Text Pair 2:

Making Texts Readable


     You will find a pair of texts below.  Read them, then brainstorm in the Brainstorming Forum about what would make each text more readable.  That is, try to figure out which aspects of a readable text are missing from the examples;  specify what kind of information or knowledge would make the text easier to read if known by the reader before approaching the text.  If you don't want to brainstorm, go to the Follow-up Discussion for comments on these texts.

     To complete the Unit, go to the Unit Review.

TEXT R:  "Der SZ Wetterbericht"
     Source:  Süddeutsche Zeitung, 74 (1 April 1997): 2

TEXT S:  "Der Club, in dem man sich entdecken kann"
     Source:  Der Spiegel, 34, # 44 (27 October 1980): 34-35

BRAINSTORMING ON TEXTS R & S

 FOLLOW-UP DISCUSSION: Making Texts R & S readable