1. Yancey's article enumerates the benefits of using portfolios in the classroom. Do you plan on using portfolios in your courses? If so, do you see yourself using a working portfolio, completed portfolio, or both? How do you plan on evaluating them?
2. Wysocki's article explores means of evaluating the visual properties of a text. I was especially interested in the passages that discuss typeface because I find that I judge my writing less harshly in fonts I find aesthetically pleasing. Do any of you have the same experience? If so, please include an anecdote.
Tom,
ReplyDelete2. Yes! When I write creatively I tend to use 'Georgia' font because I find it more aesthetically pleasing than 'Times New Roman'. 'Times New Roman' seems to stifle creative writing in my opinion. This comfortability with the typeface allows me to not be distracted by the typeface and focus on the creative writing. However, for academic papers I do enjoy using 'Times New Roman' because it feels more structured and comfortable for the genre. I know typeface is a small detail, but I would encourage students to really think about it as a design feature and the nuanced messages it can send.
- Emily