Reading response Dotson pages 43 thru 55

Read, in Dotson’s book, pages 43 thru 55. Respond to what you read
In this section, I learned techniques of how to engage the reader. I found it interesting how Dotson states not to just collect information but to appeal to the audience. I found his coverage of the Pearl Harbor's Untold Story very interesting, I liked how it highlighted emotions throughout the telling of the story. I agreed with him when he says "don't overwhelm the viewers with information". Because I feel like that's why in this technology age a lot of people, especially young ones don't watch the news anymore, or read the newspaper, because it's so much information people get bored and don't want to watch it. A good advice, That you shouldn't just throw a bunch of information at your audience its overwhelming.
So, Dotson highlights the following:
- How to defeat the TV remote control -
- Be conversational
- Gobbledygook and clichés
- Active voice
- Write in threes
- Surprises
Read this story and watch this one (a bit of a sports theme this week). Write two paragraphs (one about each) that explains how the story uses/handles at least three of these aspects. Give specific examples (100 words in each paragraph, so at least 200 total words).

The story certainly has an active voice all the way through, up until the end when it ends with a question. The writer of this piece was also conversational and the tone was as if the writer was talking conversationally to the reader. Since he wrote like he would speak it made the piece interesting and appealing to the reader. This piece also included surprises within. The outcome was unpredictable and riveted the viewer's attention. It lured me somebody who is not interested in sports to feel something for the events occurred in the story. While reading I never would of guessed that the boys and family would of told the officials what really happened and was surprised by the great treatment and response they received from it afterwards. 

This news piece definitely defeated the TV remote control. There was a lot of emotions showcased in this piece. Since Dotson writes "People want something from your writing. Happiness.Understanding. Insight." This piece did exactly that. Parts in this piece created vivid images for the audience such as when the mother states that when they bought their house it had a green carpet a natural playing ground for their 12 boys.The narrator of this story had an active voice and it made the story more homie, and intimate.The writer also probably the narrator wrote in threes. example, "Twelve boys -- twelve football players -- spaced out just so that at least one of them has been on every team in Cokato -- every year -- since 1989." The dashes created a natural pause as he was narrating the story. It made the couples story more dramatic to hear about.