Week 4 journal

The main characters in this text are Katriel and Farrell.  In the text the write things known as scrapbooks and zines.  These are not normal types of everyday writing.  Because they are outlandish and not well known this text teaches the reader different types of everyday writing.  These new kinds of every day writing are effective in teaching people how to write on a more emotional level.  Zines are unique in that it shows the reader what the most important things are in your life.  Zines use both text and images because that is the most efficient way to display ones feelings and desires.  A scrapbook on the other hand is almost completely filled with photos and other images.  Images are important for a reader to see because they display exactly what the writer had in mind.  After all, both of these unique types of writing help the reader understand what everydy writing really is.