Week 3

Monday (8/31)

Due Today:

• Bring a relevant instruction set to class (or locate one online) and your rhetorical analysis of it

In Class:

• Discuss rhetorical analyses of instruction sets

For Next Time:

• Read "Using Visuals to Inform and Persuade" in The Thomson Handbook
• Read "Desktop Publishing and Graphic Design for Writers" in The Thomson Handbook
• Read Instructor Blog: Design
• Comment on Reading Response #4

Wednesday (9/2)

Due Today:

• Comment on Reading Response #4

In Class:

• Discuss "Using Visuals to Inform and Persuade" in The Thomson Handbook
• Read "Desktop Publishing and Graphic Design for Writers" in The Thomson Handbook
• Discuss Instructor Blog: Design

For Next Time:

• Read "Revising and Editing for Usability" excerpt in Technical Communication Today
• Read Instructor Blog: Usability
• Draft design plans for both instruction sets due

Friday (9/4)

Due Today:

• Draft design plans for both instruction sets

In Class:

• Discuss draft design plans
• Discuss "Revising and Editing for Usability" excerpt in Technical Communication Today
• Discuss Instructor Blog: Usability

For Next Time:

• Read "Organizing and Drafting" in Technical Communication Today
• Instruction set rough drafts and usability tests due