9/2 Activity

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To complete this exercise, review the following student-made instruction sets linked below. Rank the instruction sets 1-10 (1 being the most effective, 10 being the least effective) in a comment below. In the same comment, explain how you decided upon the order of your choices using concepts from The Thomson Handbook, Technical Communication Today, and/or the Instructor Blogs.

Traits of Effective Reading Responses

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Now that we've had a couple of weeks to get our feet wet, we want to make sure that we're all comfortable with the expectations for Reading Responses. Everyone should have received a feedback email from me about his or her first Reading Response. Overall they were good, but just so we're all on the same page, I have put together a bullet list collecting the traits of effective Reading Responses based upon what I have observed. Keep in mind that Engagement Assignments, including Reading Responses, are a quarter of your total course grade.

8/31 Activity

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  1. Each group member will discuss his or her analysis with the group.
  2. After all group members have presented their analyses, the group will create a list of commonalities shared by group members.
  3. Each group will use its list to determine general precepts the whole class can use in this project.
  4. Groups will share precepts and we will form a class list.

8/26 Activity

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Go to the website eHow. Locate one instruction set that you feel is effective and identify what makes effective. Then, locate one instruction set that you feel is ineffective and identify what makes it ineffective. In a comment below, post links to your chosen effective and ineffective instruction sets. We will discuss the selections in class.

Should we use the plus/minus grading system?

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Yes
24% (4 votes)
No
76% (13 votes)
Total votes: 17

Welcome to ENG 204-001: Intro to Professional Writing

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Welcome to ENG 204-001: Intro to Professional Writing with Jeremy Tirrell. I will put updates and news that you should know on this home page. You will see it every time you log in.

The course flows through this website. As such, you should take some time to familiarize yourself with it. After registering for your account, you should look through the Syllabus, Calendar, and Assignments pages.

Again, welcome to the course! I hope you find it challenging and rewarding. If you have any questions, feel free to email me through tirrellj@uncw.edu.

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