Dotson part 2

This section was very interesting to me. In this section, I learned techniques of how to engage the reader and keep him engaged. It was interesting how he said to collect information that appeals to the audience as well. This will be very important to creating a good story. The Pearl Harbor story was very interesting also, I liked how it highlighted emotions throughout the story. I understand when he says "don't overwhelm the viewers with information". I feel like that is why a lot of people 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. That being said, 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 a big talker 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. The outcome was unpredictable and obtained the viewer's attention. It was very interesting and the story captured my focus. While reading I was shocked that the boys and family told the officials what really happened and was even more surprised by the great response they received from it afterwards. 

This news story definitely was better than the TV remote control. There was a lot of emotions throughout this story. Dotson wrote "People want something from your writing. Happiness. Understanding. Insight." This story did exactly that. Parts in this story created images for the audience such as when the mother states that when they bought their house it had a green carpet and a natural playing ground for their 12 boys. The narrator of this story had a great voice and it made the story more natural.