough draft but I will as I gear up to complete my final draft.