PB3A

The first article I am considering for WP3 is one on ¨The Disadvantages for Summer-Born Children”. This article discusses research done by Sharp, George, Sargent, O’Donnell, and Heron on correlational issues with children born in between the months of May and August.  The disadvantages are mostly commonly seen in the classroom and measured on their ability in comparison to the older children in the classrooms.

The idea I had in mind, which is aimed at a younger audience, is a children’s book on diversity. Since the article address the issue that the younger children (those born in the summer) tend to fall behind academically, but also mentally because they are not capable of doing/thinking the same way as older children because their brains are not as developed yet I instantly thought of a “moral of the story” type of book. That is, everyone is different and it does not make you any less capable of achieving goals you just have to give it time. The article lists the causes and repercussions of birthdates, the list made me think of the different ways in which people can differ.

As for the adult-geared piece I was thinking of doing like a “When to Conceive” factoid, that could be found in a parenting magazine.  I am also thinking along the lines of those genetic ads/sites that pretty much allow you to “pick the perfect baby”. You would chose characteristics of a child you would like and when you get to the end there would be a hypothetical description of one’s future child. In the description, I could include facts like “even though you’ll be a bronzed pregnant goddess the likelihood of your child in falling behind in school is very high”. I feel like the adult audience is more difficult because this article is presenting information that pretty much-deterring people from having children in the summer.  The quiz would be more of the visual kind where you either go down, left, right, etc. until you get to the end where you find the results.

*Is it possible if I find a “Benefits of Being Born in the summer” article could I use both in creating something?  

The other article I found interesting is on the way in which characteristics are associated with the way in which children grip their writing utensils. Certain grip strength, finger placement, and speed can be correlated with gender. There has been prior research done on this same concept, that being said there is a lot of empirically based claims, there are many numbers involved.

*Still trying to think of a genre that I could use a lot of numbers and data

The older audience piece I was thinking about doing is a Buzzfeed like questionnaire “What Does the Way You Write Say About You?” I could either make it a horoscope looking page where you find the type of style you use and read the description that matches it. Or it could be a multiple choice like a quiz where you select what applies to you and at the end it will guess one of the qualities that are found in the studies.

For the younger based audience piece, I was thinking of a coloring book, where there are images and the word of the image to trace to practice writing. Further, there would be instructions to change the kids hand position to help them find what it comfortable. It would be a practice/activity guide, targeted at children who still working on fine motor skills.

*I know we have examples of other genres to transfer our articles to, but I keeping gravitating towards the same type of genres regardless of the article.