Uptake Blog 2

From reading this week's class readings and discussions, what I'm understanding about CHAT is that it is a better way to go about when it comes to writing even though it may be a little messy. It has seven components: Production, Representation, Distribution, Reception, Socialization, Activity, and Ecology, and they all have effects on writing. Production helps when it comes to the different ways writing can be produced. Representation helps when it comes to how people feel and think and what they used to write the text. Distribution helps when it comes to determining where texts go because sometimes it's not only the author who has it. Reception helps when it comes to determining who uses the writing. Socialization helps when it comes to showing the interactions of a specific writing. Activity helps when it comes to what people do while they're writing. Ecology helps when it comes to the main purpose of the writing. I understand each component of CHAT but the one thing I kind of still need help understanding is why is it better to use even though it's a more messier method. The terms that are easier for me to understand are the first six components of CHAT which are Production, Representation, Distribution, Reception, Socialization, and Activity. The last component which is Ecology is a little more complicated to understand but I get it a little bit. I can utilize CHAT in class when it comes to reading readings and doing writing assignments.