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:
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