Kyle D. Stedman, author of 'Annoying Ways' uses a variety of different articles and stories written by other authors to show how to cite sources. He gives poorly written citations, and well done written citations. Along with giving examples of poor citations, he identifies ways to fix the mistakes to turn a bad citation into a good citation. An example Stedman gave that caught my eye was the Armadillo Roadkill example. He gave two different quotations from the example. The second one he said that the author prepared us for the quotation, then quotes it, then analyzed it. I think I am going to use this approach when citing sources for my final draft because it explain the quote. Also, this strategy gives the readers an idea of what to expect, and leads them in a direction.
This text showed me how us as readers perceive a certain font or text and how it can influence our mood and how we feel about a certain reading. It also showed me how elaborate texts can draw us into something such as a poster or a title page of a book. Also how very bland fonts do not appeal to many readers as they might think of it as boring and plain. This gives me a lot to think about as project three comes closer. It makes me think of the reader and what type of fonts might draw them into my website, social media page, etc. This text was very helpful for this type of assignment.
I will also be using these approaches when citing my sources and inputting my quotes. Making sure that I am not relying on quotes to write my essay. I agree with you that when these strategies are used, readers are more likely to be directed in the right direction and are less likely to get annoyed and confused from the writers text.
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