2.2 Common Writing Mistakes
Technical writing must be clear, concise, fluid, and personable (read Strategies for Technical Communication in the Workplace Chapter 7 for a discussion of these terms). In addition, please watch this video that gives you a basic overview of technical writing concepts that will help you understand and complete the work in this course.
To practice these concepts, I would like you to review the activities from Chapter 7. Then, rewrite both passages from page 118 (a. Letter to a Local Newspaper and b. Memo to Employees) following the recommendations from the chapter.
Write your paragraphs in a Google Document and submit them to me by sharing them (via email) by the deadline posted in the Schedule.
To practice these concepts, I would like you to review the activities from Chapter 7. Then, rewrite both passages from page 118 (a. Letter to a Local Newspaper and b. Memo to Employees) following the recommendations from the chapter.
Write your paragraphs in a Google Document and submit them to me by sharing them (via email) by the deadline posted in the Schedule.
Think About It
Audience Awareness
The audience for this activity is Dr. Harris, and the purpose of the activity is to demonstrate that you understand the concepts of clarity, conciseness, fluidity, and personability from the textbook. While it might be tempting to just skip to the activity without reading the chapter, you will more than likely not be successful if you do so.
Digital Literacy
You will be sharing several documents using Google Docs with your peers and myself over the course of this semester. This activity prepares you to use Google Docs in a fairly low-stakes environment (the future activities utilizing Google Docs will be worth much more than this activity). Be sure that you title your Google Document with the name of this activity: 2.2 Common Writing Mistakes (all further Google Documents submissions should also be titled with the name of the activity, so this will be a good chance to practice naming documents correctly as well).
Audience Awareness
The audience for this activity is Dr. Harris, and the purpose of the activity is to demonstrate that you understand the concepts of clarity, conciseness, fluidity, and personability from the textbook. While it might be tempting to just skip to the activity without reading the chapter, you will more than likely not be successful if you do so.
Digital Literacy
You will be sharing several documents using Google Docs with your peers and myself over the course of this semester. This activity prepares you to use Google Docs in a fairly low-stakes environment (the future activities utilizing Google Docs will be worth much more than this activity). Be sure that you title your Google Document with the name of this activity: 2.2 Common Writing Mistakes (all further Google Documents submissions should also be titled with the name of the activity, so this will be a good chance to practice naming documents correctly as well).