Bernhardt

1.      “Introduction/body/conclusion partitioning is frequently in evidence, with each section performing predictable functions. Topics are introduced and broken down in the initial section; the sequence for the following paragraphs is anticipated by statements that preview the full text or announce a plan of organization”. (36)

2.      “Figures which are more strongly defined against their field will tend to appear more important than other figures which share the same ground”. (40)

3.      “A text is progressive if its structure leads the reader onwards, projects him forward from one segment of text to a succeeding one. Textual surface structure may be said to be localizing when it operates to hold up the reader’s attention at a specific place in the total syntagm” (40).

4.      “Our results show that lines may be short or they may be long, a page may have neat margins or ragged margins. No matter. What is critical is whether the lines represent meaningful groups of information. It is this matching of visual design to the constraints of cognitive processing that makes for efficiency.” (42)

5.      “Classroom practice which ignores the increasing visual, localized qualities of information exchange can only become increasingly irrelevant. Influenced especially by the growth of electronic media, strategies of rhetorical organization will move increasingly toward visual patterns presented on screens and interpreted through visual as well as verbal syntax.” (44)

1.      I personally chose this quote because it has to do with my topic for my writing construct so I was automatically attracted to it. It shows how much we try to control our writing and how we think it has a distinct dynamic but writing does not have to be anything certain. Like Bernhardt proves, it can even be about the way you present your writing or the structure of it.

2.      This quote is something that I believe is very important in almost every aspect of writing. No matter if you are writing a long essay or making a pamphlet. If you have a strong point to prove or something you are really interested in that, your audience can tell that. It sets itself about the rest of your writing.

3.      I think this quote is something very important in writing. You could base this off every single type and style of writing. A text needs to hold the readers audience, therefore it needs to lead. Writing should be enjoyable and not stressful therefore it should hold your audience’s attentions.

      4.This quote describes the basic definition of writing in my opinion. It states that writing can really be anything you want it to be. That doesn’t mean it can’t have any meaning behind it but it gives you the freedom to write about anything you could possibly think of and design how you want it to be presented in any way you want. The best way you write is your most efficient and helps you really portray what you want to your audience.

5. Since I am definitely a kinesthetic learner, someone that likes to learn by doing the psychical things and looking at pictures, this quote is awesome. It is very true, technology and media is such a part of everyday life that it is hard to avoid it in the classroom and I don’t think we should either. If you put a hard subject into pictures or simpler examples or more relative examples for the age group I guarantee it will be much more effective than reading out of a book every day. Visual patters and progressive ideas will only benefit students.