Reading Response 6
The two chapters in the Thomson Handbook were very helpful when considering what to include and how to include information in the brochures out group crated. The brochure that I worked on was the pet care brochure specifically dog care. The design was not chosen by me but was laid out in a unique way. The colors in the brochure lay out and the objects used for the headings provided great contrast between the topic at hand and the bulk of the information. Chapter 37 had very helpful hints on how to use variety with in the sentences that were posted in our rough brochure.
I never really thought about sentence length being a concern (other then being sure they were not run-on sentences). In chapter 37 when the idea of sentence length came up I went back through my rough brochure and revised some of the sentences. Some sentences were too short and could be combined with the previous sentence where others were too long and needed some words cut out.
After reading the two chapters in the TH I really began to understand the importance of all of the topics covered in the book. At first I thought that it was review from high school English but then realized a new concept of importance of being sure sentence structure and length is correct. Brochures are informative pieces of information and must be grammatically correct to portray the information in the best possible way. I have used the two chapters to revise what I wrote and provide a more detailed but less wordy brochure on dog care. I hope that by doing this and using the great contrast of color and shapes that the reader will maintain interest and want to actually pursue learning more about the topics presented.
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reading response week 6
I think you and your group had a good start on your brochure. The fact that you used different colors and headings to explain a bulk of information was impressive. As for sentence length I never really considered it myself. It was nice to see after reading chapter 37 you went back and revised your sentences. That will help your brochure be easier to comprehend for the reader. I think your consideration in the format of your brochures' design and grammatical factors will be helpful. The color and shapes are definitely enhancing and should maintain the readers interest.
I agree that chapters 24 and
I agree that chapters 24 and 37 were very helpful for constructing a brochure. Sentence structure is very important and their alignment to enhance a photo is necessary for increasing a reader's interest. I concur that sentence structure in a brochure must be concise and direct, as well as, informative. Keeping your reader's attention is utmost important when design a layout for a brochure. I believe the design layout has to be dynamic and is probably the most effective means of drawing an audience's attention. Using colors and images to break up headings and information provides relief not only for the reader's eye and is a good divider for section, but also increases its attractiveness.
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I also agree that chapters 24 and 37 were very helpful for producing a brochure. The principles given in the chapters help make for a good brochure. The chapters made a huge point of keeping the reader's attention. I also believe keeping the reader's attention through out the whole brochure is a major point. I also believe the layout has to catch the reader's eye and be the layout for the brochure to be good. I agree that the colors you use and the font also contribute to how long the reader hold on to the brochure and thouroughy reads it. The chapters were very helpful in defining all these points and making sure we know how important they are.
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I actually think the written part of our brochure was very good. I am sure when you looked back you found some sentences that could be improved but generally I think they were really good. For me it becomes a problem to follow all those sentence types when writing something. Normally in Spanish we use very long and complicated sentences without the simple sentences making it less confusing. The concept of the sentence type has been very helpful but I really think that is something we have had in our basic knowledge since we learned how to write. We know how different those types of sentences were. We just didn’t have names for them. Anyway, I love to have them in concept now!
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I feel like these chapters brought everything that we have been reading so far together as well. Although I disagree with you that many of what was previously discussed felt like a high school review. I have learned some very interesting things about creating documents that I had not previously known. Maybe I should have gone to your high school. I found the part on conciseness to be particularly interesting. I try to do this normally in my writing anyway, but I feel that many people add filler words and phrases as an attempt to lengthen their work or to try to sound like they know more than they actually do.
reading response week 6
Sentence length is a concern when you are using bullets and don't want to run over on sentence length