SUMMARIES
In Scott McCloud's illustration "The Vocabulary of Comics" he describes how people constantly use imagery in their lives. He also talks about the fact that we as humans are a selfish race. Every drawing or shape we often see a face or ever our own face. Often we put ourselves in the cartoons "shoes". Not only does imagery control our views it also contours how we accept a very detailed face and also a simple smiley face.
Writing can take on physical characteristics that are attractive to the eye no matter what type of reading it is. Stephen A. Bernhardt describes how texts are laid out to be read simply by the reader. Scientific texts are often written with white space, lists, and headings to be more attractive to the reader. Even with advertising the text is written simply and laid out to appeal to the reader and persuade them to buy the product. As writing evolves so does writing. It bends to fit the mold that is needed.
When it comes to reading simple writings with paragraph after paragraph I often enjoy them. It depends on what the reading is about. If it is interesting it can be easy to read. The vocabulary also plays a key role in that I like to understand the words I am reading. The more eye appealing the text the more I will want to read it. Just as Bernhardt describes I would rather read a text that is appealing to the eye rather than boring paragraphs.
OPINIONS
I enjoyed reading both of these texts and they really showed what type of reading I enjoy reading. The comic strip idea of McCloud was appealing to the eye and really got across what he was trying to describe. It's sort of eye opening how much we use visual contexts to control our reading.
Good response, Kaylee. Your answers demonstrate a clear understanding of what both these authors have contributed to the conversation about the advantages of using visual strategies to enhance our rhetorical texts.
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