Journal #3

The article by Katriel and Farrell’s correlates with topics we have spoken of in class and proves that scrapbooking is a form of everyday writing. Scrapbooks are everyday writing because they are used to exemplify everyday situations in ones life. Towards the beginning of the article it states a quote that I agree with. “In mainstream American culture, scrapbooks represent an established mode of self narration commonly found among young people.” I think that this shows that scrapbooking is a form of everyday writing because it states it is self-narration and I believe that is basically what everyday writing essentially is.  Although scrapbooks normally have little to no words in this I don’t think this holds them back from being a form of everyday writing. I believe that pictures can tell more of a story with what it is showing that words would be able to in some situations. Another characteristic that scrapbooks hold of everyday writing is that it is not taught by an institution rather than family members, friends or ones self as Emily points out.

Zines are more controversial when it comes to them being everyday writing or not but I do believe that one could say zines are everyday writing. As I said earlier an institution does not teach everyday writing and zines definitely are not taught in an institution. In my option zines are used to document different parts of your day and share it with people. Another big thing that makes zines everyday writing as Cristina points out is that “Zines is an original piece of work and cant be compared with that of a professional magazine” I thoroughly agree with this because I think this shows that everyday writing isn’t as formal as other forms of writing and zine isn’t a very formal thing which could help it be considered everyday writing.